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Xander Schauffele recorded the worst round of the tournament on Saturday, but maintained a one-stroke lead at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Schauffele fired a 3-under par 67 in the third round of the TPC. River Highland sits 17 under 193 towards the final round on Sunday. He opened 63-63 to hold the lead of 36 holes.
Schauffele leads Patrick Cantlay (63) by one stroke, aiming for his sixth PGA Tour title since 2019 and his first win in personal stroke play.
Sahith Theegala (64) dropped to 4th place with 14 unders, 3rd solo and 3 shotbacks, and Kevin Kisner fired 66 and 4 shotbacks. Two plays were drawn fifth and five shots were off the lead.
Schauffele submitted a gentle card after the whirlwind opened two rounds and put together four birdies against Bogey.
"Slightly late" Schauffele talked about his round. "I thought it was pretty stable for the most part .... I knew it wasn't easy to protect the leads in most cases, especially with 5 shots, it's easy to be comfortable. If so .... So I had to make a little more birdie tomorrow. "
On the contrary, Cantlay recorded a bogey-free 63. This was the low round of the day, aiming to win his eighth career tour. He had seven birdies.
"I thought I played really well today," Cantlay said. "I think it's the worst of the day. There's no real mistake. I could have made a little more putts, but overall it was a great round."
24-year-old Tea Gala said. With the 38th start, aiming for the first title on the tour, he will be the second new winner of the season. He turned the eagle, having five birdies for one bogey and scoring 196 for his career's highest 54 holes.
"I'm definitely nervous and definitely excited," said Theegala, looking ahead to the final round. "It's great that my experience is close to the top, so I know exactly what to expect, and every week I'm here to be more and more comfortable. I feel, so I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. "
Northern Ireland's first round co-leader Rory McIlroy released 72 on Saturday, tying 31st with 6 unders to 24. I dropped the spot.
– Field-level media
