Jon Rahm rolled in a birdie on the 18th hole to claim a three-shot lead after the third day at the Genesis Invitational on Saturday, while Tiger Woods produced his best round of the tournament.
The Spaniard overtook halfway point leader Max Homa by carding a bogey-free six-under-par 65 on Saturday, taking him to 15-under overall at Riviera Country Club.
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Rahm was part of a trio of players, alongside Keith Mitchell and Lee Hodges, one stroke behind Homa heading into the third round but moved into the lead buoyed by four birdies on his front nine.
Woods narrowly made the cut on Friday and backed that up with a three-under round for 67 that included an eagle on the first hole, his 10th of the round, with a brilliant approach setting up a tap-in putt.
The 47-year-old remains well back on the leaderboard at three-under overall but moved up 32 spots for the round.
A roar nobody would've been ready for this
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 18, 2023
The tap-in eagle putt moves @TigerWoods to T26 (-3) @TheGenesisInv . pic.twitter.com/PYZYNIuDva
Homa slipped from the lead with back-to-back bogeys on the 15th and 16th holes proving costly as he managed a round of two-under-par 69 to be 12-under overall.
Mitchell is one stroke behind him at 11-under, with Patrick Cantlay fourth on 10-under followed by Gary Woodland after his four-under-par 67 moved him up to nine-under overall.
There is a group of four players at seven-under overall ahead of the final day, including Denny McCarthy who shot the best round of the day with a seven-under-par 64 that included an eagle on the par-four 10th hole. He is tied with Collin Morikawa, Tom Hoge and Adam Svensson.
286 yards > 5 feet @_DennyMcCarthy scared the hole on the drivable par-4 10th @TheGenesisInv . pic.twitter.com/QIywJ4PnSR
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 18, 2023