Local knowledge helping Muñoz, Spieth at Nelson
Sebastián Muñoz will be the “other” local guy in the final pairing of the final round of the Byron Nelson.
It’s cool by the Colombian, who now calls the Dallas area home and has at least shared the lead after all three rounds.
Muñoz shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday and was 21 under, a stroke ahead of hometown favorite Jordan Spieth, who is still seeking a breakthrough at the event in which he contended in the final round as a 16-year-old high schooler in 2010. Spieth shot a 64.
Joaquin Niemann will be the third player in the final group today, alone in third another shot back after a 65. James Hahn almost matched Muñoz’s opening-round 60 at TPC Craig Ranch, shooting 61 to jump 34 spots to a tie for fourth with Justin Thomas (64).
Spieth is a year younger than Muñoz at 28 but has three majors among 13 career victories after starring at the University of Texas. Muñoz, who played in college nearby at North Texas, is 2½ years removed from his lone PGA Tour victory.
Sebastián Muñoz fired a 66 Saturday for a one-stroke lead at the Byron Nelson.
LPGA Tour
Minjee Lee had an eagle-birdie run on the back nine and took a one-shot lead over Madelene Sagstrom (67), heading into the final round of the Cognizant Founders Cup.
Lee, the LPGA Tour’s leading scoring this year, shot a 3-under 69 at Upper Montclair Country Club.
The 25-year-old Australian who had a three-shot lead at the halfway point, was at 17-under 199 after 54 holes. She’s looking for her first win of the year and seventh on tour.
PGA Tour Champions
Steve Stricker took a three-stroke lead over Steven
Alker (65) into the final round of the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala., birdieing the final hole for a 6-under 66.
Playing his third straight tournament after a sixmonth hiatus for health reasons, Stricker was at 17-under 199 as he seeks his second win in the past three tries in the PGA Tour Champions major. He had three straight birdies from holes 13-15 after his lone bogey.
Stricker is seeking his fourth major championship on the 50-and-over circuit.
DP World Tour
Ryan Fox birdied the 18th hole to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Soudal Open in Antwerp Belgium.
The New Zealander bogeyed early in his third round at Rinkven International to slip further off the pace, but birdied his next hole, and reeled off five more coming home in a 5-under-par 66.
Fox won his second European tour title in February in the United Arab Emirates, and has two top10s this month.
Fox was at 11 under overall, one shot ahead of Sam Horsfield, the co-leader in the first two rounds.