Hideki Matsuyama emerged from a crowded area on the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a 6-under 64 to take a five-shot lead into the ultimate spherical.
Danny McCarthy, who shares the lead with Matsuyama, had 4 bogeys within the spherical earlier than his first birdie and is now tied for sixth, eight pictures behind.
Sam Burns, who shot simply 5 pars in his 70 spherical and had a damaged driver, additionally slumped, whereas world No. 1 Scotty Scheff Scottie Scheffler additionally fell off the tempo in his 69th spherical.
The highest 50 gamers on the sphere will advance to subsequent week’s BMW Championship and will probably be assured entry into all $20 million signature occasions subsequent 12 months.
Viktor Hovland took an enormous step towards that purpose with a third-round 66, leaving him in third place, six strokes behind Matsuyama.
Nonetheless, Jordan Spieth’s season successfully ended when he suffered two double bogeys in spherical 74 and completed 69th within the 70-man area.
Will Zalatoris entered the playoffs in forty ninth place and shot a 67 on Saturday to tie McCarthy for sixth. Now he is virtually sure he can keep within the prime 50.
Justin Rose and Adam Scott are among the many gamers anticipated to advance to Sunday’s last spherical. Rose is presently tied for ninth at TPC Southwind in Memphis and ranked fifty fifth within the FedExCup, whereas Scott – tied for twenty fifth – is ranked forty sixth.
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