Clark and Hossler hold lead at Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Ben Somerford
April 23, 2023 00:04 MYT
April 23, 2023 00:04 MYT
Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler retained their lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a third-round 62 in Saturday's four-ball.
The duo carded a 10-under 62 to be 26-under overall heading into the final day, leading by one stroke from Keith Mitchell and Sung-jae Im at TPC Louisiana.
The three teams are tied for third at 23-under overall, in Vincent Norrman and Matthias Schwab, Matthew NeSmith and Taylor Moore, and Nick Hardy and Davis Riley.
Clark and Hossler produced a bogey-free round with 10 birdies, including three in a row to start the back nine.
Clark birdied the 18th to ensure their solo lead from Mitchell and Im, who also went without a bogey for the round with the South Korean providing six front-nine birdies.
Team Clark/Hossler showing why they are the solo leaders @Zurich_Classic pic.twitter.com/9EzAhNHNvw — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 22, 2023
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Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick also managed a third-round 62 to be 21-under overall, tied for seventh alongside two other teams.
Reigning champions Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay could only manage a six-under 66 on Saturday to slip down the leaderboard at 20-under overall.
Charley Hoffman, playing alongside Nick Watney, provided a highlight with a hole-in-one on the par-three ninth hole. The duo are back at 17-under overall.
The stroke play tournament concludes with the alternate shot format on Sunday.
ACE ALERT !! Hoffman_Charley couldn't contain his excitement after carding a 1 @Zurich_Classic . pic.twitter.com/ilbgAYom9z — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 22, 2023
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