Morikawa has two-stroke lead over Koepka
PGA champion Collin Morikawa made seven birdies in an eight-hole stretch Saturday and made it look as though no one could catch him. All it took was two bad holes to turn the Workday Open into a chase.
Morikawa shot a 5-under 67 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, a reasonable score except for what it could have been. When he drove to the front of the green on the 316-yard 12th hole and made an 8-foot birdie, he was at 17-under par and no one else was closer than five shots.
He finished the day leading by two shots over Brooks Koepka, who got his mistakes out the way early and shot 70, and Billy Horschel, who had a 69.
Rory McIlroy, who made a double bogey for the second straight day, was hopeful of getting to 10 under to at least give himself a chance. He did one better with a 66, including an eagle on the par-5 13th that gave so many players fits, and to go into Sunday's final round just four shots behind.
Morikawa was at 15-under 201. Puerto Rico Open: Local favorite Rafael Campos took a share of the lead in the PGA Tour event, waiting out a series of rain delays to shoot a 5-under 67 in windy Rio Grande.
The 32-year-old from San Juan followed a birdie on the par-4 17th with a bogey on the par-5 18th to drop into a tie for the lead with Grayson Murray at 14under 202.
Murray bogeyed 17 and birdied 18 in a 65. Cameron Percy (67) and Branden Grace (68) were a stroke back.
Play was delayed three times for about an hour total in the afternoon because of the short, heavy downpours. With expected heavy rain overnight and into the morning, the final round will feature threesomes off split tees.
LPGA Tour: Nelly Korda surged into the lead in the Gainbridge LPGA in Orlando, Florida, with a 4-under 68 that left her in position to make it consecutive wins for the Korda family to start the season.
Korda, whose older sister Jessica won the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions last month to start the new season, dropped only one shot on a breezy day at Lake Nona to lead by one over Patty Tavatanakit.
Meanwhile, Annika Sorenstam sank to the bottom.Sorenstam, playing for the first time in more than 12 years after retiring, had no expectations and no excuses. She finished with a 79. That put her in last place by four shots, 22 shots behind Korda.The 50-year-old Swede was making a one-time appearance because the tournament was brought to her home course.
Tour Champions: Mike Weir shot a 5-under 67 to build a two-shot lead after the second round of Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Arizona.
The Canadian left-hander was at 13 under, with Kevin Sutherland second heading into the final round.
Tim Petrovic became the second player in PGA Tour Champions history to have a hole-in-one in consecutive rounds with an ace on No. 14.
The Madison duo of Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly both had 70s and were back in the pack.