John Deere Classic, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

NAPA, Calif. — PGA TOUR rookie Tyler Duncan parred the 18th hole for a scrambling 1-under 71 to maintain a one-stroke lead Saturday after three rounds of the Safeway Open. Duncan, whose only previous PGA TOUR event was the 2015 U.S. Open, had five birdies and four bogeys to reach 14-under 202 in the season opener at Silverado Resort and Spa. Chesson Hadley, a one-time PGA TOUR winner who had a course-record 61 in the second round, was a stroke back after a 70. Bud Cauley, winless in five PGA TOUR seasons, shot a 66 to join defending champion Brendan Steele (72) at 12 under. Emiliano Grillo, the 2015 tournament winner, shot 68 to match Graham DeLaet (69) at 11 under. Phil Mickelson, seven shots behind Duncan entering the round after consecutive 69s, had a 68 to join Bill Haas (69), Tony Finau (71) and Andrew Putnam (69) at 10 under. Mickelson has seven consecutive rounds in the 60s in the event. He finished eighth last year and is seeking his first title since the 2013 British Open. After a bogey on the second hole, the 47-year-old Mickelson birdied five of his last six holes on the front nine to move to 11 under and within two shots of the lead. But Mickelson, playing in his 91st PGA Tour event since his last victory, missed a short putt for birdie on the 16th and short putt for par on the 17th. He made a short birdie putt on the 18th.

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Since finishing T-9 in his Open Championship title defense last July in Carnoustie, Jordan Spieth has played in nine PGA TOUR events. He’s failed to crack the top 10 in any of those starts. It’s the longest non-top-10 stretch of his stellar TOUR career. Of course, Spieth isn’t about top-10 finishes. He’s interested only in winning. From that standpoint, he’s made 34 worldwide starts without a win since his breathtaking Open victory at Royal Birkdale in 2017. But as he prepares for this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, site of one of his 11 career TOUR victories, Spieth is encouraged by the state of his game. The top-10s may be elusive, but the confidence is not. “I’m in a good place right now,� said Spieth, who once again will partner with country musician Jake Owen in the pro-am portion of the event. That twosome will play with Dustin Johnson/Wayne Gretzky for the first three rounds this week, starting at Monterey Peninsula on Thursday. “I feel like my game’s trending the right direction,� Spieth added. “Sometimes that means results are coming soon. Sometimes it means they’re coming later. But they’re coming.� And Spieth is willing to remain patient – something he didn’t always do last season as he desperately tried to avoid his first winless year as a pro. “I’m not going to chase them as hard as I tried to, maybe force or chase them last year because you can get hurt doing that,� Spieth said. “You can get into some bad patterns.� Asked if he’s hearing a lot of negative static based off of last season’s results, Spieth said no. He does, however, hear people talking about comparisons to other years – especially the 2014-15 season when he won five times, including his first two majors, and took home the FedExCup. “I’m used to that now four or five years in,� Spieth said. “But at the same time, at this point it’s how do I improve to get myself into contention this week, and then what do I do next week, and just staying very present and recognizing the longevity of a career and that your career’s not defined by a couple bad years. “I could have really poor years the rest of my career and still have a pretty fantastic career. So if I just think about it that way, it kind of certainly makes me a little happier, frees me up a bit.�

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