Bridgeman leads Genesis by six from McIlroy

The Genesis Invitational – round three leaderboard

-19 J Bridgeman (US); -13 R McIlroy (NI); -12 A Potgieter (SA); -11 A Rai (Eng), X Schauffele (US); -10 K Kitayama (US); -9 P Greyserman (US), M Penge (Eng) -8 J Knapp (US), R Fox (Aus), T Fleetwood (Eng), A Scott (Aus)

Selected others: -6 J Speith (US), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -5 Scheffler (US), R MacIntyre; -3 S Lowry (Ire); -1 R Fowler (US)

Rory McIlroy lies six shots off the lead after Jacob Bridgeman’s stunning seven-under-par 64 cemented his place at the top of leaderboard after round three of the Genesis Invitational.

Northern Ireland’s McIlroy started the day one shot behind America’s Bridgeman but carded a two-under-par 69 to lie in second place on 13 under in Los Angeles.

Bridgeman, who also shot a 64 in round two, holed seven birdies and one eagle, on the 11th hole, in a fine display as he took control at the Riviera Country Club.

The 26-year-old, ranked 52 in the world, is enjoying a good start to the year having had two top-10 finishes in his opening four events, including last week’s eighth place at Pebble Beach.

England’s Marco Penge, who started the day tied for the lead with Bridgeman, shot a three-over-par 74 as he slipped to joint-seventh on the leaderboard.

Penge’s compatriot Aaron Rai is fourth and eight shots off the lead on 11 under after carding a 66, with South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter one shot ahead of him in third.