Round 3 highlights at Dell Technologies

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Byeong Hun An shot a third-round 66 to keep his lead at the Wyndham Championship and his next bogey will be his first, but hang on, this is far from over. Consider just how precarious that lead is: Webb Simpson, who ran away with THE PLAYERS Championship last year and won the 2011 Wyndham, is just a shot back. So is Brice Garnett (66), who also knows how to win, having captured the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship last season. An has not won on the PGA TOUR, but lost in playoffs at the 2018 Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide and the 2016 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Sedgefield Country Club has already yielded a 61 this week (and a 59 last year). Paul Casey (66), the highest-ranking player here at eighth in the FedExCup, is three back.  So is Viktor Hovland (64), the highly touted new pro out of Oklahoma State. What do we make of all that? Well, only that Sunday could be wild, especially given how many players will be competing not just for the trophy, but also for their livelihoods. RELATED: Hovland eyes PGA TOUR membership | Spieth misses 54-hole cut | Weir sees good signs at Wyndham “It’s got an old Q School feel,â€� said Ryan Armour (65), who came into this week at 117th in the FedExCup, just inside the top-125 cutoff to make the first stop of the FedExCup Playoffs, THE NORTHERN TRUST at Liberty National next week. He’s one of the lucky ones. His victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship last season gives him full playing privileges through next season regardless of what happens Sunday. Ditto for Garnett. He’s a precarious 121st in the FedExCup, meaning his spot in the upcoming Playoffs isn’t secure, but his 2018 Puntacana win wrapped up his TOUR card through 2020. “With the win exemption,â€� Garnett said, “I’m just trying to play to win the golf tournament.â€� So is An, a 27-year-old pro from South Korea who attended Cal-Berkeley. At 82nd in the FedExCup starting the week, he was in no danger of missing THE NORTHERN TRUST. But his slim lead at Sedgefield? That’s dangerous. “One shot is basically nothing,â€� An said. “Like today, Brice made birdie at the first and I made par, and that’s one shot right there.â€� An would be the 14th first-time winner this season, and would climb to FedExCup No. 27, giving him a clear path into the 30-man field at the season-ending TOUR Championship. Also, should he win and keep a clean card, he would be the first since Lee Trevino (1974 Greater New Orleans Open) to win an individual TOUR event without making a bogey over 72 holes. “Just keep my head up and my confidence pretty high,â€� An said of his plan for Sunday. “I’ve been hitting it pretty good, so need to not make any silly mistakes. That’s what I’m trying to do.â€� Instead of playing with Garnett, as he did Saturday, An will be joined by Simpson in the final group Sunday, as Simpson was the first player to finish at 16 under. That could be important, as Simpson is more seasoned (five TOUR wins, including THE PLAYERS and 2012 U.S. Open) and knows what it takes to win the Wyndham. He shot 18 under to do so in ’11. “There’s something special about your first win,â€� he said. “Something special about Greensboro for me. I’ve been talking about it all week, the support’s been fantastic. There’s a lot of reasons I want to win, but I got a lot of work to do, especially with how many guys are within a few of the lead.â€� Casey, who has won the Valspar Championship the last two years running, is 14 under and three back. A win would move him from eighth to fourth in the Wyndham Rewards bonus pool, but he knows it will take something better than the 66 he produced Saturday. “My goal was five (under) a day,â€� Casey said. “So, I’ve slipped behind that schedule, but I don’t think it’s going to be low enough. Scoring is so good. The leaderboard is stacked with older guys like myself and younger guys – Viktor’s up there, I see. I actually haven’t studied the leaderboard thoroughly, but it’s going to be good. Looking forward to it.â€� He’s not the only one.

