Keegan Bradley fired six birdies in a six-under par 64 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead over former winner Chez Reavie heading into the ultimate spherical of the US PGA Tour Vacationers Championship.
On one other low-scoring day at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, Bradley constructed a 21-under par whole of 189 as Reavie posted a seven-under par 63 for 190.
A day after matching the 36-hole file, Bradley’s 21-under set a brand new 54-hole file.
It was an extra 4 strokes again to world quantity 4 Patrick Cantlay, who had 9 birdies in his nine-under 61 for 194.
Rickie Fowler went one higher with a career-best 10-under par 60 and headed a trio on 195 that additionally included Adam Scott, who shot 65, and in a single day co-leader Denny McCarthy, who settled for a good par 70.
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42-year-old Scott picked up birdies on the primary and second holes in a scorching begin, and made three extra on 9, 11, and 12 earlier than giving a shot again on 13. His sixth birdie of the day, on 15, noticed him end with a five-under 65, however even that spectacular card wasn’t near among the staggering low scores on show.
However he wasn’t the one Aussie to impress, with Min Woo Lee in a tie for seventh on 14-under after a 65, whereas Lucas Herbert is one shot additional again after a 66.
Herbert had a wild spherical with two bogeys and 4 birdies on the entrance 9, earlier than one other bogey to go along with three extra birdies on the way in which in.
Bradley and Reavie, enjoying collectively within the closing group, had traded the lead and have been tied at 20-under via 15 holes when Bradley landed his tee shot on the par-three sixteenth six toes from the cup and transformed the birdie.
Reavie, in the meantime, missed the inexperienced and was unable to stand up and down, falling two adrift. He clawed again a shot with a 12-foot birdie putt at 18, the place Bradley couldn’t get his 18-foot birdie try and drop.
“It was simply actually stable,” Bradley stated. “Fairly boring actually till the very finish there. I made some good photographs some good putts. I’m pleased with the way in which I performed.”
Bradley, born in Vermont and a favorite of New England followers, admitted needed to battle an inclination to push too onerous in a match he has lengthy wished to win.
“I’ve wished to win this match perpetually, so the sensation of eager to push and win is one thing I must combat in opposition to and simply let myself exit and play,” he stated.
Bradley, who shared the in a single day lead with McCarthy, shortly constructed on his benefit with three birdies within the first six holes.
However he parred the subsequent six as Reavie continued to pile on the strain that began together with his 24-foot birdie on the first.
Reavie added birdies on the sixth, seventh and eighth. One other run of three straight from the eleventh via thirteenth noticed him pull degree then transfer in entrance of Bradley — who regained a share of the lead with a 16-foot birdie on the fifteenth.
Reavie stated his birdie on the final was “enormous, simply to get a little bit momentum going to dinner and sleeping tonight.
“I performed properly — rather well in the midst of the spherical,” Reavie stated. “Then pulling that nine-iron on 16, I do know you possibly can’t hit it over there. Only a unhealthy swing.”
Reavie predicted the ultimate spherical can be a “shootout”.
“You’ve obtained to make birdies and eagles to win this golf match,” he stated.
Fowler confirmed there have been loads available with eight birdies and an eagle in his 10-under effort. However his bid to interrupt 60 got here undone at his closing gap, the ninth, the place his method hit the inexperienced and rolled into the primary reduce of tough and he settled for a par.