Patrick Reed and Carlos Ortiz will sleep on a two-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance after posting rounds of 70 and 66, respectively, on Saturday.
Reed got off to a blazing start on moving day, making the turn at 5-under to hold a four-stroke lead midway through his round. However, after a rules controversy on No. 10, Reed played his closing nine holes at 3-over par to drop to 10-under for the week.
Ortiz carded the lowest score of the day with a seven-birdie, one-bogey performance. He vaulted up 20 spots on the leaderboard to get into Sunday's final group.
Viktor Hovland, who led after 36 holes, shot 1-over to fall two shots off the lead.
Here's how the leaderboard stands heading into the final round:
| Place | Player | To Par | R3 Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Carlos Ortiz | -10 | 66 |
| T1 | Patrick Reed | -10 | 70 |
| T3 | Sam Burns | -8 | 70 |
| T3 | Lanto Griffin | -8 | 72 |
| T3 | Viktor Hovland | -8 | 73 |
| T3 | Jon Rahm | -8 | 72 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | -8 | 72 |
Rory McIlroy shot 70 to move within three of the leaders and share eighth ahead of the final round. Tony Finau, who was one back going into Saturday, carded 1-over to drop into a tie for 12th.
Round 4 begins at 11:10 a.m. ET on Sunday.
