Cameron Younger holds a commanding five-shot lead as he seeks to finish a heartbreaking run of runner up finishes, whereas a nervy remaining spherical awaits Australia’s Cam Davis on the PGA Tour’s common season finale, the Wyndham Championship.
Younger jumped to -20 total with a five-under par third spherical of 65 at Sedgefield Nation Membership in North Carolina, 5 away from Colombian Nico Echavarria.
The 28-year-old American is chasing a maiden PGA Tour victory after an astonishing seven second place finishes all through his profession, most notably to Australia’s Cameron Smith on the 2022 Open Championship at St Andrews.
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Younger burst out of the blocks with 4 birdies in a row from holes three to 6 after finishing his bogey free eight-under par second spherical 62 within the morning after lightning suspended play on Friday afternoon.
His play was extra regular for the rest of the afternoon as his 36-hole three shot lead elevated by two.
It has been greater than three years since a participant squandered victory at a PGA Tour occasion when main by 5 photographs or extra at first of the ultimate spherical.
Younger is set to maintain that streak alive, however insists he doesn’t have a monkey on his again.
“In case you had requested me two years in the past I’d most likely say sure, however when you return by, I completed second a bunch, I’ve gotten beat so much,” he stated.
“I’ve performed some good golf on Sunday in actually all these circumstances. In order that’s all I’m attempting to do tomorrow.
“I’m beginning in a pleasant spot, so I’m simply seeking to attempt to beat second place by as many as I can.
“That’s been my mindset from the primary tee on Thursday and that’s what I’m going to attempt to do tomorrow.”
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In the meantime, Davis will want a stable remaining spherical to make sure he retains his place within the prime 70 of the FedEx Cup standings.
The Sydneysider is -5 for the match in a tie for thirty sixth, alongside countryman Adam Scott, however has slipped from 67th to 72nd within the rankings after three rounds.
Which means as issues stand that Davis will miss the FedEx Cup playoffs.
There are equations aplenty about how numerous gamers both make or miss the highest 70, however regardless of the precise quantity being unclear, it’s possible that Davis might want to shoot higher than rounds of 68, 68 and 69 he has strung collectively to this point.
“Effectively, I simply, I don’t need my season to finish this week,” Davis stated following the completion of his second spherical which broke an undesirable streak of three straight missed cuts.
“I imply, it will be good to see if I can push myself to subsequent week after which see what occurs after that. You already know, they provide you loads of motivation to attempt to play nicely, particularly on the finish of the season.”
He added: “I knew the place I used to be going to be, so I used to be nicely conscious of what the state of affairs was, however I haven’t been obsessing about it.
“I’ve simply identified that there’s a bit further stress on this week.”
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PGA Tour rookie Karl Vilips is the perfect positioned of the Australians at -7, in a share of twenty first.
The 23-year-old’s hopes of creating a maiden look within the FedEx Cup playoffs are nonetheless alive as he wants a solo fourth end or higher to leap into prime 70.
Vilips is 5 photographs again from Chris Kirk, Aaron Rai and Mac Meissner, who share third place, and might want to produce one thing extra particular than his rounds of 67, 67 and 69 to this point.
Like Davis and Vilips, Scott additionally shot a 3rd spherical 69 and that one-under par effort did important harm to his hopes of creating the playoffs.
The 45-year-old wants to return in a two-way tie for third or higher to keep away from lacking the PGA Tour’s post-season for the second time in three years, and is seven photographs behind the trio that share third.
The 2013 Masters champion might want to play a miraculous remaining spherical himself, and hope different playing cards fall his method.