Xander Schauffele and Max Greyserman are three pictures forward of the sector heading into Sunday’s closing spherical on the Baycurrent Basic in Yokohama, Japan.
Schauffele carded a 4-under 67 in Saturday’s third spherical at Yokohama Nation Membership to catch Greyserman atop the leaderboard at 12-under 201.
Schauffele made the flip at 4-under earlier than balancing two bogeys and two birdies in moist climate on the again 9, together with a birdie on the par-4 seventeenth to share the clubhouse lead.
“That is the primary time I have been in rivalry all yr I consider, so it is good,” Schauffele stated. “Been enjoying fairly good golf. The climate’s been difficult, so happy with the combat as we speak.”
With an even-par 71, Greyserman booked a spot within the closing pairing for a second straight yr after dropping by one stroke final yr to Colombia’s Nico Echavarria.
Echavarria (69 on Saturday) is a part of the chasing group at 9-under, together with Michael Thorbjornsen (66), South Koreans Byeong Hun An (66) and Si Woo Kim (69) and South Africa’s Garrick Higgo (68).
Greyserman made three birdies to beat his double-bogey on the par-3 seventh gap and a bogey on the par-4 eleventh gap.
“I did not play very properly. I performed fantastic, simply made possibly two errors that I do not usually make. It was moist. It was not likely chilly, however the ball wasn’t going very far. The course is enjoying actually lengthy, actually, actually lengthy,” Greyserman stated. “Actually, simply glad to get these 18 holes over with the best way I form of was hitting the ball on a few of these holes.”
Greyserman is searching for his first PGA Tour title however understands that the followers will seemingly be backing Schauffele, the two-time main winner.
“Whether or not I play with Xander or, I do not know, Tiger (Woods) in his prime or every other man out right here, it is the identical golf. So, I do suppose the gang is rooting for Xander slightly greater than different individuals, I might sense that slightly bit as we speak,” Greyserman stated. “However loads of previous expertise. Remaining group on a Sunday, I’ve achieved that earlier than, achieved that most likely a pair instances. Simply go on the market and do the identical factor I do day-after-day.”
Schauffele has a familial connection to Japan and his supporters on website embody his grandparents.
“It could be particular clearly. My grandparents right here, my mother rising up right here together with her brother as properly. That is distant from now, however yeah, to suppose into the long run, it will be an unbelievable feeling,” Schauffele stated.
–Subject Degree Media