Viktor Hovland will take a six-shot lead into Sunday’s closing spherical of the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship after a capturing four-under 66 in spherical three.
The Norwegian, who received final week’s BMW Championship to maneuver into second place within the FedEx Cup standings and begin this week on eight below, is 20 below.
Xander Schauffele shot a 68 to maneuver to 14 below, one away from fellow People Collin Morikawa and Keegan Bradley. Rory McIlroy, who has been battling a again drawback all week, is 11 photographs off the lead at 9 below after signing for a a one-over 71
World primary Scottie Scheffler, who began the event two away from the sector on 10 below par as chief of the FedEx standings, had 4 bogeys on Saturday earlier than holing his solitary birdie on the final as he posted a 73 to drop 9 photographs off the tempo on 11 below at East Lake in Atlanta.
Scheffler is tied with Jon Rahm, who began the week at six below and had improved to 12 below after spherical two, however shot a 71 in Saturday’s third spherical.
A lightning storm suspended play for 75 minutes, however it didn’t have an effect on Hovland’s progress and the world no.5 got here out of the delay with birdies at 12 and 13 to construct a seven-shot lead.
Morikawa, who didn’t drop a shot in his opening 40 holes, double-bogeyed the fifth and extra photographs went at 10 and 11 as he posted a 73 to drop again to 13 below, whereas Keegan Bradley had 4 birdies and 4 bogeys in his level-par 70 and sits in tied third.
Sunday’s winner from the 30-man discipline will take dwelling $18m from the $75m prize pot.
For all of the scores from East Lake, click on here.
