Wind suspends third round
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — A strong wind was more than just a menace at the AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm. It brought the tournament to a halt Saturday because of two holes on one of the courses, and set up a Monday finish without the amateurs.
Keith Mitchell made it through the worst stretch of wind at Pebble Beach, so strong that he hit an 8-iron on the 106-yard seventh hole. And right when he thought he was off the hook by getting through the ocean holes, the horn blew to stop play.
“We knew going into today that those were going to be the tough holes. That was going to be the hardest stretch potentially all week,” Mitchell said. “If we could make it through that stretch in a relatively good score, I would be set up for the weekend.”
He made it through, and after a big drive on No. 11 with the wind at his back, he suddenly had the rest of the day off.
Peter Malnati was atop the leaderboard at 12 under with six holes left in his round at Pebble Beach. He started on the back nine along the ocean in benign conditions, and he was on the fourth green, coming off three straight birdies, when play halted.
Mitchell, playing alongside Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, and Joseph Bramlett, playing with Welsh soccer star Gareth Bale, were at 10 under.
Kurt Kitayama, the 36-hole leader, and Hank Lebioda were three shots behind at Spyglass Hill.
DP World: South African golfer Zander Lombard finished birdiebirdie to shoot a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 and take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. The No. 333ranked Lombard, who is looking to win his first title on the European tour, is 16 under overall after shooting the lowest round of the week — containing nine
birdies — at Al Hamra Golf Club.
Asian: Abraham Ancer had a 6-under 64 to bump his lead to two shots over Cameron Young going into the final round of the Saudi International. Ancer and Young, the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year who had a 65, have separated themselves from the field in the $5 million Asian Tour event. Ancer was at 17-under 193. The next group of players was another five shots behind, which included Matthew Wolff (63).