Saturday on the John Deere Traditional noticed so many birdies at TPC Deere Run. The 54-hole chief, Davis Thompson, made 9 en path to his 9-under 62. He leads the sphere by two pictures at 21-under.
The previous Georgia Bulldog was not the one PGA Tour participant to benefit from Shifting Day.
Thirty-four gamers shot 68 or higher, which helped a lot of them skyrocket up the leaderboard. Nevertheless, who took the Shifting Day essentially the most severely?
These 5 gamers stored themselves in rivalry or helped themselves get into rivalry after a strong third spherical.
5. Jason Day
The Aussie who began his profession on the John Deere Traditional, Jason Day, pushed himself up the leaderboard by 17 spots.
He carded a 5-under 66 on Saturday to sit down at 11-under. Day is 10 pictures behind Thompson, however it’s all about place for him. If he can stick with it, he’ll solely enhance his FedEx Cup playoff standing.
4. Seamus Energy
Seamus Energy moved up 11 spots after his third-round 5-under 66, which bought him to 13-under. He sits tied for twenty first and is eight spots again. Nevertheless, within the FedEx Cup standings, Energy ranks within the 60s, so a great end on Sunday may assist him maintain his season going.
3. Michael Thorbjornsen
The PGA Tour rookie, Michael Thorbjornsen, missed the minimize final week in Detroit however is tied for sixth on the John Deere Traditional.
He carded a 5-under 66 to maneuver up 4 spots as he sits at 16-under. 5 pictures are solely doable, however he should keep aggressive.
2. Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth shocked everybody Saturday morning as he got here out red-hot on Shifting Day. He jumped up 35 spots to sit down tied for twelfth and at 14-under. Spieth signed for an 8-under 63, which marked his lowest rating of the yr.
As a two-time John Deere Traditional winner, he is aware of what it’ll tackle Sunday. At seven pictures off the lead, he could also be out of attain to earn his third title, however a prime 10 can be enormous for his confidence heading into the final stretch of the season.
1. Eric Cole
Eric Cole recorded a 7-under 64 on Saturday to maneuver up two spots. He and Aaron Rai sit at 19-under complete and two pictures behind Thompson. Cole took full benefit of Shifting Day by avoiding too many expensive errors.
He made two birdies on the entrance 9 however bought scorching on the again. Cole birdied 10 and 11 earlier than including his fifth on the par-4 14th. His lone mistake got here at 15 when he made a bogey, however Cole put himself again into rivalry with a birdie-eagle-par end.
Cole’s eagle on the seventeenth was large for him. It allowed him to shut out the day with a bang and bought him into the ultimate group.
These guys wanted robust performances on Shifting Day, they usually delivered.
The PGA Tour introduced that the sphere will play off cut up tees for Sunday’s spherical since there’s a probability of scattered thunderstorms all through the day.
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