(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Jim Furyk established in 2016 at the TPC River Highlands in Cronwell (Connecticut) the record for the lowest result in an official round of the PGA Tour with 58 strokes, 12 under par. And for such a feat there is a plaque that immortalizes him.
Travellers, results
Well, this Saturday, in the so-called day of the movement, the third, three players once again came close to falling below the 60-hit barrier. He did not endanger 58 but he did 59. The one who came closest was a reborn (although he ‘punctured’ on the last day of the US Open in Los Angeles) Rickie Fowler, with a 60-stroke card (-10): 8 birdies and an eagle and a clear chance on the 18th to sign a 59.
Patrick Cantlay, who was going -8 (the course is par 70) with three holes to go, finished with 61 (-9) and Justin Thomas, on a ‘moving day’ of his, stopped at 62 ( -8) but some clear option was left by the wayside after scoring 9 birdies for a bogey.
The leader is Keegan Bradley, who continues to play golf at a very high level and commands with a cumulative 21 under par and a one-stroke lead over Chez Reavie after this Saturday’s day, in a tournament let’s remember that he was left without Jon Rahm, who did not it passed the cut on Friday.
Bradley delivered a 6-under 64 card without making any errors. And he had his clear birdie options in the 17th, above all, and in the 18th. He kept a margin blow over Reavie, who accumulates a -20 after -7 this Saturday. The American made eight birdies to just one bogey on the 16th hole.
Apart from Fowler, Cantlay and Thomas, we must also highlight the final rush of World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, 63 shots, with an eagle and three birdies in the last six holes and -14 in total, tied for 7th with Thomas. Cantlay is third with -16 and Fowler fourth with -15.
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, tied for 15th, accumulates a -12 after four under par in the third round. He was going like a motorcycle too but he went into the water in the 13th (bogey).
