Reigning champion Koepka had no brilliant today in Bethpage, but a parrunda means that he keeps all others at a distance, and has a golden opportunity ahead of Sunday’s crucial. After three rounds is the 29-year-old american on the -12, and thus has seven kind of margin to the nearest challenger, the quartet Harold Varner (USA), Jazz Janewattananond (Thailand), Luke List (USA) and Dustin Johnson (USA).
– It will require something extra in order to catch up with Brooks, ” says Johnson to the media after Saturday’s game.
” But it is definitely possible on this course.
Henrik Stenson and Alex Norén passed both kvalgränsen on Friday, but has otherwise not much to rejoice over. Stenson, which, in total, was on two over par after the first two days, had problems out on the difficult track and went round in 75 strokes, five-over par. No fun reading for the swede, who mixed and provided with two birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey.
Thus raged he, in the field and is now tied for 64th place.
Not Alex Norén had a fun day. 36-year-old, who struggled with a cold, made certainly a better round than Stenson but had to settle with a four over par after two birdies, six bogeys and the rest couples.
Norén dropped to the shared 58th place at a total of six over par.