Third round of Deutsche Bank Championship concludes with Bubba Watson on top
The third round at the second leg of FedExCup Playoffs, the Deutsche Bank Championship, culminated on Saturday, September 4, with Bubba Watson yet again surging to the top of the leaderboard.
The third day proceedings were undertaken in unusual weather where the players had to face heavy gusts of wind at an otherwise easy TPC Boston, and many players who have performed well in the past two days, fell victim to the windy conditions.
Watson carded a round of 70, against his much impressive rounds of 68 and 64 on the previous days, and holds a strong chance of winning yet again on the tour this season. He has won twice in the current season at the Farmers Insurance Open and a tight Playoff
at Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
“Wind. You know, I wasn't sure what the wind was doing.” said a bewildered Watson who barely managed to card a birdie on the last hole to extend his lead. “They've got that false front right there on 11. Yesterday I hit a 6 iron. Today I was trying to hit
a 6 iron but dead straight, like a low bullet is what we call it. I just came out of it, not trusting it, not trusting it was going to get there.”
Rampaging Aussie duo, Adam Scott and Jason Day continued with their fine form on the third day, managing to stay in contention for the summit with their aggregate scores of 10-under. They are now a shot behind the long-hitting Watson, along with another
three players including Brendan Steele, Chez Reavie, and Jerry Kelly, who are also tied for the second slot with their exceptional putting and iron shots throughout the day.
The young brigade carded rounds of 67, 68 and 68 respectively, to move up the leaderboard. Scott, who played quintessential golf on the second day, pulling in a round of 63, fell for a disappointing 71 on the third day but has immense talent to overthrow
Watson on the final day scheduled on Monday, September 5.
Another group of five players tied for the seventh place including Jim Furyk, Gary Woodland, Webb Simpson, Luke Donald and Charl Schwartzel are all weighing their options for the lucrative $10-million title at the end of the fourth leg of the championship.
Reavie, who is on a medical exemption for the season, is looking to bag $673,983 in order to retain his PGA Tour card via the FedExCup Rankings and is eager to win at least once before the season comes to an end.
“It's been a strange year,” said Reavie, who has been battling a serious knee injury for the past three years. Top-30 players from the three tournaments will move to the fourth and final leg of the championship, The Tour Championship presented by Coca Cola
with a mammoth purse of $10-million.
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