Wyndham Clark carded the low spherical of the match, an 8-under-par 63, on Saturday to take a two-shot lead after three rounds of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C.
Clark, who has by no means gained in 133 occasions on the PGA Tour since 2019, heads into Sunday’s remaining spherical at 16-under 197 after his season-low spherical.
Xander Schauffele, who’s ranked fifth within the Official World Golf Ranking, fired a 64 at Quail Hollow Club to maneuver into second place at 14 beneath. He is searching for his eighth profession PGA Tour victory and first this season.
Tied at 11 beneath in third place are Australia’s Adam Scott (67 on Saturday) and England’s Tyrrell Hatton (68).
Clark’s bogey-free spherical featured eight birdies, with half approaching the entrance 9 at Nos. 2, 6, 7 and eight. He hit his first 17 greens in regulation earlier than his strategy at No. 18 got here up simply wanting the placing floor.
“Xander and I played amazing,” stated Clark, whose 28 putts have been the low on Saturday. “For a while I feel like one of us was making a putt on every other hole, so it was a fun round. I’d love for us to do that again tomorrow, that would be a lot of fun.”
Schauffele had an adventurous day with seven birdies and two bogeys. He additionally sank a 26-foot, 4-inch put on the par-5 fifteenth to tally an eagle.
“I’d say the course is so manicured and it’s in such good shape that if you do hit a good putt from 30 feet, you’re probably going to make it,” Schauffele stated. “If you do hit really good chips and good putts, like you get rewarded for it. There are some crazy runoffs on the property, but for the most part I think if you can keep it in the fairway, you open up a lot of the property.”
Clark, 29, sits at No. 80 within the OWGR. His finest end on the PGA Tour got here in a playoff loss to Brian Gay on the 2020 Bermuda Championship.
‘I’d say then I wasn’t pretty much as good of a participant as I’m now,” Clark responded to a query referencing his end at Bermuda. “I also think mentally, mentally I was a lot more impatient and fragile I think out there. I’m excited to see how I handle the pressure tomorrow.”
“It’s going to be a fun challenge. Obviously, it’s going to be tough, I’ve got one of the best players in the world right behind me and a bunch of other good players. I’m just really looking forward to the challenge tomorrow.”
Defending champion Max Homa is tied for ninth at 8 beneath after Saturday’s third-round 68. No participant has efficiently defended his title within the occasion’s historical past.