GUNN BIRDIES NINE HOLES TO BE JOINT SECOND ON DAY 3 OF THE WEB.COM TOUR Q TOURNAMENT
Nine birdies in a third round of eight-under-par 64 - the best of Saturday's play hoisted Dornoch exile pro Jimmy Gunn into the early clubhouse lead on the third day of the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament at La Quinta, California.
By the end of Saturday, Gunn had been overtaken by Steve Saunders who is the halfway leader in this six-round maratho with a tally of 199 (67-65-67). Gunn (68-70-64) is sharing second place with Scott Pnckney (68-67-67), three shotss off the pace on 202.
Gunn, pictured, birdied the second, fifth, sixth and eighth in four-under-par 32 to the turn.
He moved to five under for the day with birdies at the 11th and 12th before dropping his only shot so far, at the 13th.
Gunn picked up the momentum again with birdies seven, eight and nine at the 14th, 16th and 17th to be 14 under par for the tournament after opening rounds of 68 and 70.
He parred the last hole for a 64 and a 54-hole tally of 14-under-par 202.
FROM THE WEB.COM TOUR WEBSITE
HALFWAY LEAD: Steve Saunders made eight birdies and three bogeys Saturday to shoot 5-under 67 and take the halfway lead at Q-School. He’s at 17-under 199 (67-65-67) and three shots ahead of Jimmy Gunn and Scott Pinckney. Saunders birdied his final four holes at PGA West’s TPC Stadium Course.
Saunders, 26, was a 2009 All-American at New Mexico. He comes from a golf family. His younger brother, Sam, also played college golf at New Mexico, as did two of his uncles. His father, Dave, played golf at New Mexico State. Dave Saunders owns the Albuquerque-based Golf Mart.
“I was basically going to learn how to play whether I wanted to or not, as long as I was physically capable of doing. I happened to love it, and took it and ran with it,” said Saunders, who missed the cut in all four PGA TOUR Canada starts he made in 2013.
TOP GUNN: Scotland’s Jimmy Gunn caddied at famed Royal Dornoch and worked part-time in carpentry to finance a full-time amateur golf career until turning pro six years ago at 27.
He moved to the United States that year to develop his game, and is making his second Q-School appearance. An 8-under 64 Saturday at the TPC Stadium Course has him in contention; it was the low round of the day at the Stadium Course by two shots. He’s at 14-under 202 (68-70-64), three shots back of leader Saunders.
“I hit pretty much every fairway and had a lot of great looks,” Gunn, 33, said. “I don’t think I hit it outside 20 feet all day.”
BIG MOVE: Daniel Berger, who turned pro this year after his sophomore season at Florida State, made the move of the day with a 9-under 63 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course. He jumped 94 spots on the leaderboard to T-24 after making seven birdies and an eagle. He shot 7-under 29 on his second nine, playing his final eight holes in seven under to shoot the low round of the day.
Berger was an All-American at Florida State in 2013 and finished runner-up to Homa at the NCAA Championship.
He shot 75 the previous day at the TPC Stadium Course after making two double-bogeys. He’s at 7-under 209 (71-75-63).
DIVOTS: Chris Epperson held a four-shot lead after the first two rounds. He shot 76 Saturday to drop to seventh place, five shots off the lead. He’s at 12-under 204 (65-63-76). He was bogey-free for the first 36 holes, but had five bogeys, a double-bogey and three birdies Saturday.
Justin Thomas, who beat out Jordan Spieth to win college golf’s player-of-the-year award in 2012, shot 78 Saturday to drop to 122nd place at 2-over 218 (67-73-78).
Thomas made quadruple-bogey 8 at the par-4 18th at TPC Stadium after hitting two tee shots into the water left of the fairway. Thomas turned pro after representing the United States at this year’s Walker Cup.
