American Cameron Younger holed a 10-footer for a 59, whereas South Korea’s Tom Kim held a slender lead after day three of the Vacationers Championship.
Younger made two eagles and 7 birdies at TPC River Highlands for his first sub-60 in practically 4 years on the PGA Tour and thirteenth all-time.
Shifting to inside 5 pictures of Kim’s lead, Younger mentioned his preparation did little to recommend a rating like that might be on the best way.
“Did not really feel notably nice,” he mentioned. “I minimize a number of much less on the vary than yesterday. Then, yeah, it got here out and I used to be actually snug and it began to sink in.”
Kim shot a second straight 65 to go 18 underneath par, whereas world primary Scotty Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia have been only one shot behind.
Scotty Scheffler reacts after lacking a putt on the seventh inexperienced throughout the third spherical of the Vacationers Championship
“It is a leaderboard,” Kim mentioned a day after his twenty second birthday. “Right here, a five- or six-shot lead will not be protected in any respect. So I’ve to exit tomorrow and make the identical recreation plan and execute.”
Xander Schaufele carded a 64 and Sonja Im a 63 to maneuver two away from the lead heading into the day, whereas Eire’s Shane Lowry is 4 behind after a third-round 65.
Two individuals have been handled in hospital after being struck by lightning
Play was once more delayed for practically three hours as a result of what the PGA Tour referred to as “hazardous climate situations.”
Two individuals have been taken to hospital on Saturday after lightning struck a tree close to the monitor that hosts the Vacationers Championship.
The house is simply north of the fifth inexperienced at TPC River Highlands, and Cromwell police obtained a 911 name round 4:30 p.m. in regards to the lightning strike. When first responders arrived, they discovered a downed tree and three individuals close to it.
Cromwell Hearth Chief Jason Braid mentioned in a press release that EMS handled two individuals and transported them to the hospital for additional analysis. He didn’t specify their situation. The third particular person refused remedy.
Lightning is a continuing hazard on golf programs. In 2019, six individuals have been injured after hitting a 60-foot (18-meter) tall pine tree on the Tour.
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