Wells Fargo Championship: Wyndham Clark qualified for his first PGA Tour victory on Saturday by shooting an eight-under 63 in the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.
The 29-year-old Clark, a native of Colorado, is 16 under for the competition and holds a two-shot advantage going into the final round.
Rory McIlroy is unquestionably out of contention at a course where he has won three times, sitting a full 15 shots back after finishing level for the day in a frustrating round, shooting 64 while playing alongside Clark to finish the third round at 14 under par.
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Tyrrell Hatton of England and Adam Scott, who shared the second-round lead, are five strokes behind Clark in a tie for third place at 11 under. Six strokes behind the lead, Tommy Fleetwood, Harris English, and Sungjae Im are tied for fifth place.
Max Homa, the reigning winner, shot 68 and has eight under for the competition. The tournament’s 72-hole score record of 21-under 267 set by Rory McIlroy in 2015 is within Clark’s grasp. Quail Hollow is currently par 71, compared to before it had a par of 72.
On Saturday, the lead was shared by 11 players at one point.
On the front nine, Clark had a 31 and had birdies of 13, 14, and 15. Before his approach shot on hole 18 went two inches off the green, he made his first 17 greens. On Saturday, he needed the fewest putts of anyone in the field—just 28.
However, Schauffele forbade Clark from withdrawing.
In order to set up an eagle on hole 15, he hit his 260-yard approach shot to inside 27 feet. He then added a birdie on hole 16 to reduce Clark’s advantage to two.
Although he has never won, Clark’s climb to the top of the list is not entirely unexpected given his recent performance. He has made the cut every single time since the Shriner’s Open in October of last year, placing in the top six in three of his past five competitions.
Brendon Todd, a fellow American, shot a 65 on Saturday to move up to nine under, making him one of the major players.
The third-ranked golfer in the world, who shot an erratic 71 on Saturday to drop to one under for the competition, effectively ended his chances of winning a fourth Quail Hollow championship. Prior to this, McIlroy won the competition in 2010, 2015, and 2021.
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