Tony Finau kicks back from a double bog with three straight birdies and shares the 54-hole lead with Max Homa and Si Woo Kim at The American Express, while Russell Knox is just two back after 64.
By Keith Jackson
Last Updated: 24/01/21 1:02 am
Tony Finau shares the lead after round three
Tony Finau gave himself another good chance to end the long-awaited second PGA Tour title as he won a share of the lead in the third round at The American Express in California.
Finau bounced back from a double bog at 13th with three birdies straight on the PGA West Stadium, carding 67 that brought him to 15 under alongside Max Homa and Si Woo Kim.
Russell Knox was embroiled in controversy with eight under-64s he got inside two of the directors, while Ryder Cup stars Francesco Molinari (69) and Paul Casey were also bogey-free on the third day and in the hunt. going into the final round on Sunday.
Homa also ran up a double bog when he carved his drive into water at the seventh, but that was a rare occurrence when he was piling up nine birdies – four in a row. from the second and three just behind nine – as he set the clubhouse mark with 65.
Finau bounced back from a double bog with three straight birdies
It wasn’t long before he joined Kim, a former Players winner, who fired a five-birdie 67, before Finau made a three-sided tie at the top after a late pass.
Finau, who won by himself in nearly 14 years as a professional Puerto Rico Open in 2016, moved first before hitting back with four birdies in five holes, and added another at the 11th. just to give his tee picture to the 13th short. into the danger.
The error caused five, but the 31-year-old shook a sharp jaw to three feet at the next to pull one back, and another pinpoint approach to the 15th helped to complete the damage recovery from the his blip at 13.
2:02 A selection of a fantastic 64 from Russell Knox of Scotland as he goes into the hunt at the American Express with his third eight-birdie round in California.
The powerful American went up and down the green field for another birdie at the 16th long, and par clutch finally held him in a chunk of the lead at the end of the game.
Last year’s Barracuda Championship winner Richy Werenski had an eagle and six birdies in 65 that lifted him to 14 under, one ahead of Knox, Brian Harman (67) and Argentine Emiliano Grillo (68).
Knox started at 10th after cutting halfway with just a bullet to free, but secured a late tee time for the final round with a good ball hit backed by better performance on the greens.
1:28 Russell Knox was happy to cut out his ‘messy’ shape around the greens after he got into the American Express riot with eight under 64s.
The Scot would pile up four birdies in six holes at the back of nine before picking up three in a row from the third, including a chip at the fourth, and his eighth win on the a day thanks to a 13-foot putt at the ninth cap. great day in the office.
“The first two days I’ve hit the ball well, but I’ve been really numb especially around the greens,” said Knox, who missed the cut in 10 consecutive goals. ‘started both sides of last year’ s coronavirus shutdown and has slipped to 235th in the global rankings.
“I think I lost six putts within five feet, so I told myself today not to miss the short ones and keep rolling the good ones.
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“I went into a beautiful rhythm with the putter, I started seeing the lines very early and just kind of keep going. Walks are like the fun ones.”
Molinari, who played just seven events last year and missed the cut in five of them, continued his inspiring week as he fished three of the four par-fives and parked the other 15 holes to finish. put on day three off the helm.
The Italians enter the final round one ahead of teammate Ryder Cup 2018 Casey, who made only one of the long holes in his 68, while Sungjai Im slipped down the dashboard after finding water twice at the ninth when he was tied for the lead, leading to an ugly three-pointer.