LAS VEGAS – Bryson DeChambeau birdied four of the last six holes Saturday for a share of the lead with Peter Uihlein entering the final round of the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open.
DeChambeau shot a 6-under-par 66 to match Uihlein at 16-under 197 at TPC Summerlin.
“Definitely nice to be able to ball strike it as well as I have the past three days,” DeChambeau said. “Nice to be able to take two weeks – or three, four weeks off. I don’t know how many weeks I was off. It’s nice to not know, essentially, coming into an event and still be able to perform. That’s something I’ll take with me moving forward.”
The leader after each of the first two rounds, Uihlein had a 68. He’s winless on the PGA Tour.
“I wouldn’t really say I was overly frustrated,” Uihlein said. “I didn’t feel like I hit it probably close enough as I probably could have to feel like, ‘Hey, these are really makable.’ I didn’t feel like I missed any putts I should have made.”
DeChambeau has four PGA Tour victories, winning three times last season.
Lucas Glover was a stroke back after a 61 that he capped with his second eagle of the day. He eagled the par-5 13th on his opening nine, then closed with another eagle on the par-5 ninth.
“Made some putts,” Glover said. “I started out with a bogey on 10, actually. Hit a good putt, just misread a four-foot slider. Made everything else, that’s for sure. Couple eagles on the par-5s. Holed it like a bucket. One of those days.”
Glover matched his career best and was a stroke off the course record set by J.J. Henry in 2014 and matched by Rod Pampling in 2017. Chip Beck shot a tournament-record 59 in 1991 at Sunrise Golf Club.
“I like playing here,” Glover said. “It’s kind of target golf, but I’ve always enjoyed coming here.”
Patrick Cantlay (63), the tournament’s 2017 winner, was tied for fourth with Robert Streb (68) at 14 under.
Baylor School graduate Harris English (68) was tied for 19th at 9 under. Chattanooga’s Stephan Jaeger, who played at Baylor and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, missed the cut by three strokes.
Change at the top
ANTALYA, Turkey – Li Haotong shot an 8-under 63 and took a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open.
The 23-year-old Chinese golfer, who finished third at the 2017 U.S. Open, is seeking his third European Tour victory.
Li was at 17-under 196 overall at Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort, with France’s Alexander Levy (66) and England’s Justin Rose (69) tied for second. Li’s second round was highlighted by six birdies – all on the first 12 holes – and an eagle on the par-4 10th.
Rose is trying to repeat as a tournament champion for the first time in his professional career, and he would rise from No. 2 to the top spot in the World Golf Ranking with a victory. He held a two-stroke lead after the second round.
Thorbjorn Olesen (69) was alone in fourth at 3 under, with Sam Horsfield (68) and Danny Willett (69) tied for fifth at 12 under and Thomas Aiken (66) and Tommy Fleetwood (68) another shot back in seventh.
Lee up by three
SHIGA, Japan – Australia’s Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 64 to take a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the Toto Japan Classic, which is sanctioned by both the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour.
Lee, seeking her second title this year, had eight birdies in a bogey-free round at Seta Golf Club to improve to 13-under 131 overall. Japan’s Sakura Koiwai, who had seven birdies and a bogey for a 66, was in second. The 20-year old Koiwai is in just her second season on the LPGA of Japan Tour.
The 22-year-old Lee started with a birdie at the par-5 first hole and took advantage of the day’s prime scoring conditions with three straight birdies starting on the 13th hole.
Japan’s Nasa Hataoka (69) and South Korea’s Jiyai Shin (69) were tied for third at 9 under, with six golfers another stroke back in fifth.