Henley builds three-shot lead
Russell Henley left everyone in his wake with three consecutive birdies to start the back nine, pivotal in turning a four-shot deficit into a three-shot lead by the end of the day in the CJ Cup in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
He is going for his fourth PGA Tour victory and never has had a lead this large with 18 holes to play.
And what Saturday made him realize was how quickly it can turn around at Shadow Creek — for him and the four players immediately behind him.
“I’ve got to just keep my head down and play a good round for me,” Henley said after a 5-under 67. “There’s so much golf to be played.” He was at 15-under 201.
Lanto Griffin found the water off the tee on the par-5 18th and made bogey and still managed a 66. He was at 12-under 204 along with
Talor Gooch (69), Jason Kokrak
(68) and Xander Schauffele (74). Mike Weir was a little better than Phil Mickelson on a 36-hole day in the PGA Tour Champions’ Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond, Virginia. The Canadian posted scores of 68 and 63 to reach 13 under and take a threestroke lead over Mickelson, who shot 68-66, into the final round.
Briscoe into Xfinity finale
Chase Briscoe swept the first two stages of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway, then he dominated after a restart with four laps to go to capture the first race in the round of eight and clinch his spot in the season finale at Phoenix. Brett Moffitt won a wild race at Kansas Speedway to earn a spot in the NASCAR Truck Series finale. Moffitt held off a field full of playoff contenders in winning a two-lap shootout to the checkered flag.
Zverev advances to final
Alexander Zverev moved one win from a third title in his native Germany and will play Felix
Auger-Aliassime in the final of the Cologne Indoors tournament.
Top-seeded Zverev defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals. Auger-Aliassime, 20, ousted second-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. The Canadian will be going for his first title in Sunday’s final — his sixth — while Zverev is bidding to make up for some of the disappointment of losing the U.S. Open final to Dominic Thiem.