Patrick Cantlay, last year’s BMW Championship winner, surged to the top of the leaderboard on Saturday at Wilmington Country Club. He had the round of the day with a 6-under 65 and moved his way to the solo lead at 12-under through three rounds.
It will be a familiar pairing for Cantlay on Sunday as he and good friend Xander Schauffele will tee it up together once again. Schauffele is tied with Scott Stallings at 11-under and is one shot back of the lead. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Adam Scott are another shot further back while Collin Morikawa matched Cantlay’s 65 to get to 9-under for the week. There are 14 players within five shots of the lead and although it may be a tough task for the players that far back, the ones within three will have a chance going into the final round.
Unfortunately, my call on Cameron Young was the worst of the day as he fell back on Saturday. He did have a better third round than his buddy Will Zalatoris, who was forced to withdraw with a back injury, bringing his status for the Tour Championship into question. The top 30 for that tournament will also be decided on Sunday at Wilmington Country Club, which creates all kinds of intriguing story lines for the final day of the BMW Championship.