LEADING HALFWAY TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
199 Steve Saunders (US) 67 65 67
202 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland) 68 70 64, Scott Pinckney (US) 68 67 67
203 Michael Kim (US) 68 69 66, Max Homa (US) 72 64 67, Nathan Tyler (US) 66 66 71.
SELECTED SCORE
214 David Skinns (England) 72 71 71 (T73)
TO VIEW THE THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
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By the end of Saturday, Gunn had been overtaken by Steve Saunders who is the halfway leader in this six-round maratho with a tally of 199 (67-65-67). Gunn (68-70-64) is sharing second place with Scott Pnckney (68-67-67), three shotss off the pace on 202.
Gunn, pictured, birdied the second, fifth, sixth and eighth in four-under-par 32 to the turn.
He moved to five under for the day with birdies at the 11th and 12th before dropping his only shot so far, at the 13th.
Gunn picked up the momentum again with birdies seven, eight and nine at the 14th, 16th and 17th to be 14 under par for the tournament after opening rounds of 68 and 70.
He parred the last hole for a 64 and a 54-hole tally of 14-under-par 202.
FROM THE WEB.COM TOUR WEBSITE
HALFWAY LEAD: Steve Saunders made eight birdies and three bogeys Saturday to shoot 5-under 67 and take the halfway lead at Q-School. He’s at 17-under 199 (67-65-67) and three shots ahead of Jimmy Gunn and Scott Pinckney. Saunders birdied his final four holes at PGA West’s TPC Stadium Course.
Saunders, 26, was a 2009 All-American at New Mexico. He comes from a golf family. His younger brother, Sam, also played college golf at New Mexico, as did two of his uncles. His father, Dave, played golf at New Mexico State. Dave Saunders owns the Albuquerque-based Golf Mart.
“I was basically going to learn how to play whether I wanted to or not, as long as I was physically capable of doing. I happened to love it, and took it and ran with it,” said Saunders, who missed the cut in all four PGA TOUR Canada starts he made in 2013.
TOP GUNN: Scotland’s Jimmy Gunn caddied at famed Royal Dornoch and worked part-time in carpentry to finance a full-time amateur golf career until turning pro six years ago at 27.
He moved to the United States that year to develop his game, and is making his second Q-School appearance. An 8-under 64 Saturday at the TPC Stadium Course has him in contention; it was the low round of the day at the Stadium Course by two shots. He’s at 14-under 202 (68-70-64), three shots back of leader Saunders.
“I hit pretty much every fairway and had a lot of great looks,” Gunn, 33, said. “I don’t think I hit it outside 20 feet all day.”
BIG MOVE: Daniel Berger, who turned pro this year after his sophomore season at Florida State, made the move of the day with a 9-under 63 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course. He jumped 94 spots on the leaderboard to T-24 after making seven birdies and an eagle. He shot 7-under 29 on his second nine, playing his final eight holes in seven under to shoot the low round of the day.
Berger was an All-American at Florida State in 2013 and finished runner-up to Homa at the NCAA Championship.
He shot 75 the previous day at the TPC Stadium Course after making two double-bogeys. He’s at 7-under 209 (71-75-63).
DIVOTS: Chris Epperson held a four-shot lead after the first two rounds. He shot 76 Saturday to drop to seventh place, five shots off the lead. He’s at 12-under 204 (65-63-76). He was bogey-free for the first 36 holes, but had five bogeys, a double-bogey and three birdies Saturday.
Justin Thomas, who beat out Jordan Spieth to win college golf’s player-of-the-year award in 2012, shot 78 Saturday to drop to 122nd place at 2-over 218 (67-73-78).
Thomas made quadruple-bogey 8 at the par-4 18th at TPC Stadium after hitting two tee shots into the water left of the fairway. Thomas turned pro after representing the United States at this year’s Walker Cup.
LEADING HALFWAY TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
199 Steve Saunders (US) 67 65 67
202 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland) 68 70 64, Scott Pinckney (US) 68 67 67
203 Michael Kim (US) 68 69 66, Max Homa (US) 72 64 67, Nathan Tyler (US) 66 66 71.
SELECTED SCORE
214 David Skinns (England) 72 71 71 (T73)
TO VIEW THE THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
CLICK HERE
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