![]() But eight birdies in a span of 13 holes can right a lot of wrongs, and Rask came back to shoot a 68. The former University of Minnesota star got off to a horrible start (double bogey, double bogey) on Thursday on the way to a 76, and his start Friday wasn't all that great, either (bogey, par, bogey). Also at 205 are Bobby Gates and Seung-yul Noh, who lit up the scoreboard with a 64.Īmong the 10 players who are tied with Beem at 211 is Clayton Rask, the 2010 Minnesota State Open champ. He's at 205, after a 70 at the Stadium Course (all of the leaders played the Stadium Course on Friday, and will switch to the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Saturday). Matt Jones was tied for second after the second round, and he's in the same postion after the third. That gave him a one-stroke lead after 36 holes, and he increased his advantage to two on Friday with a 69 at the Stadium Course, which has played two strokes harder than the Nicklaus course so far.Ĭlaxton has made only three bogeys in 54 holes. He opened with an 8-under 64 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course and then shot a 2-under 70 at the Stadium Course that was almost as impressive, given the conditions (winds that were gusting up to 38 mph). Having spent nearly a decade on the mini-tours since graduating from Auburn, Claxton has been a star this week. 1 player in the world, is tied for 115th, after finishing bogey-double-double for a 73 at the Stadium Course on Friday.īoo Weekly, the former Ryder Cupper, is tied with Janzen for 73rd.Īs the most notable players struggle just to stay in position to make a run at the top 25 in the final three rounds, the guy who's leading is Will Claxton, with a three-round aggregate of 203. Open champ Lee Janzen is tied for 73rd, 2003 PGA champ Shaun Micheel is tied for 107th and 2001 British Open winner David Duval, the former No. ![]() His 67 at the PGA West's Stadium Course in Round 3 moved him up into a tie for 33rd at 211. (If the tournament had ended after Friday's third round, it would have taken a score of 7-under-par 209 to make it.)Īs a matter of fact, Rich Beem, who won the PGA Championship at Hazeltine National in 2002, is the only one in the top 50. ![]() Only the top 25 and ties at the end of 108 holes will get their Tour Cards, and so far, through 54 holes, none of those major winners is on the correct side of the magic number. There are four former major champions in the 173-man field at the Final Stage of 2012 PGA Tour Qualifying this week.
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