Patrick Cantlay’s gradual velocity has as soon as once more earned the ire of golf followers because the American was knocked off high spot on the leaderboard within the fourth spherical on the Genesis Open.
Cantlay went into the ultimate day of the event in first with a rating of 14-under and was two strokes forward of Xander Schauffele and Will Zalatoris as the sector competes for the $20m ($AUD31m) prize on provide.
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Nonetheless, the American has dropped to second place amid a surprising surge from Luke Listing, who’s five-under within the fourth spherical for a complete rating of 16-under.
Other than Cantlay blowing his lead, his notoriously gradual play was ridiculed on social media.
Cantlay and Schauffele had been the final pairing to tee off for the fourth spherical however at one stage had been over a gap behind the duo forward of them, Will Zalatoris and Listing.
Golf commentators had been additionally brutal of their assessment of watching Cantlay, who had carded pars on the primary seven holes.
Aussie star Jason Day went into the fourth spherical hoping to catch Cantlay on the high of the leaderboard and commenced strongly with a birdie on the opening gap.
Three successive pars adopted, however a bogey on the fifth prevented him from making additional inroads on Cantlay’s lead.
Day did handle to get issues again on observe with a birdie on the ninth however stays 5 strokes off chief Listing.
Though Listing stays in first, he’s solid a number of nervous glances over his shoulder as Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama mounts a late cost.
Matsuyama opened his fourth spherical with three consecutive birdies and adopted that up with the identical to kick off the again 9, leaving him with a rating of six-under for the fourth spherical and one stroke off Listing.