Arnold Palmer Invitational: Lee Westwood leads Bryson DeChambeau and Corey Conners at Bay Hill | Golf News

Lee Westwood runs the third PGA Tour title and debut from 2010; Bryson DeChambeau sits tied in second place alongside Corey Conners, with Jordan Spieth two hits back and Rory McIlroy four behind at Bay Hill

Lee Westwood leads a one-shot lead into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with Bryson DeChambeau and Jordan Spieth in the running pack.

Westwood pitched seven under-65s on a day with a low score at Bay Hill to move to 11 under and a star-studded boarding top, strengthening his hopes of claiming his first PGA Tour title since 2010.

The 47-year-old’s closest challenge comes from the night’s director Corey Conners and DeChambeau, who turned social media into a frenzy with his offensive tee at the sixth par-five, while Spieth is a tied quarterback alongside Keegan Bradley after firing a hole- in one on his way to the third round 68.

Tommy Fleetwood is in sixth place and Rory McIlroy slipped four behind him after a par-level 72, while defending champion Tyrrell Hatton jumped within five of the lead thanks to a six-under 66.

Heading into the weekend five strokes back, Westwood dug out a 30-footer at first and kicked back from a six-foot loss at the next by making four birdies in a stretch. five holes from the fourth.

Westwood went in from 18 feet at the 10th and fired a three-put bogey at the 11th by fishing the 13th, with the Englishman responding to another shot fired at the 14th by a making a 30-foot eagle at the par-five next to it move into a section of the lead.

The former world No. 1 then picked up another long-range putt at the latter to set the clubhouse target, while Conners – playing in the final group – went up and down. down so he wouldn’t drop a bullet at the 18th and stay inside one of the lead.

DeChambeau scored two of his four holes and sent another six-par-five after a 370-yard monster over water, with the U.S. Open champion then lifting a six-foot bullet at the seventh but soften the eighth to reach the turn-in. 33.

A birdie tap at the 12th short DeChambeau moved to the top spot, with the 27-year-old then getting past a six-footer lost at the 14th to post a two-putt win at par-five next. and get back to 10 under.

Bradley paired a round of day 64 to get inside two of the lead along with Spieth, who followed a 20-foot eunie at first with an impressive ace at par-three the next before turning from 30 feet to save par at the third after finding water off the tee.

The three-time main champion went out of the bunker at the seventh and followed a 35-foot birdie at the 10th with a two-putt win at the 12th to go six under for his round, just to fall back with three oblique putts at the 14th and another bogey at the 17th.

McIlroy joined Fleetwood on eight to bogey in the final hole, where he failed to turn from five feet, while Hatton made an eagle and three birdies on his back nine to move to tied-11th.

Matt Fitzpatrick and Paul Casey are both seated in the back-six group and in the 18th tie, and Englishman Justin Rose pulled out of the middle of the round due to a back injury.

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