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Nicholasville (United States) (AFP) – German Matti Schmid holed out from simply inside 20 toes on the 18th gap Sunday to seize a two-stroke lead after the storm-hit third spherical of the US PGA Barbasol Championship.
Schmid, final 12 months’s European Tour Rookie of the 12 months and low beginner on the British Open, fired a six-under par 66 to face on 22-under 194 after 54 holes at Keene Hint.
That was sufficient to remain forward of compatriot Hurly Lengthy, who leaped into second with a 63 for 196.
People Kevin Streelman and Trey Mullinax have been on 197 with countryman Sean O’Hair and Canada’s Adam Svensson sharing fifth on 198.
A storm halted play for greater than three hours on Friday and greater than two inches of rain fell Saturday, leaving the course unplayable till extra water may very well be cleared away.
Schmid managed to complete solely three holes earlier than darkness fell, with American Max McGreevy taking a one-stroke lead, however when play resumed Sunday morning, McGreevy staggered to a 74 whereas Schmid charged.
A former faculty star on the close by College of Louisville, Schmid reeled off 5 consecutive birdies beginning on the par-4 seventh gap, his longest birdie putt within the run a 13-footer to start out the streak.
Schmid birdied the par-5 fifteenth after driving the inexperienced in two however made a three-putt bogey on the par-4 seventeenth to stumble again earlier than his heroics on the 18th.
The German’s tee shot on the final went means left past a cart path, however after a free drop, he blasted a second shot into greenside tough after which holed out for a shocking birdie to stretch a lead that minutes earlier regarded prefer it would possibly vanish.
The occasion is co-sanctioned by the US PGA and DP World excursions for the primary time as is that this week’s Scottish Open, the place many of the world’s prime golfers performed forward of subsequent week’s British Open at St. Andrews.
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