Australian golfer Jason Day’s current return to type has positioned him inside hanging distance of victory within the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open.
The world’s former world No.1 is equal sixth place, 4 strokes behind Scottie Scheffler, who shot a three-under 68 in entrance of some 200,000 followers at TPC Scottsdale on Saturday to get to 13 below, two strokes forward of world No.three Jon Rahm and Nick Taylor.
Spanish star Rahm additionally had a 68, holing a curling 40-footer for birdie on the stadium’s 16th gap for his third birdie in 4 holes. American Taylor shot 67.
“To be within the last group with a two-shot lead, I imagine, is certainly a place I wish to be in. I am wanting ahead to tomorrow,” Day mentioned, happening to clarify that he has been working to right his swing.
“I really feel like some weeks the physique is reacting completely to what I am making an attempt to do with reference to altering sure patterns within the golf swing,” Day mentioned.
“It has been actually troublesome to vary the swing and compete out right here.”
Battle for world #1
Scheffler would take the No.1 spot from Rory McIlroy – tied for 28th at three below after a 70 – with a victory, so long as McIlroy finishes worse than solo third.
Scheffler additionally may get to No.1 by ending solo second if McIlroy is 36th or worse and Rahm would not win.
“One thing I talked about originally of the week was I felt like I have been on the skin wanting in on Sundays,” Scheffler mentioned.
“To be within the last group with a two-shot lead, I imagine, is certainly a place I wish to be in. I am wanting ahead to tomorrow.”
Rahm would go to No.1 with a victory if McIlroy finishes worse than a three-way tie for second, or by ending solo second if McIlroy finishes worse than solo 47th and Scheffler would not win.
“Hopefully, tomorrow I can get off a greater begin, play a very good entrance 9 and go into that again 9 with a stable likelihood of getting it completed,” Rahm mentioned.
Jordan Spieth and Adam Hadwin had been at 10 below whereas Day was tied at 9 below with Rickie Fowler, the 2019 winner, who had a 67, Tyrrell Hatton (67), Sungjae Im (67), and Xander Schauffele (70).
Speith had the most effective rating within the delayed second spherical, ending off a 63 within the morning. He added a 69 within the third spherical, highlighted by a 77-yard bunker shot to a few toes to arrange a birdie on the par-4 17th.
Final yr, Scheffler beat Patrick Cantlay right here in a playoff for his first PGA Tour title. Scheffler added victories within the Arnold Palmer Invitational, WGC-Match Play and Masters and was the PGA Tour’s participant of the yr.
The 26-year-old Texan adopted a bogey on the par-5 13th – his first bogey since his fourth gap Thursday – with a birdie on the par-4 14th, hitting a 210-yard shot to Four toes. He additionally birdied the 17th.
– with AAP
