Jeff Maggert and Matt Every share lead at 2012 Sony Open – Golf News
Jeff Maggert and Matt Every, with an aim to make a comeback on the PGA Tour, shared the lead after the third round of the Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club in Hawaii.
Maggert, who has not been able to record any wins on the PGA Tour since the 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic, shot a superb bogey-free round of six-under 64 to reach the top of the leaderboard early in the evening.
While waiting for other players to finish their rounds, he stunned the spectators yet again with a beautiful birdie on the 18th.
He scored two-under par 68. Both, Maggert and Every, were standing at 12-under 198 tournament score.
Both players spent their last season on the Nationwide Tour and are now confident to bounce back strongly on the PGA Tour.
Maggert missed most of his PGA Tour season due to a shoulder injury. However, he recovered recently and is currently playing on the PGA Tour in the medical exemption category.
Maggert has recorded three wins in his career on the PGA Tour and this is his 547th start.
Moreover, it is his 21st start on the Sony Open. He managed to record five top-10 finishes earlier in the same event. Finishing tied for the second position was his best performance that came in 1999.
Every's fans looked quite pleased with his performance, especially the final hole that he played to surge to the leading position.
"I actually enjoyed myself a lot today, which was kind of weird," Every said. "Because yesterday and going into today ... I was kind of dreading today. But then when I got out here, I was like, 'I am so glad I get to play golf today”.
"If you play well ... not that interviews are bad. This is my first time really being in contention. I don't know what those guys go through every week. Now I'm starting to realize it,” he added.
When he was asked about his overall performance on the day, he told that his two-under score was not as bad to be ashamed of, especially on the course that he was playing on.
He went on to say that he is quite satisfied with his performance and confident to win the tournament for the first time in his career on the PGA Tour.
Every can really make history by giving the same performance as he did in the first three rounds to outclass his opponents on the field.
His form and attitude towards the game can help him maintain his position on the leaderboard.
Both players will now have to remain consistent if they really plan to win the tournament, as 16 other players are within four strokes margin to challenge them on the final day.
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