DeChambeau takes four-stroke edge at Northern Trust

PARAMUS, N.J. — Bryson DeChambeau kept pouring in birdies as everyone around him went the other direction Saturday in the Northern Trust.

DeChambeau finished with two birdies, making an 18-foot putt on the last hole to cap his 8-under 63 that gave him a four-shot lead over Keegan Bradley. Along with seizing control of the opening FedEx Cup playoff event, DeChambeau might make it tough for Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk to ignore him.

He narrowly missed earning one of the eight automatics spots on the U.S. team. Furyk makes three of his picks a week from Tuesday.

DeChambeau made nine birdies, four in a fivehole stretch, to start pulling away. What made him stand out, even more than his tam o’shanter cap and single-length shafts, was all the stars around him were in reverse.

Of the final 10 players to tee off, DeChambeau and Adam Scott were the only ones to break par. Scott had to birdie three of his last four holes for a 70.

Brooks Koepka, who shared the 36-hole lead, had a 13-hole stretch in the middle of his round with three bogeys and 10 pars. He shot 72 and fell seven shots behind.

Dustin Johnson added a double bogey to a week that already included two triple bogeys. Johnson birdied his last hole for a 72 to fall nine shots back. Scott was one shot behind when he made two bogeys, then chopped up the par-3 11th for a double bogey.

Bradley finished his round about an hour after the leaders teed off, making five birdies over his last seven holes for a 62.

LPGA: Brooke Henderson took the lead into the final round of the CP Women’s Open in Regina, Saskatchewan, fighting through gusting wind at Wascana Country Club in pursuit of a breakthrough home victory. The 20-year-old Canadian star shot a 2-under 70 in clear and cool conditions to reach 14-under 202.

Jocelyne Bourassa is the only Canadian to win the national championship, accomplishing the feat in 1973 at Montreal Municipal in the inaugural La Canadienne.

Nasa Hataoka of Japan and American Angel Yin were a stroke back. Hataoka had a 69, and the long-hitting Yin shot 71. Top-ranked Sung Hyun Park was 12 under after a 70.

European Tour: Threetime major champion Padraig Harrington and Andrea Pavan shot flawless 7-under 65s to share the lead after the third round of the Czech Masters. The duo had seven birdies apiece to finish with a 17-under total of 199 at the Albatross Golf Resort near Prague. Ireland’s Harrington, who won the British Open in 2007 and 2008 and the U.S. PGA Championship in 2008, is chasing his first European Tour win since the 2016 Portugal Masters. Italian golfer Pavan is seeking a first victory.

Champions: Scott Parel, Tom Pernice Jr. and Kent Jones shot 7-under 65 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Wash.