Redman leads in Bermuda; ex-Tech star 2 shots back

SOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA— Doc Redman found the wind far more manageable Saturday, and he took advantage with a 4-under 67 for a oneshot lead going into the final round of the Bermuda Championship.

The wind came out of the opposite direction from the previous day and it wasn’t quite as strong. It showed in the scores and in the number of opportunities for players who never won or have gone without winning in years.

Redman was at 10-under 203, one shot ahead of Ryan Armour (70), Wyndham Clark (70) and Kramer Hickok (69), who took three putts from a tough spot on the fringe on the 18th at Port Royal.

Another shot behind were former Georgia Tech star Ollie Schniederjans (69), Matt Jones (66) and Brian Gay (67). Jones was bogey-free in the third round, which to him was as impressive as any of his five birdies.

Redman, the 2017 U.S. Amateur champion, is among 10 players separated by four shots who have never won on the PGA Tour. A victory today comes with an invitation to the Masters next April.

“I feel like with the wind switching, it was a little easier ,” Red man said. “And itwas still really windy. But yesterday was incredible. We couldn’t have been far away from stopping play yesterday. That made it a little easier. And the greens roll great, so if you have looks at it you can make birdies.”

Redman still was mindful of the wind, particularly on the par-5 17th when he made a decision to play short off the tee because of the strong left-to-right wind off the Atlantic Ocean and potential problems it could have created.

The wind also made it tough on Armour, the 44-year-old from Ohio who picked the wrong day to not be swinging his best. What saved him was a short game that enabled him to break par for the third straight day.