“To be sitting here at 66, I’m obviously over the moon”, Casey said. “Even with the great ball-striking, I found it hard at the beginning, but to turn it around and have a lot of looks for birdies and make a few to come in with, it’s been great”.
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The English former Ryder Cup star filed a 66 for a three shot lead ahead of left-hander Brian Harman of the USA.
PGA champion Jimmy Walker recovered from a rough start for a 70 and was four shots behind along with Smylie Kaufman and Kevin Chappell, who had the lead until he was derailed by a double bogey on the 12th hole. It was hard to count out anyone with a forecast for 35 miles per hour wind and burst of showers from the remnants of Hermine due in New England. In the forecast is 35 miles per hour wind and bursts of showers for most of the final round.
Paul Casey looked at the leaderboard late in the third round Sunday and saw a lot more names in the mix than he realized.
The 27-year-old German player rebounded from an opening double bogey to make nine birdies in a five-under 67. He also was at 204.
Well nearly the way he wanted, and it showed that the former world number one is not too far away from recapturing his old form, after a relatively quiet year.
Alex Noren of Sweden sank a 20-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to beat Scott Hend of Australia in a playoff for the European Masters title on Sunday.
BOSTON-Ryan Moore and James Hahn fired six-under-par 65s to grab a one-shot lead after a low-scoring first round at the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on Friday. “When it gusts it gets up to three, and with the greens being as quick as they are, and some of the hole locations, you really have to concentrate on every shot out there”, said McIlroy. The wind picked up and his caddie, John McLaren, stepped him and called him off. The wind died slightly, and the fun wasn’t over.
Casey shot a second straight 66, while Walker matched Chappell’s 64. “Sustained winds right around 15 when we come in, gusting to 25”.
“The next 36 holes are going to seem like a long time for me but I feel comfortable in this situation and each time I get near the lead, I feel more comfortable”, the 30-year-old told reporters.
“I played well all day, drove it great, ironed it good”, said Harman.
Casey has been through that before. And then there were the injuries, which slowed his career. Casey said he has had no excuses the last couple of years, and he was determined to change that.
All he has left is one more round, and what figures to be a day of nasty weather.
Day is 11 shots back and tied for 33rd place with reigning Deutsche Bank champion and world No. 8 Rickie Fowler, who posted a 69, and U.S. Open champion and world No. 2 Dustin Johnson. He had three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the front nine, birdied four of the first five on the back nine and made his lone bogey on the par-3 16th.
Furyk finished the tournament 11-under par and was still four shots back of Daniel Berger, who was to tee off later Sunday.
Other notables such as Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson, Rory McIlroy, and Henrik Stenson all remain in striking distance.
Using a driver in competition for the third straight day after shelving it for months, Jutanugarn had eight birdies and two bogeys.
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The top 70 after this tournament, which is scheduled to finish Monday, advance to the third playoff event at the BMW Championship next week. Casey was at No. 59 going into the Deutsche Bank, while Harman was at No. 67.
