And U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson is right there, too.
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Du Toit carries the hopes of a nation on his young shoulders, after a two-under 70 to trail American leader Brandt Snedeker by one shot heading into the final round at Glen Abbey.
The 21-year-old amateur came to Glen Abbey Golf Club’s par-5 18th green at 6 under, three off Brandt Snedeker’s lead and facing a 40-foot putt for eagle.
With four more birdies coming in and one bogey at his penultimate hole, Johnson signed for a one-under 71 that left him tied with List on seven-under 137.
Du Toit said that he’s not putting any pressure on himself Sunday. “But it went dead centre and, you know, I was pretty fired up about it. I knew it had a chance but when it disappeared, that’s the biggest putt of my career so far”.
No Canadian has won the national championship since Pat Fletcher in 1954. Albert Murray, a Canadian also born in England, won in 1908 and 1913. Phil Mickelson was the last amateur victor on the tour in the 1991 Northern Telecom Open.
“I just did not roll it that well”, Johnson said. “Obviously I want to play well tomorrow, but it’s kind of my first go at it”.
“Jared’s been playing great, he’s been trending really well for the past six months”, said Ingram. The 21-year-old Arizona State University player struggled in the front nine with two bogeys and a birdie before rallying with three birdies and a bogey in the back. “Put myself in a position to win a golf tournament and to play the way I did today is disheartening to say the least”.
Dustin Johnson: Johnson continues to be a top-10 machine. “You’ve just got to take advantage of the downwind holes and the into-the-wind holes, just try to get looks”. “I probably could have shot a hundred out here and they would have been behind my back all day”. On Sunday, Vegas had his turn to end a five-year skid. 2-6, bogeyed the par-4 eighth and also birdied the par-5 13th.
“(I’m) a little heated right now”, Hadwin said. But other than that, I didn’t roll any putts. Wheatcroft carded an eight-under 64, the low round of the day, while Cejka sunk an 85-footer for eagle at the closing hole for his 69.
“I knew I was playing well”. I’ve had a miserable year. “I know what he’s capable of and I’ve seen what he’s done in college”. He played with du Toit at ASU, and though he’s only two shots behind, Rahm’s cheering for his former teammate. 11 and 15 but birdied No. 16 and wrapped up with an eagle on No. 18.
Top-ranked defending champion Jason Day had a 67 to tie for 14th at 7 under. He shot a 76 on Friday after opening with a 69.
Today, Day made sure his ball stopped on the fairway and short of the hazard.
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– Mike Weir, only a season removed from winning the Masters, took a two-stroke lead over Vijay Singh into the back nine on Sunday in 2004 only to stumble and eventually lose on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
