Patrick Reed avoided being punished after picking up the ball at the 10th par-four, believing the ball was rooted in a thicket; Reed tied on 10 under with Carlos Ortiz making his last day at Torrey Pines
Le Ali Stafford
Last Updated: 31/01/21 1:01 am
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A look back at the best action from an exciting third round at the Farmers Insurance Tournament at Torrey Pines.
A look back at the best action from an exciting third round at the Farmers Insurance Tournament at Torrey Pines.
Patrick Reed and Carlos Ortiz will retain a share of the lead after a third full event round at the Farmers Insurance Competition.
Reed won the latter to save two under-70s and move alongside Ortiz on 10 under, after losing his overall advantage shortly after being at the center of a rules controversy at Torrey Pines.
The former Masters champion was four ahead after reaching the leg in 31 but came under scrutiny when he pulled his way from the fairway bunker at the 10th par-four about 50 yards left of the pin, with a next TV-shows showing his ball clearly kicking before finishing in a thick shot.
1:04 Should Patrick Reed get free relief for a rooted member at the Farmers Insurance Open? Watch the event and decide for yourself!
Reed thought the ball had gone in and picked up his ball before he called in a rules officer, while American cameras picked up telling PGA Tour official Brad Fabel two when his ball had not kicked.
Fabel accepted Reed’s version of events and gave him free relief, despite TV footage showing that the ball had kicked, which the Americans took advantage of by posting down to 15 feet and whipping the putt to scratch an unlikely par.
1:56 Former PGA supporter Rich Beem gives his verdict on Patrick Reed controversially getting relief for rooted ball at Farmers Insurance Open
He moved the 11th but saw the rules work in his favor again when his approach ended into the 12th par-four near the sprinkler head, leading to a free fall and another par, just for missing a six-footer and firing a bullet at the 13th
Reed failed to get up and down from a green bunker on the 14th and scored three on the 16th to record the fourth bogey in six holes, before kicking back from a missed three-foot birdie opportunity for a shot. build at par-five. finally and take Ortiz at the top of the board.
Patrick Reed pitched a 39-yard back to lose his overall win
Ortiz had set the clubhouse target after assisting four birdies in the last six holes until around day 66, while overnight director Viktor Hovland recovered four falling hits in a four-hole piece on his back nine to finish with rear birdies and stay within two of the lead.
Hovland sits tied in third place alongside Jon Rahm, Adam Scott, Sam Burns and Lanto Griffin, while two under-70s leave Rory McIlroy three off the distance and in a share of the eighth while he seeking its first worldwide win since November 2019.
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