The wrap from Saturday at the Zurich Classic
Top quote - Jordan Spieth
"Great job with the course setup today, the tour did," Spieth told pgatour.com after his round. "I thought it was fantastic on where tees were placed, where pin positions were, and it made it very challenging from 10 feet and in, because you had greens going one way against the wind. They must have known what was going on there."
Best round - Kevin Kisner/Scott Brown (67)
Kisner and Brown made nine straight pars to begin their third round, then turned it on during the back nine. The pair made six birdies, two pars, and a bogey to shoot a 5-under 67. The score moved them into a tie for second place heading into Sunday.
Shot of the day - Patrick Reed
Reed feathered a delicate chip over a mound protecting the pin at the par-4 sixth. It landed just in the fringe and rolled into the hole for a birdie.
Top tweets - Ian Poulter
Poulter found out Saturday that he regained status through Brian Gay, who presented their case to the PGA Tour. The Englishman sent his love to Gay and his wife.
Thanks for the support with getting my card back. And please give @BrianGayPGA some love for uncovering it. #LoveBrian❤️
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) April 29, 2017
Our pleasure! No gifts necessary. Just fun razzing you and your exceptional good taste. https://t.co/9E8f7Mq2Ty
— Kimberly Gay (@kimberlygay1) April 29, 2017
Saturday's stat - Bogey-free is rare
.@Zurich_Classic leaders Blixt/Smith are bogey-free thru 54. Last to win a 72-hole event on @PGATOUR with no bogeys was Trevino here in '74.
— PGA TOUR Media (@PGATOURmedia) April 29, 2017
Sunday's storyline
Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt are going to need another great round Sunday in four-ball to claim the first Zurich Classic with the new format. One more solid round for the tandem will likely secure the victory, which means an invite to The Players Championship for Smith.
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