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J.J. Spaun shot a 5-under-par 65 to maneuver into the lead via three rounds of the Sony Open on Saturday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
Spaun’s finest rating of the event places him at 13-under 197 going to Sunday’s remaining spherical. He’ll have loads of pursuers inside vary.
He’s forward of second-round co-leader Patrick Fishburn (68), Eric Cole (67) and Germany’s Stephan Jaeger (62) by one stroke. Jaeger had the very best rating of the day with birdies on six of the ultimate 10 holes.
Spaun, showing in his 219th PGA Tour occasion, is searching for his second victory. The first got here within the 2022 Texas Open.
Spaun was clear for a lot of the day, scattering 5 birdies over the primary 14 holes earlier than alternating bogeys and birdies on the final 4.
Fishburn started the spherical with two birdies, however performed the again 9 2 over.
Keegan Bradley (64) Englishman Harry Hall (65) and Canadian Nick Taylor (65) are amongst a cluster of six golfers tied for fifth at 11 below.
Denny McCarthy, who was even with Fishburn coming into the spherical, slipped to a tie for sixteenth after taking pictures 71. Japan’s Kensei Hirata, who had a 63 for Friday’s finest spherical, can also be in that group at 9 below after posting a 70 on Saturday.
There are 14 golfers inside three pictures of Spaun and 27 inside 5 strokes of the highest spot.
–Field Level Media