Rose remains atop bunched Masters leaderboard

The PGA Tour has denied releases to the players looking to play in the first event of the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf Invitational Series.

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LAS VEGAS – When you’re on a heater in Las Vegas, you ride it as long as you can. Kevin Na, a Las Vegas resident and the winner of the 2011 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, is certainly riding a hot putter. After his scintillating 62 on Friday, Na went one better with a sublime 10-under 61 at TPC Summerlin on Saturday to surge to 22 under and gain a two-shot lead. His 191 total is the 54-hole scoring record in the event. Related: Leaderboard | Na’s optimism helping new generation of stars | Finau shoots 62, tries to earn Presidents Cup pick Na has made 445 feet, seven inches worth of putts through three rounds and has picked up an incredible +11.905 in Strokes Gained: Putting for the week. “I just kept riding that momentum with the hot putter and it was a great day,â€� Na said. “I’m just hitting a lot of confident strokes with good putts and the percentage is just high. When you hit good putts at a good speed you’re using the whole hole. “Look, you need some luck to have some putts lip in here and there, and I’ve been getting a little bit of that.â€� Luck aside, Na is seemingly in cruise control. But he knows a fourth PGA TOUR win won’t be handed to him. Especially because his nearest challenger is Patrick Cantlay, who was first and second in his previous starts at TPC Summerlin. But Na is also embracing the emotion of playing in his hometown and in front of his family. “It would mean a lot, especially with having a newborn, my son Leo,â€� Na explained. “I won in front of (daughter) Sophia, so it would be nice if I could get another W in front of both of them.â€� Cantlay started the day with a share of the lead, shot 63, and still finds himself two back. But the 27-year-old remains extremely confident he can claim PGA TOUR win number three to go with his 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and his 2019 Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide triumphs. “It’s a four-round tournament. It’s what I expect out here. Everybody can shoot the lights off this place, especially with the weather is like it was today,â€� Cantlay said. “That’s the attitude for tomorrow. I know it’s going to take a lot of birdies. Fortunately, that’s an attitude I’m comfortable with, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.â€� While Cantlay’s putter has not been anywhere near as hot as Na’s ,his driver has been near flawless. The former world No.1 amateur leads the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green. He also leads in driving distance as he hits more drivers than anyone else in the field, a move that could put a little pressure on Na in the final group on Sunday. While the two former winners at TPC Summerlin are by far the most likely to enter the winner’s circle on Sunday, a handful of other contenders are looking to play spoiler. Pat Perez (62) sits four off the lead and a few major winners in Lucas Glover (five back), Webb Simpson (six back) and Adam Scott (seven back) have signaled intentions of playing aggressive golf amongst the chasing pack. “I’m going to have to shoot ridiculously low, but it’s possible in these conditions,â€� Scott said. “Just got to get off to a hot start. That’s the tricky thing around here. The first six holes are not that easy. So you’ve got to play some really good golf in those first six, and then the last twelve holes there is a real opportunity for you to capitalize.â€�

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