Golf roundup: Former Baylor, UTC star Stephan Jaeger leads at Boise Open

AP file photo by Chris Carlson / Former Baylor and UTC golfer Stephan Jaeger
AP file photo by Chris Carlson / Former Baylor and UTC golfer Stephan Jaeger
photo AP photo by Chris Carlson / Si Woo Kim walks across a bridge on the 18th hole at Sedgefield Country Club during Saturday's third round of the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Si Woo Kim thinks he's playing at this year's Wyndham Championship like he did at the 2016 edition of the event, when he earned his first PGA Tour victory.

That could be a really bad omen for those chasing Kim in the final round.

The 25-year-old South Korean had a hole-in-one on the way to an 8-under-par 62 on Saturday, moving to 18-under 192 for a two-shot lead over Rob Oppenheim - who matched Kim's 62 - and Doc Redman (63) after three rounds of the PGA Tour's final event before the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Kim got going with his ace on the 161-yard third hole and didn't let up - much like he felt on the Donald Ross-designed layout at Sedgefield Country Club four years ago, when he posted a five-stroke victory over England's Luke Donald.

Every drive by Kim that year hit the fairway. Each approach shot was tight to the pin. And any putt rattled the bottom of the cup, he recalled.

"I feel like, pretty similar this year," Kim said.

There's a critical difference that could make Kim even harder to beat, he believes: He knows how to finish as a champion.

"This time, I already win two times, so that's the good experience for me," said Kim, who made history three years ago when at 21 he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship. Now he's seeking his first victory since - and playing strongly wherever he tees it up.

Kim has broken 70 in nine of his past 10 rounds, including all four at TPC Harding Park to finish tied for 13th at the PGA Championship last Sunday.

Billy Horschel shot a 65 on Saturday at Sedgefield and was fourth at 15 under, with Jim Herman (61) and Mark Hubbard (64) another stroke back.

Harris English, two shots out of the lead after the first day and one shot behind after the second, turned in a 68 and was part of a crowd tied for 14th at 11 under. Fellow Baylor School graduate Luke List (66) was tied for 23rd at 9 under.

Although he is no longer a regular on the PGA Tour, another former Red Raiders standout was in command of the leaderboard at the Korn Ferry Tour's Albertsons Boise Open.

Stephan Jaeger, who also starred for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 and held a one-stroke lead over Cameron Young (61). Jaeger, a 31-year-old native of Germany who played on the PGA Tour from 2017 to 2019, was at 19-under 194 as he seeks his fifth Korn Ferry Tour victory, which would move him into a tie for sixth on the all-time list.

Including Young, eight players were within a shot of the lead entering the final round at Hillcrest Country Club. Jaeger's most recent win was the Knoxville Open in May 2018.

photo AP file photo by Chris Carlson / Former Baylor and UTC golfer Stephan Jaeger

Kelly still on top

AKRON, Ohio - Jerry Kelly made two bogeys in his last four holes for another par round of 70 on Firestone Country Club's challenging South Course, and it was good enough for him to have at least a share of the lead for the third straight day at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship.

Kelly had sole possession of the post-round lead for the second straight day, taking a one-stroke advantage at 2-under 208 through 54 holes at the first PGA Tour Champions' first major tournament of the year.

"It's another tough day. It's another tough golf course," said the 53-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin, with six wins on the senior circuit. "I got a little loose on the back side for the second day in a row and got out of position and made some bogeys."

Woody Austin (67), Scott Parel (67) and three-time senior major winner Colin Montgomerie (68) of Scotland were tied for second, with two-time senior major winner Miguel Angel Jimenez (69) of Spain alone in fifth at 1 over.

South Africa's Ernie Els (68) - the four-time major champion who earned his first senior victory in March in just his third start on the 50-and-older tour - was tied for sixth with Scott Dunlap (69) and Kenny Perry (68) at 2 over.

Syme up a stroke

NEWPORT, Wales - Scotland's Connor Syme held a one-shot lead with one round to go in the Celtic Classic after a late collapse by Belgium's Thomas Pieters on Saturday.

The 25-year-old Syme, working for his first European Tour win, carded eight birdies in a flawless 8-under 63 at Celtic Manor and was at 15-under 198 overall.

England's Sam Horsfield (68), who led by a stroke after Friday's second round and won his first European Tour title two weeks ago, was in second place. Sweden's Sebastian Soderberg (65) was another stroke back in third. Tied for fourth at 12 under were Belgium's Thomas Detry (68), England's Andrew Johnston (68) and Poland's Adrian Meronk, who zoomed up the leaderboard with a 64.

Pieters (70), who was tied for seventh with England's Callum Shinkwin (69) at 11 under, held a three-shot lead Saturday after two eagles in the space of three holes around the turn, but he ran up a triple-bogey on the 15th after topping his tee shot into heavy rough. With the ball in an unplayable lie, Pieters was forced to go back to the tee on the short par-4 hole and pulled his third shot into a water hazard, eventually signing for a seven. He then dropped another shot on the 16th.

Munoz moves ahead

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland - Azahara Munoz birdied the 18th hole to finish off a 2-under 69 and take a one-shot lead, at 7-under 206, into the final round of the Ladies Scottish Open.

Munoz, a 32-year-old Spaniard with five wins on the Ladies European Tour, was just ahead of her 36-hole co-leader, Stacy Lewis (70), a 35-year-old American with 12 LPGA Tour victories - including two major championships - but none since 2017. Munoz earned her lone LPGA win in 2012.

Jennifer Song (70), another American, was a stroke behind Lewis in third through 54 holes at the Renaissance Club. New Zealand's Lydia Ko (67) and Cheyenne Knight (69) of the United States were tied for fourth at 4 under.

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