A new leader, Scottie Scheffler, who is about to become world number one, a record card set by Tom Hoge and a hole-in-one by Aaron Rai: The third round of the Players Championship did not lack for excitement on Saturday in Florida.
If he finishes in the top five on Sunday, Scheffler will return to the throne, followed by Jon Rahm., nothing after being forced to retire after the first day. But the American seems ready to do the double, positioning himself for victory in this event, which is considered the fifth Grand Slam of the season.
The world number 2 was brilliant from start to finish, signing a 65-stroke cardthanks to an early eagle on hole 2 and six birdies, two of them in the last three holes, that allowed him to escape.
“Today I played very well. I started well, which is always good. I kept the momentum and created a lot of chances. I also finished well“said the eventual Augusta Masters winner, who just made bogey on the fairway.
With a total of -14, leading Australian Min Woo Lee by two shots, 50th in the world and looking for his first USPGA title. He made an eagle on his first hole and a bogey on the last, somewhat overshadowing his good day.
The third round was also marked by the impressive performance of Tom Hoge, author of ten birdies in which he achieved 62, the best score ever achieved on the Sawgrass course. This was enough for the American to rise to eighth position, six points behind the leader.
Finally, the shot of the day was executed by the Englishman Aaron Rai, author of an ace on the par 3 of N.17 that reached the island of the green before finishing his trajectory on the hole.
Players Championship
Sorting after the third day
1. Scottie Scheffler (USA) -14 (68-69-65)
2. Min Woo Lee (AUS) -12 (68-70-66)
3. Cameron Davis (AUS) -10 (69-70-67)
4. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA) -9 (68-70-69)
. Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) -9 (72-70-65)
. Aaron Rai (ENG) -9 (73-69-65)
. Chad Ramey (USA) -9 (64-75-68)
8. Tom Hoge (USA) -8 (78-68-62)
. Sung-Jae Im (KOR) -8 (75-69-64)
. David Lingmerth (SWE) -8 (72-68-68)
…
14. Patrick Cantlay (USA) -6 (72-70-68)
. Viktor Hovland (NOR) -6 (69-71-70)
. Collin Morikawa (USA) -6 (65-73-72)
. Jordan Spieth (USA) -6 (69-75-66)
26. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) -5 (74-70-67)
47. Xander Schauffele (USA) -2 (72-73-69)
63. Justin Thomas (USA) 1 (73-73-71)
Source: La Verdad
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