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IRVING, Texas — James Hahn shot a bogey-free 6-under 64 on Saturday to take the lead after three rounds at the AT&T Byron Nelson, where Jason Kokrak’s record advantage disappeared. Hahn settled for a 12-under 198 total after his eagle chance at the 16th and a birdie putt at 17 both stopped just inches short. The two-time PGA TOUR winner was a stroke ahead of Billy Horschel, who birdied his last three holes for a 66 to take second place alone. Jason Day had his own string of birdies, five in a row midway through his round and then a 60-footer at the 17th, during a 63 that was the best of the day and got him to 10 under. The fourth-ranked player in the world was tied for third with Kokrak, who shot a 72 after setting a Nelson 36-hole record with a five-stroke lead. Cameron Tringale and Sergio Garcia also finished with birdies on Nos. 16-18. Tringale was fifth at 9 under after a 67, with defending Nelson champion and Masters Tournament winner Garcia tied for sixth at 8 under after a 64 that also included three straight birdies at Nos. 11-13. Top-ranked Dustin Johnson shot a 71 with five bogeys and four birdies to reach 5 under, seven strokes off the lead and tied for 19th. He had started the day in a six-way tie for third and six strokes behind Kokrak. Hahn shared the first-round lead after an opening 64, but slipped back with a 70 on Friday before another impressive round for him at TPC Four Seasons that included a 65-foot chip-in birdie at the par-4 No. 3 hole. This is Hahn’s fourth Nelson, and he has shot 64 or 65 in half of his 14 rounds there. The last birdie for Day in his long streak came after driving the green at the 311-yard par-4 11th and two-putting from 37 feet. Day’s only bogey came when he blasted out of greenside bunker at the 14th, then pushed his 4-foot par chance just left of the home and 2 1/2 feet past. When his 60-footer at the par-3 17th caught the left edge of the cup and dropped in, Day lifted both arms into the air, pumping his right fist while still grasping the putter in the other hand. About the same time Day’s 16-foot birdie try at No. 18 curled just under the hole, causing him to wince, Hahn went to 11 under for the lead with his 13-foot birdie at the 15th hole. Hahn then added another birdie at the 527-yard par-5 16th after come up just short of an eagle on the easiest-playing hole at TPC Four Seasons. Kokrak had his first bogey in 34 holes after missing the fairway at No. 3, then three-putting on the sloping green. He quickly made up that stroke with a 15-foot birdie at No. 4 and was back to 12 under with a five-stroke lead. But his advantage was down to one by time he finished his next hole, the par-3 5th, with a triple bogey. Garcia beat Brook Koepka in a playoff last year to become the first two-time Nelson winner since Irving became the tournament’s home in 1983. Day, who won the Nelson in 2010, could match that Sunday in the last round at TPC Four Seasons before a move to the new Trinity Forest Golf Club in south Dallas next year.
Chris Gotterup is making a splash at the John Deere Classic, and he’s doing it with a mixed bag of clubs. This year’s Nicklaus Award winner as the top player in college golf sits T3 after shooting 65-67 in the opening two rounds at TPC Deere Run. It could be a career-changing week for the promising prospect out of Oklahoma, who arrived in Moline, Illinois, after making the cut at the Travelers Championship (T35) and U.S. Open (T43). A win would earn him immediate TOUR status, while the non-member FedExCup points could qualify him for the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, where he would compete for one of 25 PGA TOUR cards. Here’s a look at the clubs he’s using this week: Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 (9 degrees @7.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 3-wood: Titleist TSR2 (15 degrees) Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (3), Callaway Apex MB ’21 (4-PW) Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper 130 X Wedges: TaylorMade MG3 (52-09, 56-12, 60) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 7.2 Tour Prototype Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Grips: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord
Zach Johnson didn’t come into this week’s Dean and Deluca Invitational in the best vein of form, but his history at Colonial Country Club is so stupidly good (T-17, T-19, 73, 3, 1, 4, 1, T-9 every year since 2010), that he no-doubt thought he could turn things around this week. But, unfortunately for ZJ, it wasn’t to be. He followed an opening round 67 with back-to-back 75s, leaving him near the tail-end of the leaderboard. Then, to make matters worse, a picture began circulating from his third round appearing to show the aftermath of a temper tantrum from Johnson, ordinarily one of the coolest heads on tour. Johnson, a class-act in every sense of the word, didn’t pull any punches the following
