'No. 1 Seed' Cantlay "Three Days Leading"... Im Sung-jae Tied 22nd

'PO Final Round 3' Tour Championship Day 3: Ram 2nd by 2 Strokes, Thomas 3rd, DeChambeau Tied 7th

Patrick Cantlay (left) and Jon Rahm are playing together on the 9th hole during the third day of the Tour Championship 'PO Final Round 3'. Atlanta, USA = Getty Images / Multivits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the leading run of ‘No. 1 seed’ Patrick Cantlay (USA).

On the 5th (Korean time), at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (par 70, 7,259 yards), during the third day of the PGA Tour ‘Playoffs (PO) Final 3rd Round’ Tour Championship, he added 3 under par and occupied the top of the leaderboard for three consecutive days (20 under par). ‘No. 4 seed’ Jon Rahm (Spain) is in 2nd place (18 under par), Justin Thomas is 3rd (15 under par), and Kevin Na (all USA) is in 4th place (13 under par), chasing closely.

Patrick Cantlay started with a one-stroke lead, recording six birdies and three bogeys. He smoothly made two pairs of consecutive birdies on holes 6-7 and 9-10,

but his tee shots wavered on the other eight holes, resulting in three bogeys (two birdies). Fortunately, he changed the momentum with a 7-meter birdie on the final 18th hole (par 5). He relied on an average of 1.50 putts per hole. Leading by two strokes, he is aiming for his fourth win of the season after last week’s ‘PO 2nd Round’ BMW Championship victory.

This tournament features a staggered ‘Strokes Bonus’ competition based on the points ranking immediately after the BMW Championship. The bonuses are applied as follows: 1st place starts at 10 under par, 2nd at 8 under par, 3rd at 7 under par, 4th at 6 under par, 5th at 5 under par, 6th to 10th at 4 under par, 11th to 15th at 3 under par, 16th to 20th at 2 under par, 21st to 25th at 1 under par, and 26th to 30th at even par. ‘Number 1’ Rahm maintained his championship contention by making three birdies (one bogey). Thomas reduced his score by an impressive five strokes.

Im Sung-jae is teeing off at the 3rd hole on the third day of the Tour Championship 'PO Final Round 3'. Atlanta, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

‘The Hulk’ Bryson DeChambeau (USA) made three birdies but committed five bogeys. He is tied for 7th place (9 under par), 11 strokes behind the leader. Defending champion Dustin Johnson and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele (both USA) are tied for 9th place (8 under par). ‘No. 2 seed’ Tony Finau (USA) struggled with 3 over par, dropping to a tie for 13th place (6 under par). ‘No. 12 seed’ Im Sung-jae (23, CJ Logistics) failed to reduce his score and is tied for 22nd place (2 under par).

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