Simpson part of 4-way tie atop RBC Heritage leaderboard after Round 3

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - JUNE 20: Webb Simpson of the United States reacts to his second shot on the 15th hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage on June 20, 2020 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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Webb Simpson shares a one-shot lead at 15-under par with Tyrrell Hatton, Ryan Palmer, and Abraham Ancer going into the final round of the RBC Heritage.

Simpson was a co-leader with Bryson DeChambeau after Round 2, but he didn't produce a low enough score to separate from the pack. Simpson shot 68, which was the third-round scoring average at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Speaking of low scores: There are 35 players at 10-under or better going into Sunday. Comparatively, only Dustin Johnson recorded a double-digit under par score after three rounds last year.

Additionally, the field was a combined 223-under on Saturday, the best of any round in RBC Heritage history. The previous mark was 178-under.

As for DeChambeau, he carded a 1-under 70, dropping into a tie for 16th.

Hatton held the clubhouse lead for the majority of Saturday. He posted one of the day's eight rounds of 63 to give himself a chance at winning consecutive PGA Tour starts. The Englishman won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March.

Daniel Berger could also go back-to-back after finishing with a third-round 63 of his own on Saturday and winning the Charles Schwab Challenge last week.

Here's the top of the leaderboard going into Sunday:

Place Player To Par R3 Score
T1 Tyrrell Hatton -15 63
T1 Abraham Ancer -15 65
T1 Ryan Palmer -15 66
T1 Webb Simpson -15 68
T5 Carlos Ortiz -14 63
T5 Daniel Berger -14 63
T5 Joel Dahmen -14 63

Joaquin Niemann was the first player to post a 63 on Saturday. He's looking to become only the fourth player over the last 30 years to notch a multi-win PGA Tour season before turning 22.

Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson are at 12-under and will need to erase a three-shot deficit to win on Sunday. They are two of the 21 players within three shots of the lead.

Here's the broadcast schedule for the final round:

Date Channel Time (ET)
Sun. June 21 Golf Channel
CBS
1-3 p.m.
3-6 p.m.
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