Northern Trust – Third Round Notes – DeChambeau Leads By Four.

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Northern Trust – Third-Round Notes 
Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 82. Wind S 4-8 mph.
Third-Round Leaderboard
Bryson DeChambeau         68-66-63—197 (-16)
Keegan Bradley                   70-69-62—201 (-12)
Cameron Smith                   69-68-65—202 (-11)
Tony Finau                          69-67-66—202 (-11)
Four Things To Know
  • Bryson DeChambeau recorded his career-low to take a four-shot lead
  • DeChambeau holds the largest 54-hole lead at THE NORTHERN TRUST in the FedExCup era
  • Keegan Bradley hit all 18 greens in regulation for the first time in his career
  • Tiger Woods recorded his first bogey-free round since 2015

Bryson DeChambeau lead by four heading to the final round of the 2018 Northern Trust.

Third-Round Lead Notes
25          Third-round leaders/co-leaders at THE NORTHERN TRUST to win (72 holes)
              (Most recent: Jason Day/2015)
27          Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win on PGA TOUR in 2017-18
              (Most recent: Brandt Snedeker/Wyndham Championship)
Bryson DeChambeau (1st)
Age: 24 (September 16, 1993)
Joined TOUR: 2016
Entering this week
#9          FedExCup
#21        OWGR
68          PGA TOUR starts
2            PGA TOUR wins
22          PGA TOUR starts in 2017-18
1            Win in 2017-18
7            Top-10s in 2017-18
1            Starts at THE NORTHERN TRUST
0            Made cuts at THE NORTHERN TRUST
1/1         Wins with 54-hole lead/co-lead
Wins (2): 2017 John Deere Classic, 2018 the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
Best 2017-18 results: Won/the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, 2nd/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, T3/RBC Heritage, 4th/Wells Fargo Championship, T5/Waste Management Phoenix Open
  • FedExCup No. 9; currently projected to move to No. 1
  • Career-best 63 (previous: 64/R2/2018 RBC Heritage)
  • Career-best nine birdies (previous: 8/five previous instances; most recent: R2/2018 the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide)
  • Holds the largest 54-hole lead at THE NORTHERN TRUST in the FedExCup era (previous: 3/twice; most recent: Jordan Spieth/2017)
  • 54-hole leaders by margins of four strokes or more during the 2017-18 season are 5-for-7 converting the lead into victory (Dustin Johnson/World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Paul Casey/Travelers Championship did not win)
Keegan Bradley (2nd)

Keegan Bradley clearly delighted to be back into contention in shooting a 62. (Photo @tourmiss)

  • Tied Ridgewood Country Club course record (62/Hunter Mahan/2008/R1)
  • Hit all 18 greens in regulation for the first time in his career (17/18 on 10 previous occasions)
  • Low 18-hole score since 2013 AT&T Byron Nelson (60/R1)
  • Tied season-low front-nine score (31/twice; most recent: R4/RBC Canadian Open)
  • Tied season-low back-nine score (31/R1/A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier)
Cameron Smith (T3)
  • Projected to move from No. 53 to No. 15 in the FedExCup
  • Leads the field in scrambling through 54 holes (12/14)
  • Four top-fives in 2017-18 (3rd/THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, T5/CIMB Classic, T5/World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, T5/Masters Tournament)
  • Has recorded three under-par scores through three rounds after having four such scores in his last 20 rounds entering the week
Tony Finau (T3)
  • Projected to move from No. 12 to No. 5 in the FedExCup
  • Holds highest FedExCup position among players without a win in 2017-18
  • Leads the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green (8.405) and Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green (5.477)
  • Three previous starts at THE NORTHERN TRUST (12th/2016 best previous result)
  • Qualified for the TOUR Championship for the first time in 2017 (final standing: 19th)
Tiger Woods (T49)
  • Bogey-free 68
  • First bogey-free round since a fourth-round 67 at the 2015 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier (68 rounds ago)
  • 76th in Strokes Gained: Putting through 54 holes (-3.952)
Miscellaneous notes
  • The four players in the final two groups were a combined 3-over-par (average of 71.750; field average in round three: 69.825)
  • Scores: Adam Scott – 70, Brooks Koepka – 72, Dustin Johnson – 72, Jamie Lovemark – 73
FedExCup and THE NORTHERN TRUST
  • THE NORTHERN TRUST is the opening event of the FedExCup Playoffs for the 12th consecutive season since the FedExCup Playoffs were introduced in 2007.
  • Each playoff event offers 2,000 FedExCup points to the winner.
  • The top-125 players on the final PGA TOUR Season FedExCup points list (following the Wyndham Championship) qualified for THE NORTHERN TRUST.
Projected player movement
Four players are projected to move from from outside the top 100 and into the field for next week’s Dell Technologies Championship.
Moving in
FedExCup Rk.       Proj. FedExCup Rk.          Player                    Pos. thru R3
102                       72                                     Nick Watney          T14
104                       99                                     Sung Kang              T36
107                       81                                     Scott Stallings        T20
114                       85                                     Sam Ryder             T20
Moving out
FedExCup Rk.       Proj. FedExCup Rk.          Player                    Pos. thru R3
95                         101                                   Trey Mullinax        T73
96                         103                                   Charl Schwartzel   MC
97                         105                                   Rory Sabbatini      MC
99                         108                                   Alex Cejka              T66
Rookies and the FedExCup
Last season, 12 rookies finished in the top 125 and advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs, the most ever to
qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs. Only two advanced to the TOUR Championship (Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay).
Here’s a look at the eight PGA TOUR rookies who advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs this season:
Player                                               FEC Standing                                    Third-Round Position/FEC projection
Aaron Wise                                       27                                                      T14/23
Austin Cook                                      31                                                      T49/36
Keith Mitchell                                   68                                                      MC/78
Satoshi Kodaira                                77                                                      MC/86
Peter Uihlein                                    81                                                      T26/70
Brandon Harkins                              94                                                      T53/98
Tyler Duncan                                    108                                                    MC/eliminated
Sam Ryder                                        114                                                    T20/85
Course Statistics
Toughest Hole
R1: Tied – Par-4 7th and Par-4 18th (4.269)
R2: Par-4 8th (4.271)
R3: Par-4 10th (4.225)
Easiest Hole
R1: Par-5 3rd (4.538)
R2: Par-4 12th (3.585)
R3: Par-4 12th (3.600)
Scoring Averages at The Ridgewood Country Club
              Front 9                 Back 9                  Total                    Cumulative
R1:         35.235                  35.311                  70.546                 —
R2:         35.720                  34.856                  70.576                  70.561
R3:         34.825                  35.000                  69.825                  70.375
Bogey-free rounds
R1: Rafa Cabrera Bello (67), Trey Mullinax (68)
R2: Louis Oosthuizen (66), Pat Perez (68)
R3: Keegan Bradley (62), Billy Horschel (65), Tony Finau (66), Sung Kang (67), Chez Reavie (67), Tiger Woods (68)


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