Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele play practice rounds in almost each and every tournament. The stakes will be a little higher in the BMW championship the next time they are together. Cantlay has drilled a corner of. . .
WILMINGTON, Del. Patrick Cantlay was part of an All-Star hunter organization until he lost 106 yards to the Eagle and raised it to 6 under 65 on Saturday, giving it a one-shot lead and the possibility of the first straight time. Winner of the BMW championship in the FedEx Cup era.
The next step is some other excursion with a familiar face. Xander Schauffele, his closest friend on the PGA Tour, had a 66 without bogeys and hit back, along with Scott Stallings (66).
Cantlay and Schauffele play practice rounds in combination almost every week when they play in the same tournament, but never with so much at stake.
With $2. 7 million remaining for the winner, Cantlay or Schauffele can move to No. 1 in the FedEx Cup (also depends on how Masters champion Scottie Scheffler behaves) with a win and start the Tour Championship with a two-stroke lead.
Cantlay knows the price for experience. After his dynamic BMW Championship playoff win last year in Caves Valley, he had the No. 1 and a two-stroke lead at the start and ended up winning with one hit to claim the $18 million prize.
“My head is rarely very even right now,” said Cantlay, who was 12 under 201. “I think the most productive way to take care of this playoff formula is to focus only on making as productive as possible in the tournament. “go back and not worry too much about the points. So that’s what I’m going to do. “
And there’s reason. It’s far from a two-man display on the South Course of the Wilmington Country Club, which is sunny and fast on the greens.
Adam Scott, looking to break through the top 30 to the circuit championship, held on with a 69 and just two strokes behind. He started the playoffs in 77th place and came out of a tie for the fifth week just to reach the BMW.
Scheffler, the world number one, also responded to two consecutive bogeys at the end of his own with a birdie of 4 feet for a 68.
Collin Morikawa (65) and Aaron Wise (67) made seven separate players through 3 shots.
Rory McIlroy started slowly and may only take care of a 70, leaving him with five strokes. Jordan Spieth, who started the weekend with just one stroke late, missed the overall 3-foot, 2-foot putts and didn’t have much else to do. make in his circular of 74 that left him out of combat.
Cantlay and Schauffele are quick friends at the Presidents Cup in 2019 at Royal Melbourne and now take a holiday together, as well as countless educational laps. It’s another thing with a board in hand, even if the point of convenience is obvious.
“I know how he hits the ball, he knows how I hit the ball. If I empty one or he empties one, it is a type of additional information that we can use. I like to use that as an advantage, and we’re smart. “friends, so it’s kind of a quiet couple, even if we’re looking to fight,” Schauffele said.
Give this excursion to Cantlay, barely.
Schauffele was leading when Cantlay missed a 3-foot putt (he also missed one a little closer on the 17th) and after matching birdies from two putts on the 12th, Cantlay controlled an 8-foot birdie putt on the 13th and then returned a corner kick. for the eagle in the 14th.
This put him in the lead, and after the surprise of a short failure in par, he ended up with a ledge that skillfully used a protective net and rolled 8 feet for a birdie.
Delaware has never hosted a PGA Tour event, so it’s new to everyone. This explains why Cantlay, a convenient corrector, was heading to the front of the green to see the slopes and locate the most productive game. It worked on the 14th for his eagle, and on the 18th for his little bird.
Stallings also has a lot at stake on Sunday. He entered the BMW championship in 46th position in the standings and is now obviously within the chances of winning another week.
“That’s my number one resolution to start the year,” Stallings said.
This is his year on the PGA Tour and the closest he has come to the Tour Championship.
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