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Clark hits a tee shot on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach.
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American golfer At the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Windham Clark shot a course record 60 to take the lead after three rounds.
Clark’s historic round on California’s famous links course saw him record two eagles and nine birdies, giving him a one-stroke lead over Sweden’s Ludwig Oberg.
of us open champion On Saturday, he raced to a score of 10 under par after 11 holes, but missed several putts in the final stages and fell woefully short, missing a shot of 59 or less. It would have been the 13th round of sub-60 in PGA Tour history.
“In my mind, I would have gone on the course before and hit a great shot of 8 or 9 under,” Clark told reporters after his round. “I think that was the most impressive thing for myself, just keeping the pedal to the metal and staying mentally aggressive.
“And obviously making all those putts out of the ordinary was pretty cool as well.”
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Clark hit the lowest round of his career at Pebble Beach.
The only slight blemish in the 30-year-old’s performance was a bogey on the 12th hole, but he bounced back with three birdies in his final six holes.
After shooting 72 and 67 in the first two rounds, Clark rose to the top of the leaderboard with a total of 17 under.
The course record of 62 at the last race was shared by Tom Kite, David Duvall, Patrick Cantlay and Matthias Schwab. According to the PGA TourMeanwhile, Harley Long had set an old competitive course record of 61 at the 2017 collegiate event.
Due to inclement weather this week, the PGA Tour announced A “priority lie” will be used for the first three rounds of the tournament, allowing golfers to lift, clean and place the ball on a short grass area. However, the tour still refers to Clark’s round as a record.
Oberg fell from the top of the leaderboard, but he finished the third round with a 67 and was just one stroke behind Clark going into the final day.
France’s Mathieu Pabon, who won last week’s Farmers Insurance Open, moved up to third place by a further stroke, with American Mark Hubbard and Belgium’s Thomas Detry tied for fourth.
