GREENSBORO, N.C. — Beau Hossler dealt with a half-dozen robust par putts and two rain delays Saturday for a 4-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Michael Brennan going into the ultimate spherical of the Wyndham Championship with postseason berths at stake.
Hossler is No. 122 within the FedExCup, understanding his solely mathematical likelihood to be among the many prime 70 to advance to playoffs is to win for the primary time on the PGA Tour.
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Brennan, who went from the PGA Tour Americas to a PGA Tour card by successful the Financial institution of Utah Championship final fall, made a birdie putt from 15 ft on the final gap for a 63.
They had been at 16-under 194, one shot forward of Scottish Open winner Tom Kim (63), and two photographs away from 44-year-old Alex Noren and Alex Smalley, who every shot 65.
Such is the character of the ultimate regular-season event — and the stakes — that 9 of the highest 10 gamers on the leaderboard shot 66 or decrease on Saturday.
Hossler was main till a 30-minute delay due to storms, and returned to three-putt from 30 ft for bogey on the par-3 sixteenth gap, ending his streak of 31 holes and not using a bogey. He hit his tee shot into the tough on the seventeenth after which got here one other delay of 1 hour, 20 minutes.
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The tough was even thicker and damper when he returned, and the greens had been difficult as ever. Hossler save par with three putts from 10 ft or lengthy, and three others within the 5-foot vary that appears even longer with the grain within the greens.
“That could be the toughest two-putt on the PGA Tour proper there,” Hossler stated of the 18th inexperienced. “Was actually glad to get that down in two and provides myself an opportunity for tomorrow. However very chaotic day, and simply glad to make it by means of.”
Wyndham Championship 2026 – Spherical Three
Playoff bubble tracker: The place Nos. 65-80 in FedExCup factors stand on the Wyndham
The Wyndham Championship has seen some low scores, however the primary attraction this week is which gamers will end inside the highest 70 of the FedExCup standings.
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Jordan Smith of England, at No. 68 within the FedExCup, helped his trigger in some ways when he made a hole-in-one on the par-3 sixteenth gap with a 9-iron. That additionally got here with one million reward factors from event sponsor Wyndham.
Davis Thompson had sufficient drama to final every week. He’s at No. 81 — a 12 months in the past he completed 71st after the Wyndham Championship and missed the postseason by 5 factors — and holed out with an 8-iron from 186 yards for an albatross on the par-5 fifth gap.
“Making an albatross normally helps get issues going,” Thompson stated.
The opposite par 5 at Sedgefield did not work out as nicely. Thompson seen a crack in his driver on the thirteenth gap, and he had a spare driver head in his locker. However earlier than it might be introduced out to him, he reached the par-5 15h and needed to hit 3-wood. He his 3-iron (as an alternative of a mid-iron) into the bunker and needed to accept par.
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Even so, his 65 put him in an awesome spot to carry his personal and advance to the postseason.
“It is my fourth 12 months on tour and two of the three years I have been proper on the bubble, so I’ve acquired expertise with it,” Thompson stated.
He additionally was shut sufficient to the lead — three photographs — to consider successful.
Hossler has no alternative however to win if he desires to get into the profitable postseason, that begins with a pair of $20 million tournaments. Brennan, at No. 105, might end in a three-way tie for second and nonetheless have a mathematical likelihood on the prime 70.
Brennan was extra sincere than most in regards to the last spherical.
Wyndham Championship 2026 – Spherical Three
Wyndham Championship 2026: Last-round tee instances, pairings, and how you can watch
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A pair of Shifting Day 63s helped launch Michael Brennan and Tom Kim into competition for the Wyndham Championship. Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley and Alex Noren additionally look to problem. This is how you can watch the ultimate spherical Sunday.
“I do know the place I must be. I do know what I have to do. I do know I’ll be excited about it,” he stated. “Simply get myself to comeback to the golf I am enjoying.”
Keegan Bradley acquired a reprieve by making the reduce on the quantity, however he might solely muster a 69 and desires a low spherical Sunday to maneuver from his spot at No. 72. Andrew Putnam and Austin Smotherman additionally want one thing particular.
Ben James, the No. 1 participant within the PGA Tour College rating who made his professional debut in June, has to win and he began one shot out of the lead and within the last group with Hossler. However he had 4 bogeys in a five-hole stretch on the again 9 and, very similar to his Saturday within the Canadian Open, went the incorrect route in a rush. He shot 72 and was seven photographs behind.
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Brooks Koepka, in the meantime, will see his season getting back from LIV Golf finish before he would have hoped. Koepka shot a 74 on Saturday and was 11 photographs behind the place he wanted to be to have any likelihood of advancing.
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Wyndham Championship – Last Rd
Watch the ultimate spherical of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Nation Membership in Greensboro, N.C.
