Singh is close to historic final day
At 56, he trails by one in Honda
Vijay Singh’s last PGA Tour victory was in 2008. His only win at The Honda Classic was in 1999, on a course that he couldn’t remember.
And he arrived at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. a few days ago wondering if his game is still good enough for him to be competitive with the younger generation.
So far, he’s got to like what he’s seeing. And he’ll have a shot Sunday at making history.
Singh — who turned 56 on Feb. 22 — has a chance to become the oldest winner ever on the PGA Tour. His round of 5-under 65 Saturday put him at 6 under for the week, one shot behind leader Wyndham Clark.
They’ll be in the final pairing Sunday. Singh has been a pro longer than the 25-year-old Clark has been alive.
“It would be great,” Singh said when asked what a win would mean at his age. “I’ve worked pretty hard. I’m physically quite capable of doing it. Mentally, I’m going to go out there and see how my mind works. If I just don’t let anything interfere, I think I can do it.”
There have been seven players to win on the PGA Tour after their 50th birthday, the oldest Sam Snead at 52 years, 10 months, 8 days in the 1965 Greater Greensboro Open.
Singh will be eight days removed from his 56th birthday, which was last Sunday.
LPGA
The No. 1 player in the world is No. 1 after three rounds at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore. Ariya Jutanugarn moved to the top of the leaderboard and a one-stroke lead after a 6-under 66 at Sentosa Golf Club’s Tanjong course in Singapore. Tied with Jutanugarn were No. 3 Minjee Lee, American Amy Olson, Yu Liu and Celine Boutier, who won her first LPGA tournament three weeks ago at the Vic Open in Australia.
Champions
Mark O’Meara shot a 3-under 70 in breezy conditions in Tucson, Ariz. to take the second-round lead in the Cologuard Classic. The 62-year-old O’Meara finished with a bogey on the par-4 18th to take a 10-under 136 total into the final round on Omni Tucson National’s Catalina Course.
European
Maximilian Kieffer played just three holes at the Oman Open in Muscat, yet he finished the day in the outright lead. The German golfer was one of only 11 players to finish their second rounds because of sandstorms.