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Adam Schenk shot a 4-under 67 Saturday to share the lead with Braden Thornberry at 12-under 201 after three rounds of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.
Thornberry carded a 69 on Saturday heading into the ultimate spherical on the Port Royal Golf Course.
Four gamers — Max McGreevy, Chandler Phillips, Takumi Kanaya of Japan and 36-hole chief Adam Hadwin of Canada — are only a shot behind the leaders at 11-under 202.
Hadwin is the one participant within the group with a PGA Tour victory.
Schenk, who’s 134th within the FedEx Cup fall factors standings, had 4 birdies and no bogeys in sturdy wind on Saturday. His birdies got here on the tenth, eleventh, thirteenth and seventeenth holes. While he’s the 54-hole chief or co-leader for the fifth time his PGA profession, he’s nonetheless searching for his first victory in his 243rd begin.
‘An awesome alternative to have for tomorrow,’ Schenk stated Saturday. ‘I do know if I do not, I’ve to go to Q-School if I do not get inside the highest 100, in order that’s a reasonably large motivator and what a terrific alternative to have tomorrow.’
Thornberry, a PGA Tour rookie who’s No. 178 within the factors standings, had an eagle on the par-5 seventeenth, together with three birdies and two bogeys, within the third spherical.
Thornberry stated he is wanting ahead to the ultimate spherical.
‘I’m tremendous excited. It’s a battle on the market,’ he stated.
Rikuya Hoshino of Japan was the lone golfer at 10-under 203 after a 67 on Saturday, and 4 gamers have been tied at 9-under 204.
–Field Level Media