FORT WORTH, Texas – You want to exercise directly with the consequences?
You have got it.
The first three rounds of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club have given players exactly what they yearn for a three-month layoffs of three months and given golfers everything they missed.
Sunday’s final round will almost certainly bring drama thanks to Saturday’s brilliant penalty shoot-out which leaves 14 players in three shots from Xander Schauffele’s advantage at 13-under par.
“Everyone who comes out of quarantine wants this, and the next three weeks will be displayed [it], “Schauffele said.
Schauffele, who followed 65 and 66 the first two days with 66 others on Saturday, led US Open champions Gary Woodland, Justin Thomas, Branden Grace, Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth with one shot. These five are 12-under par.
Daniel Berger, who secretly had 27 par or consecutive rounds below him, produced a third round of 67 and was under 11, tied with 36-hole leader Harold Varner III.
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Patrick Reed showed the way early, posting 7 under par 63 to go up the board to get 10 under. He was tied with Mexican Abraham Ancer, Canadian Corey Connors, English Justin Rose, Irish Rory McIlroy and American Bryson DeChambeau.
“You get a field like this, it certainly has a major nuance,” Woodland said. “You have a lot of top players in the world, and everyone is playing well. I think everyone is happy to be here.
“Adrenaline is definitely a little better today than the first two days. I hope more than that tomorrow. You have a great leaderboard, a great course, a great golf course, and a great tournament, so it must be fun. “
McIlroy said, “for Saturday afternoon in a dispute on the PGA Tour, it feels a bit strange out there” without fans.
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“The first few days were fine, but today must have felt strange,” he said. “I believe [Sunday] will feel very strange, especially with so many men in and around lead. “
Thomas said that he was “into it,” adding that that week “was a little more honestly competitive than I thought. I thought it would be very strange. I hoped that I would be in this position where I had a good chance of winning. the tournament and see how I feel, but it will be different, especially coming in the last few holes if you have an edge or if you are trying to chase someone or if you are bound to lead.
“It will be interesting to see how adrenaline plays a role. But I hope to have the chance hopefully.”
Reed set the initial tone of Saturday and the fireworks continued.
“That’s what I have to do today,” Reed said. “I just felt like I did a lot in the first two days, but I just made too many careless mistakes, so I tried to clean it up, and I felt like I did a good job at it and only gave myself a chance with the putter me. “
Reed, who is 10-under par in his last 27 holes, is probably the hottest player to enter the final round on Sunday.
“I just need to do something,” he said. “Something like clicked [Friday] in such a swing it allows me to hit it a little closer and make a few putts, and I just ran with it today. “
Asked what he expected from Sunday and how far someone might come back to win, Reed said, “It all depends on what Texas decides to do with the wind. If it starts exploding a little, starts spinning, you will never know what is leading, but I think it will be around five or six behind. You would think someone must be low. ‘
