It will be a final group of Tommy Fleetwood and Patrick Cantlay on Sunday at the Tour Championship, with $10 million on the line.
The Englishman and the American finished the third round at East Lake tied for the lead at 16-under, with Cantlay jumping up the leaderboard to match the 36-hole leader. Fleetwood is competing for his first PGA Tour title at 34 years old, while Cantlay is seeking his second Tour Championship, after winning it in 2021.
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Fleetwood had a more adventurous day. There was the good, such as four straight birdies which included this beauty of a putt.
Then there was the bad, most notably the double-bogey on No. 15 that briefly knocked him out of the lead. He recovered with back-to-back birdies to draw even with Cantlay.
Keegan Bradley and Russell Henley loom behind in a tie for third at 13-under, with you-know-who one stroke behind them.
Scottie Scheffler looms for Cantlay, in 2 ways
How many strokes do you need between you and Scottie Scheffler to feel comfortable going into Sunday? Fleetwood and Cantlay will have to make do with four.
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After a rough second round, the No. 1 golfer in the world rebounded with a 66 to keep himself within striking distance of the leaders with 18 holes to play, at 12-under. He’ll need some favorable outcomes to finish the job and repeat as FedEx Cup champion, but he has been rather good at making those happen lately.
The performance was also Scheffler’s 20th consecutive round scoring in the 60s, putting him one shy for the all-time record. The record-holder: Cantlay, with 21.
Keegan Bradley charges up leaderboard as Ryder Cup decisions loom
If U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley feels the need to justify picking himself for the team, his job just got a bit easier.
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A day after demanding attention with a 64 in the second round, Bradley charged into the mix with a 63, the low round of the day. The highlight: holing out from 57 yards on No. 6.
After four bogeys on the back nine Thursday, Bradley has bogeyed once over the past 36 holes. It’s the kind of performance that can swing a Ryder Cup roster decision, which looms for Bradley the captain and Bradley the player with the showdown at Bethpage Black nearly a month away. Bradley will announce his captain’s picks Wednesday.