Tiger commits to the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide

The third round of THE NORTHERN TRUST kicks off with a four-way, star-packed tie atop the leaderboard. Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Jhonattan Vegas share the lead at the start of Moving Day. Will one of them pull away from the field at Glen Oaks? Round 3 tee times Round 3 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN PGA TOUR LIVE: Featured Group Coverage (8 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET), Featured Hole Coverage Nos. 1, 13 and 17 (1 p.m. ET – 6 p.m. ET) Telecast: Golf Channel (1 – 2:30 p.m. ET), CBS (3 – 6 p.m. ET) PGA TOUR Radio: Listen Free (1 – 6 p.m. ET) NOTABLE PAIRINGS Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter 9:10 a.m. ET Jason Day, Brooks Koepka 10:20 a.m. ET Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel 10:30 a.m. ET Keegan Bradley, Jason Dufner 12 p.m. ET Daniel Berger, Justin Thomas 12:40 p.m. ET Jon Rahm, Justin Rose 1:20 p.m. ET Matt Kuchar, Bubba Watson 1:30 p.m. ET Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth 1:40 p.m. ET Jhonattan Vegas, Dustin Johnson 1:50 p.m. ET

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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Emiliano Grillo made birdie on half of the holes Friday on his way to an 8-under 63 that gave him a four-shot lead going into the weekend at the Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN. RELATED: Leaderboard | Bhatia proving he belongs The second round was delayed by one hour by heavy rain in the morning, and it was not completed before it was too dark to continue. No one was close enough to catch Grillo, who was at 13-under 130. It will be only the fifth time in 136 starts on the PGA TOUR that he has a share of the lead after any round. Tony Finau one-putted six consecutive holes in the middle of his round, four of them par saves and none tap-ins, and posted a 66. He was at 9-under 133, along with Tom Hoge, who had a 67. Justin Thomas was zooming into contention with five birdies and an eagle through 12 holes. His momentum stalled, however, particularly with bogeys on his last two holes. Thomas had to settle for a 67 and was nine shots behind. But he’s still playing, which won’t be the case for Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka. Fowler was in position for an easy birdie on the par-5 13th hole when he sent a long iron well to the right into the trees for a lost ball. That led to bogey, and he dropped another shot on the 17th that led to a 1-over 72. The cut would not be made until Saturday, though Fowler looked certain to miss by one shot. With no events left this year, Fowler is likely to fall out of the top 50 in the world for the first time since 2010, his first full year on the PGA TOUR. He still is not eligible for the Masters next April, though he would have three months at the start of next year to either win or get into the top 50 by the end of March. Koepka, coming off a pair of top 10s in the Houston Open and the Masters, had another 71 and finished at even-par 142. He was in reasonable shape until three-putting from about 8 feet on the par-5 fifth hole for a bogey, his 14th of the round. He made birdie on the par-3 eighth, but will miss by one shot. Among those still on the course was former U.S. Amateur champion Andy Ogletree, who turned pro after finishing low amateur at the Masters. Ogletree was at 7 under with three holes remaining. Grillo made five birdies on the front nine to catch Finau and Hoge, who played in the morning. After a bogey at No. 10, the Argentine hit his stride with his great iron play and ran off three straight birdies. As it began to get dark, Grillo stuffed a wedge into about 4 feet on the 17th for his ninth birdie of the round, and he elected to finish the 18th after the horn sounded to stop play because of darkness. Russell Knox, who had the 18-hole lead after a 65, shot a 69 and was alone in fourth at 8-under 134. The group one shot further back included Kyle Stanley and Joel Dahmen, each with a 67, and Aaron Wise (68). Finau has been among the top 20 in the world dating to August 2018, even though his lone victory on the PGA TOUR remains the Puerto Rico Open in 2016. "I learned this game doesn’t owe you anything. You’ve got too earn everything you have, earn all your wins,” Finau said. “It’s been a long time coming I feel like for (win) No. 2. Hopefully, it happens here in a couple of days. Steve Stricker, the 53-year-old Ryder Cup captain, shot 70 and was at 3-under 139. It was the sixth time in 12 starts on the PGA TOUR that he made the cut. Carlos Ortiz, playing for the first time since the Mexican earned his first PGA TOUR title in the Vivint Houston Open last month, had a 68 and was six shots behind.

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Tiger and Charlie Woods did what they needed to do. Despite each battling injury throughout Saturday’s opening round of the PNC Championship, Team Woods carded 13-under 59 to stay within striking distance of the lead into Sunday. Justin and Mike Thomas held the opening-round lead at 15-under 57, with Team Woods sharing second place with Vijay and Qass Singh. Team Woods and Team Thomas will play in Sunday’s final group at Ritz-Carlton GC, teeing off at 11:05 a.m. ET. Team Woods finished runner-up at last year’s PNC Championship, two strokes back of John Daly and John Daly II, and will aim to do one spot better Sunday in central Florida. The field, though, has no intention of making it easy. Keep it here for hole-by-hole updates from Team Woods’ final round at the PNC Championship. Hole 2 (par 4, 410/380 yards) Tiger stripes his drive well over 300 yards, leaving a flip wedge from just 72 yards. Charlie leaves his approach short, but dad takes care of things with a high wedge that lands soft and settles within 6 feet. Sporting a red sweater, Charlie putts first and misses on the right side. Tiger studies it intently but also misses the left-ro-right slider on the right side. A disappointing par for Team Woods considering the opportunity, but the silver lining is that Team Thomas makes par as well. Pace is kept. Team Woods, 14-under (1-under Sunday thru 2) Leader: 16-under, Team Thomas (thru 2), Team Daly (thru 6) Hole 1 (par 4, 395/380 yards) Tiger and Charlie arrive on the tee sporting the trademark Woods Sunday red, after exuding confident vibes in their range warm-up. Team Woods finds the fairway to begin the proceedings, and a wedge to 6 feet leaves a short-range birdie try. Charlie putts first and misses, but Tiger handles with no problem. Team Thomas also makes birdie, though, to remain two strokes clear of the Woods duo. Team Woods, 14-under (1-under Sunday thru 1) Leader: Team Thomas, 16-under

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