Young Five Clear At Wyndham As He Seeks Maiden Tour Win & Become 1,000th ‘Unique’ Tour Winner

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Third-Round Notes – Saturday, August 2, 2025

 

Weather: Cloudy with light rain. High of 73. Wind NE 10-15 mph.

Third-Round Leaderboard

Pos. Player R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Cameron Young 63 62 65 190 (-20)
2 Nico Echavarria 63 68 64 195 (-15)
T3 Chris Kirk 66 65 67 198 (-12)
T3 Aaron Rai 63 66 69 198 (-12)
T3 Mac Meissner 65 63 70 198 (-12)

 Cameron Young (1st/-20)

  • Seeks first PGA TOUR title in his 94th start; age on Sunday: 28 years, 2 months, 27 days
  • Holds seven runner-up finishes, the most on TOUR without a win since 1983 (most recent: 2024 Valspar Championship)
  • With a win, would become the 1,000th unique winner on TOUR and the 12th first-time winner on TOUR this season
  • With a win, would become the 23rd player to make the Wyndham Championship his first PGA TOUR victory
  • With a win, would become fourth Wake Forest University alumnus to win the Wyndham Championship (Lanny Wadkins/1983, Scott Hoch/2001, Webb Simpson/2011)
  • Holds 54-hole lead/co-lead for the first time on TOUR (previous best 54-hole position: 2nd, two times: 2023 Open Championship/T8, 2022 Genesis Invitational/T2)
  • 54-hole score of 190 marks career best (previous: 197/2024 Travelers Championship/T9, 197/2022 The Genesis Invitational/T2); marks best 54-hole scoring record at the Wyndham Championship (previous: 191/Carl Pettersson/2008/won)
  • Equals lowest 54-hole score of the season (190: Scottie Scheffler/CJ CUP Byron Nelson/won)
  • Five strokes equals second-largest 54-hole lead on TOUR this season (5/Thomas Detry/WM Phoenix Open/won); (best: Scottie Scheffler/8/CJ CUP Byron Nelson/won)
  • Five strokes equals the largest 54-hole lead in Wyndham Championship history (72-hole events only) (Doug Sanders/1963/won)
  • Making his second start at the Wyndham Championship (T22/2024)
  • Entered the week No. 40 in the FedExCup standings and is currently projected No. 16 with a win
  • Has advanced to the TOUR Championship once in his first three seasons on TOUR, finishing 19th in 2022
  • Has four top-10 finishes in 20 starts this season, led by back-to back T4s at the RBC Canadian Open and U.S. Open

 Additional notes:

  • Colombia’s Nico Echavarria (2nd/-15) seeks his third PGA TOUR title and first since the 2024 Baycurrent Classic
  • Currently sitting at No. 73 in the FedExCup standings, Chris Kirk (T3/-12) needs a solo 43rd finish or better for a chance to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs; seeks his seventh PGA TOUR title and first since 2024 The Sentry
  • Defending champion Aaron Rai (T3/-12) looks to become the first player to successfully defend at the Wyndham Championship since Sam Snead in 1956; Scottie Scheffler is the only player this season to successfully defend a title from last season (the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday)
  • Mac Meissner (T3/-12) seeks first TOUR victory in 51st start, needing a win for a chance to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs; best career finish on TOUR: 4th/2024 Barracuda Championship
  • No. 1-ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking Jackson Koivun (6th/-11) looks to record his best finish on TOUR in his eighth start (best: T6/2025 ISCO Championship); with a win, would become the fourth amateur to win since the start of the 1983 season (Nick Dunlap/2024 American Express, Phil Mickelson/1991 Northern Telecom Open, Scott Verplank/1985 BMW Championship)

 

FedExCup Playoffs:

  • Following the Wyndham Championship, the top 70 players in the FedExCup standings will qualify for next week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship (the first of three events in the FedExCup Playoffs)
  • Players currently moving into the top 70:
    • Chris Kirk (T3), from No. 73 to No. 59
    • Davis Thompson (T7), from No. 78 to No. 68
    • Gary Woodland (T9), from No. 75 to No. 70
  • Players currently falling out of the top 70:
    • Erik van Rooyen (WD), from No. 64 to No. 71
    • Cam Davis (T36), from No. 67 to No. 72
    • Byeong Hun An (MC), from No. 69 to No. 74

 

Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10:

  • The Wyndham Championship also serves as the final opportunity for players to secure their spot inside the Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10, which rewards season-long performance for the top 10 players in the FedExCup standings at the conclusion of the FedExCup Regular Season
  • The Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10 will share a $40 million bonus, with the No. 1-ranked played earning $8 million
    • Two players in the field, Ben Griffin (T21/currently projected No. 6) and Keegan Bradley (MC/currently projected No. 10), entered the week inside the top 10, while two players remaining in the field can still play their way into the Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10:
      • No. 15 Robert MacIntyre (T56/-3) needs to win or finish solo 2nd
      • No. 23 Hideki Matsuyama (T21/-7) needs to win


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