Doyle remains up front in Ruitoque

FLORIDABLANCA, SANTANDER, Colombia — With a third round of 4-under par. 66 American Brendon Doyle I provided leadership over A Colombian classic presented the Rocha brothers, the ninth event of the 2022-23 season PGA TOUR Latin America.

After 54 holes, the 27-year-old has a 16-under par 194 and is one shot behind Canadian Stuart Macdonaldwho also finished Saturday with a 66-punch card.

American Davis Shore He posted his best score of the week, a 63, which catapulted him into a tie for third place. His compatriot Walker Lee (65) and Argentine Andrés Gallegos (65).

The top 10 is closed by a group of six players, each with a total score of 12 under 198. They are Americans Chandler Blanchet (64), Austin Hitt (67) and Roland Massimino (65), Canadian Myles Creighton (64), Argentine Jaime López Rivarola (64) and Mexican Luis Gerardo Garza (67).

The second leader in the first 36 holes of the game, the Colombian Juan Pablo Luna was unable to maintain his position and with a round of 72 shots fell to tied for 15th place. In the last round, the golfer arrives with a total of 10th – according to st Below are the results of four Colombians who past Colombia Classic cut.

The third round was interrupted due to electrical activity around 12:20 p.m. Players had to wait two hours to resume their rounds. Despite this suspension, the day ended without a problem and everything was ready for Sunday at Ruitoque Golf Country Club.

“I hit very well in the key moments of the round. In the first part I took advantage of the opportunity to make birdies on the par-5, and on the return I also gave myself good chances. Even though I made bogey, it didn’t affect me at all. I’m very happy with my game this week.” said Doyle, who turned pro in 2018.

In his presentation on Saturday, Doyle took advantage of it two par-5s of 7 and 9 to sign his first birdies of the day. He registered one bogey on 14 in the round, but could easily counter birdies on 11, 14 and 18, the latter key to his lead.

“On the second shot on the 18th, I couldn’t see well because it was already dark, but I’m happy with the birdie. Tomorrow I’ll try to play shot for shot and hopefully everything will go well for me,” said Doyle, who is playing his 29th tournament this week in PGA TOUR Latin America.

Doyle had an up and down season; he missed the cut in his first four tournaments, but ended that losing streak with a tie for 41st at the Roberto de Vicenzo 100 Years Memorial. The best result so far for the American is a tie for 17th in the Diners Club Peru Open.

The final round will begin at 7:10 a.m., and all players will start in the first leg. The last group will come out to play tour at 11 a.m. local time.