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Tiger Woods is chasing a historic milestone. The home favorite isn’t far behind him. Woods holds the solo lead at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP after shooting 64-64 in the first two rounds. A victory would be his 82nd on the PGA TOUR, tying Sam Snead’s record. RELATED: RELATED: Leaderboard | Tiger holds two-shot lead | Monday finish determined for ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama is in third place, just four shots behind Woods. Matsuyama followed his first-round 65 with a 67 on Saturday. He leads the field in greens in regulation, missing just five in two rounds. Matsuyama has won eight times on the Japan Tour, but this is the first official PGA TOUR event in his home country. He started his round by making a 2 on the 10th hole, a par-4 that was shortened to 150 yards because of flooding in the fairway. He made two birdies and one bogey the rest of the way. “I got off to a good start with a fine putt which got me into a good rhythm,� Matsuyama said. “The second half was a grind, but I didn’t play badly, so tomorrow I want to continue playing the way I have been playing.� Matsuyama is coming off a third-place finish at last week’s THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, his second third-place showing in his last five starts. He’s 23rd in this season’s FedExCup standings.

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Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship Rickie Fowler Winner – The Masters Adam Scott Winner – The Open Championship Ernie Els Phil Mickelson Winner – TOUR Championship Billy Horschel Winner – World Golf Championship Event Russell Knox Winners of the Arnold Palmer Inv. & the Memorial (Last 3 Years) Matt Every William McGirt Tournament Winner in Past Two Seasons Daniel Berger Steven Bowditch Keegan Bradley Alex Cejka Kevin Chappell Jim Furyk Fabian Gomez Cody Gribble Padraig Harrington Russell Henley J.J. Henry J.B. Holmes Smylie Kaufman Chris Kirk Brooks Koepka Danny Lee Davis Love III Hunter Mahan Peter Malnati Ben Martin Graeme McDowell Troy Merritt Scott Piercy D.A. Points Charl Schwartzel Robert Streb Steve Stricker Brian Stuard Hudson Swafford Career Money Exemption Stewart Cink Carl Pettersson Sponsors Exemptions – Web.com Tour Finals Dicky Pride Camilo Villegas Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt David Duval John Rollins Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted Braden Thornberry Sam Horsfield Richie Schembechler II Peter Uihlein PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year Oliver Peacock Past Champion of Respective Event Ben Crane Harris English Life Member Vijay Singh Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedEx Cup Points List Roberto Castro Jason Kokrak Ryan Palmer Jamie Lovemark David Hearn Kyle Reifers Daniel Summerhays Ricky Barnes Chad Campbell Patrick Rodgers Harold Varner III Johnson Wagner Scott Brown Chez Reavie Patton Kizzire Bryce Molder K.J. Choi Spencer Levin John Huh Sung Kang Jason Bohn Tyrone Van Aswegen Derek Fathauer Blayne Barber Brett Stegmaier Robert Garrigus Zac Blair Francesco Molinari Cameron Tringale Andrew Loupe Boo Weekley Mark Hubbard Kyle Stanley Luke List Shawn Stefani Seung-Yul Noh Top 125 on Prior Season’s Official Money List thru Wyndham Ken Duke Retief Goosen Chad Collins Top 125 (Prior Season Nonmember) Rafa Cabrera Bello Soren Kjeldsen Major Medical Extension Nick Watney Ian Poulter Brian Gay Bob Estes John Peterson Leading Money Winner from Web.com Tour & Web.com Tour Finals Grayson Murray Top 10 and Ties from the Previous Event Joel Dahmen Top Finishers from Web.com Tour Prior Season (reordered) Kelly Kraft Kevin Tway Cheng Tsung Pan Dominic Bozzelli J.T. Poston Michael Thompson Ryan Blaum Whee Kim Brandon Hagy Cameron Percy Bryson DeChambeau Scott Stallings Xander Schauffele Martin Flores Tim Wilkinson Richy Werenski Seamus Power Trey Mullinax Julian Etulain Jonathan Randolph Andres Gonzales Tag Ridings Ryan Brehm Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Rory Sabbatini Steven Alker Mark Anderson Nicholas Lindheim Will MacKenzie Brett Drewitt Miguel Angel Carballo Brad Fritsch Brian Campbell Ryan Armour Sebastian Munoz Zack Sucher Rick Lamb Bobby Wyatt Max Homa Bobby Gates Shane Bertsch 126 – 150 Prior Season’s FEC Points List (Reordered) Matt Jones Sam Saunders Greg Owen Chris Stroud Hiroshi Iwata Tom Hoge Willy Wilcox Steve Wheatcroft Tyler Aldridge Michael Putnam Stuart Appleby Nicholas Thompson S.J. Park

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