San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
LONG SHOTS MAKING PUSH TO PLAYOFFS
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 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, Tenn. That’s a change from previous years, when the top 125 made the postseason.
Glover came into Sedgefield Country Club in 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 17th, 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.
Thomas has never missed the postseason since his 2015 rookie year. Even more is at stake now. He is under consideration as a Ryder Cup captain’s pick, and it would make that choice more difficult if he doesn’t have a place to play the next three weeks.
Elsewhere
Matthew Wolff made enough birdies to offset a few mistakes for a 3-under 67 that gave him a share of the lead with David Puig at LIV Golf-greenbrier.
The third and final round is wide open on the Old White course at Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, with nine players separated by only two shots.
That includes former U.S. Open champion Bryson Dechambeau (61), one of the marquee signings for the Saudi-funded league who has yet to win in LIV Golf.
• Celine Boutier took a three-shot lead at the Women’s Scottish Open after posting a 6-under 66 in the third round. Thailand’s
Patty Tavatanakit (66) is tied for second with Swede Maja Stark (72).