Saturday on the John Deere Traditional noticed so many birdies at TPC Deere Run. The 54-hole chief, Davis Thompson, made 9 en path to his 9-under 62. He leads the sphere by two pictures at 21-under.
The previous Georgia Bulldog was not the one PGA Tour participant to benefit from Shifting Day.
Thirty-four gamers shot 68 or higher, which helped a lot of them skyrocket up the leaderboard. Nonetheless, who took the Shifting Day essentially the most significantly?
These 5 gamers stored themselves in competition or helped themselves get into competition after a stable third spherical.
5. Jason Day
The Aussie who began his profession on the John Deere Traditional, Jason Day, pushed himself up the leaderboard by 17 spots.
He carded a 5-under 66 on Saturday to take a seat at 11-under. Day is 10 pictures behind Thompson, however it’s all about place for him. If he can stick with it, he’ll solely enhance his FedEx Cup playoff standing.
4. Seamus Energy
Seamus Energy moved up 11 spots after his third-round 5-under 66, which received him to 13-under. He sits tied for twenty first and is eight spots again. Nonetheless, within the FedEx Cup standings, Energy ranks within the 60s, so end on Sunday may assist him hold his season going.
3. Michael Thorbjornsen
The PGA Tour rookie, Michael Thorbjornsen, missed the lower final week in Detroit however is tied for sixth on the John Deere Traditional.
He carded a 5-under 66 to maneuver up 4 spots as he sits at 16-under. 5 pictures are completely doable, however he must keep aggressive.
2. Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth shocked everybody Saturday morning as he got here out red-hot on Shifting Day. He jumped up 35 spots to take a seat tied for twelfth and at 14-under. Spieth signed for an 8-under 63, which marked his lowest rating of the yr.
As a two-time John Deere Traditional winner, he is aware of what it would tackle Sunday. At seven pictures off the lead, he could also be out of attain to earn his third title, however a prime 10 could be large for his confidence heading into the final stretch of the season.
1. Eric Cole
Eric Cole recorded a 7-under 64 on Saturday to maneuver up two spots. He and Aaron Rai sit at 19-under whole and two pictures behind Thompson. Cole took full benefit of Shifting Day by avoiding too many expensive errors.
He made two birdies on the entrance 9 however received scorching on the again. Cole birdied 10 and 11 earlier than including his fifth on the par-4 14th. His lone mistake got here at 15 when he made a bogey, however Cole put himself again into competition with a birdie-eagle-par end.
Cole’s eagle on the seventeenth was large for him. It allowed him to shut out the day with a bang and received him into the ultimate group.
These guys wanted robust performances on Shifting Day, and so they delivered.
The PGA Tour introduced that the sphere will play off break up tees for Sunday’s spherical since there’s a probability of scattered thunderstorms all through the day.
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