Glover and Horschel are in the hunt
Lucas Glover and Billy Horschel started the Wyndham Championship as long shots to advance to the PGA Tour postseason. Now they have reason to think about winning.
Glover had great control Saturday, hitting every fairway and missing only one green, on his way to an 8-under-par 62. That gave him a share of the lead with Horschel, who fought his swing toward the end and still managed a 63.
They were at 18-under 192, one shot ahead of 36-hole leader Russell Henley. He rolled in a sweeping birdie putt from just inside 30 feet on the last hole for a 65.
The Wyndham Championship is the final PGA Tour event before the lucrative postseason, and only the top 70 advance to the FedEx Cup playoffs next week in Memphis. That's a change from previous years, when the top 125 made the postseason.
Glover came into Sedgefield Country Club at Greensboro, N.C., at No. 112 and without a win in more than two years. But he has been building to this point, with three finishes of sixth or better in his last four tournaments, and he put it together on a warm, sunny day that began to dry out the course.
He finished with birdies on his last two holes, a wedge that landed near the pin and settled 2 feet away on the 17 th, and a 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.
Horschel, who is No. 119 in the standings, began his day under a tree right of the first fairway. He chopped out across the fairway into rough, used the contour of the green to run a wedge into 8 feet and escaped with par.
He went on to a bogey-free round and scores of 62-63 that give him a chance to extend his season, having already booked a trip to the Bahamas with his family next week.
Justin Thomas also stayed in the mix, at least for his season. He posted a 66 that moved him into a tie for 11th, and while the nine-shot deficit is likely too much ground to make up, he is on the verge of sneaking into the top 70 to extend his season.
Women’s Scottish Open — Celine Boutier took a three-shot lead after posting a 6-under-par 66 in the third round at Irvine, Scotland.
Boutier, who won the Évian Championship last Sunday, had eight birdies and two bogeys in her round. The Frenchwoman is 13 under overall.
Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit (66) is tied for second with Sweden’s Maja Stark (72). Another Swede, Madelene Sagstrom (68), is a shot back in fourth.
Overnight leader Hinako Shibuno, who won the Women’s British Open in 2019, is in a threeway tie for sixth after a 5-over 77.
LIV — Matthew Wolff made enough birdies to offset a few mistakes for a 3-under-par 67 that gave him a share of the lead with David Puig at LIV Golf-Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Bryson DeChambeau had a 61 and joined Richard Bland (63) and Talor Gooch (64) just one shot behind.