NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Pierceson Coody topped the ISCO Championship leaderboard for the third straight day, overcoming a sluggish begin Saturday for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke benefit.
After taking part in the entrance 9 in even par with three birdies and three bogeys, Coody eagled the par-5 eleventh — hitting a 225-yard shot to six toes — and added birdies on the par-5 fifteenth and par-4 seventeenth.
“The entrance 9, just some issues didn’t go my means,” mentioned Coody, the 24-year-old grandson of 1971 Masters champion Charles Coody. “Didn’t fairly hit it the way in which I needed to, left myself in some robust spots.
“However each gap looks like out right here you’ll be able to have an opportunity at birdie with one good shot, so I simply tried to stay with that mindset and fortuitously some good bounces and a few good putts on the again 9 bought me again in it.”
He had a 20-under 196 whole on Keene Hint’s Champions Course within the event co-sanctioned by PGA and European excursions. Harry Corridor of England and Rico Hoey of the Philippines have been tied for second
Coody opened with rounds of 61 and 67 in pursuit of his first victory in his twenty seventh begin on the PGA Tour.
“Each shot counts and I actually need to be the front-runner, ”Coody mentioned. “I actually understand how necessary each shot is. My complete purpose is simply to get myself again within the event, set myself as much as go shoot a 7-, 8-under spherical and shut issues out one of the best I can.”
Corridor and Hoey are also winless on the PGA Tour. Corridor shot a bogey-free 64.
“The greens firmed up a lot at present in comparison with the beginning of the week that it may not be a shootout tomorrow,” Corridor mentioned.
Hoey bogeyed the par-4 18th for a 67. He had performed 53 holes with no bogey.
“I’m very excited,” Hoey mentioned. “I do know I’m going to be very nervous. It’s a brand new scenario that I’ve by no means been in.”
Sam Bairstow (62), Neal Shipley (66) and Johannes Veerman (67) have been two strokes again at 18 beneath, with Lanto Griffin (67) and Chez Reavie (69) at 17 beneath.
Shipley was the low newbie on the Masters and U.S. Open. He’s making his third PGA Tour begin as an expert.
Luke Clanton was tied for thirty fourth at 12 beneath after a 69. Final week, the Florida State sophomore tied for second within the John Deere Traditional to develop into the primary newbie since 1958 to complete within the prime 10 in consecutive PGA Tour-sanctioned begins.
