AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am – round three leaderboard
– 19 A Bhatia (US); -17 C Morikawa (US), J Knapp (US), S Straka (Aut); -16 J Bridgeman (US); -15 H Matsuyama (Jap); – 14 T Fleetwood (Eng), MW Lee (Aus), S Burns (US), M McNealy
Selected others: -13 X Schauffele (US), J Speith (US); -9 R McIlroy (NI), Justin Rose (Eng)
Akshay Bhatia holds a two-shot lead after the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as fellow American Collin Morikawa’s round of 62 moved him into contention for his first victory in almost two and a half years.
Bhatia had been tied for top spot on 15 under with Ryo Hisatsune going into the day’s play, but six birdies in his first seven holes helped him on his way to a lead that was as many as five shots at one point.
Battling blustery conditions in California, a bogey at 17 saw his advantage cut to two.
Gusts then slowed play down considerably on the final green and a missed putt for birdie saw Bhatia card 68 to stand at 19 under.
Morikawa’s round, 10-under-par, saw him climb the leaderboard into second at 17 under.
An eagle at the last hole – having managed the same at the first – moved another American, Jake Knapp, into joint-second with his round totalling 66.
Austrian Sepp Straka made it a three-way tie with a 67.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy, six back at the start of the day, fell further out of the running as an even par 72 left him trailing by 10.
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