Quick hits from Saturday's Dean & DeLuca Invitational
Top quote - Jon Rahm
"I believe if I'm going to hit it in the trees, I might as well be close to the green," Rahm told pgatour.com on why he's been hitting a lot of drivers this week at the tight Colonial Country Club.
Best round - Emiliano Grillo
The Argentinian had a clean scorecard Saturday at Colonial, mixing in five birdies for a 65, vaulting him into a tie for eighth place.
Stat | Round 3 |
---|---|
Fairways hit | 8/14 |
Greens hit | 13/18 |
Putts per GIR | 1.692 |
Total strokes gained | 6 |
Shot of the day - Sergio Garcia
Garcia dropped this 148-yard approach shot at the par-4 10th to within a foot, leading to a tap-in birdie.
(Video courtesy: pgatour.com)
Biggest disappointment - Scott Piercy
Piercy was going along nicely in his third round, making two birdies on the front nine, but hit the eject button at the par-3 13th. The 38-year-old splashed his tee shot at 13, leading to a double-bogey five, and would add two bogeys on the card to post a 2-over-par 72.
Stat - Colonial showed its teeth
Sunday's storyline
Webb Simpson (-9) carries a two-shot lead into Sunday in hopes of grabbing his first PGA Tour win since 2013. Simpson will need to hold off Rahm (-5), Jordan Spieth (-4), among others within five of the lead.
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