Cam Young was on fire during round 3 on Saturday at the Truist Championship. After he jarred a long birdie putt on the 16th hole, it looked like he had a chance to tie the course record at Quail Hollow at 61(-10). Unfortunately, Cam would go on to finish par-bogey on 17 and 18 and finish his day with a 63(-8). He is currently in solo third at -12 overall.
Rory cooled off in a big way on moving day. After a solid start on his first 3 holes, he just fell apart. He made 6 bogeys on Saturday, including a run of 4 straight on holes 10-13. Rory was able to work himself back into contention on Friday, but just did not have it on Saturday. He finished with a 75(+4), leaving him at -1 overall and T37.
Sungjae Im hit one of the wilder shots I have ever seen from a Tour Pro out of the greenside bunker on the par-5 15th. It went way long, banged off the grandstand, and rolled across the green and back into the bunker he originally hit it out of. It is probably the most confused I’ve been on a golf course in a while, because I only saw the ball racing backwards off the green. So I had no clue how or why a ball was traveling at that speed in that direction.
Alex Fitzpatrick leads and continues to prove why he belongs on tour with a 64(-7) on Saturday. He has the outright lead heading into Sunday and will be in the final pairing going off at 1:45 tomorrow. He will be paired with Kristoffer Reitan, who also shot 64(-7) on Saturday and currently sits at -13 for the tournament in solo second place.
A couple of fan favorites are hanging around in contention. Justin Thomas shot a 2-under 69 to put him at -9 for the tournament and 5 shots back of Alex Fitzpatrick, who he was playing with on Saturday. Tommy Fleetwood shot 70(-1) to put himself at -9 for the tournament as well. Rickie Fowler shot 69(-2) to move himself to -7 for the tournament. For him to truly have a chance, you would assume that he would need some help from the leaders.
Quail Hollow was very soft and scorable on Saturday with 12 players shooting -4 or better on Saturday. There has not been a lot of Sunshine throughout the weekend, which has allowed the moisture that came in on Thursday to stick around and keep this golf course soft for most of this weekend. We could see that change tomorrow as the forecast calls for a high in the mid-80s and sunny. It is going to be interesting to see if the Green Mile has firmed up by the time the leaders reach that final stretch.
