Kuchar and Villegas, co-leaders in Los Cabos

The American Matt Kuchar and the Colombian Camilo Villegas They are tied for the lead after three rounds at WWT Championship in Los Cabos, in Mexico. This is a tournament eligible for the PGA Tour.

Kuchar signed 67 and Villegas He shot a 69 on Saturday and the two are tied at 19 under par at El Cardonal in Diamante, the first Tiger Woods-designed course to be used in a PGA Tour event. That’s why the two will start as heavy favorites to win the title this Sunday.

This is the day marked for both to try to rediscover success. Villegas has not won on the circuit since 2014, while Kuchar’s last victory was in January 2019 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Four years later, based on experience, the American aims to take the reins on the last day.

The South African Erik van Rooyen He shot a 66 to place third at 18 under par. Three players are tied for fourth place at 17 under par: the American Will Gordonthe Canadian Mackenzie Hughes and the American too Justin Suh.

Saturday began with the resumption of the second round, which was suspended due to darkness on Friday. Three golfers still had one hole left to complete before the start of the third round, but the organization managed to stay on schedule.

Classification after the third round (par 72)

1. Matt Kuchar (United States) 197 (65-65-67)
1. Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 197 (64-64-69)
3. Erik van Rooyen (South Africa) 198 (68-64-66)
4. Will Gordon (United States) 199 (69-63-67)
4. Mackenzie Hughes (Canada) 199 (71-65-63)
4. Justin Suh (United States) 199 (66-65-68)
7. Kramer Hickok (United States) 201 (65-67-69)
7. Michael Kim (United States) 201 (64-69-68)
7. Patton Kizzire (United States) 201 (69-69-63)
7. Scott Piercy (United States) 201 (66-68-67)
7. Carson Young (United States) 201 (69-64-68)