LEADER CARLOS ORTIZ SEEKING THIRD WEB.COM TOUR WIN
JIMMY GUNN T17 GOING INTO LAST
ROUND OF SOUTH GEORGIA CLASSIC
FROM THE WEB.COM TOUR WEBSITE
VALDOSTA, Georgia: If Mexican Carlos Ortiz wins the South Georgia Classic on Sunday, he will earn promotion to the US PGA Tour.
Ortiz shot an even-par 72 and maintained his grip on the lead after 54 holes of the weather-delayed tournament.
Ortiz stumbled late with a three-putt bogey in near darkness on the final hole and finished with a 12-under 204 total, one shot better than newcomer Adam Webb (65), Californian Max Webb (70) and Monday qualifier Rob Oppenheim (70).
Third-Round Notes:
• Saturday weather: Clouds in the morning. Play suspended from 11:00 a.m. to noon due to threatening conditions in the area. Sunny in the afternoon. Wind NNW 8-16 mph. High of 80.
• The final round was completed at 8:26 p.m. • Lift, clean and place conditions were in effect for the third round, as they were for the first two rounds.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 216 (3x72) Players from USA unless stated
204 Carlos Ortix (Mexico) 67 65 72
205 Adam Webb 70 70 65, Max Homa 67 68 70, Rob Oppenheim 69 66 70
206 Blayne Barber 68 72 66
207 Ryan Armour 74 66 67
208 Greg Owen (England) 72 69 67, Jason Allmer 72 69 67, Alex Prugh 70 68 70
SELECTED SCORE
211 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland) 70 68 73 (T17)
ROUND OF SOUTH GEORGIA CLASSIC
FROM THE WEB.COM TOUR WEBSITE
VALDOSTA, Georgia: If Mexican Carlos Ortiz wins the South Georgia Classic on Sunday, he will earn promotion to the US PGA Tour.
Ortiz shot an even-par 72 and maintained his grip on the lead after 54 holes of the weather-delayed tournament.
Ortiz stumbled late with a three-putt bogey in near darkness on the final hole and finished with a 12-under 204 total, one shot better than newcomer Adam Webb (65), Californian Max Webb (70) and Monday qualifier Rob Oppenheim (70).
Blayne Barber, who grew up about an hour away in Lake City, Florida,
blitzed through the back nine of the Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in
6-under and finished with a 66 that put him in solo fifth, two off the
pace.
Ryan Amour (67) is alone in sixth place, three back of Ortiz, who held a three-shot lead when the weather-plagued second round finally came to a close shortly before noon Saturday.
“Today was a good day. I struggled on the back nine but I’m still there and that’s what matters,” said Ortiz, who is seeking his third win of the season.
“I’m in position for tomorrow. I’m still there and that’s what I wanted, to be in contention on the last day.”
The final group of Ortiz, Homa and Oppenheim were scurrying on the inward nine to finish their round before they ran out of daylight.
“The pace picked up on the back nine and they started timing us on 15,” added Ortiz, who had a double bogey and two bogeys on the back.
“Things got really quick and I struggled with that. It may have cost me two shots but I’m right there so it doesn’t matter.”
Ortiz started the round leading by three and was still up by that margin when he yanked his tee shot left on the 10th hole and the ball bounced off the cart path and into a hazard. His double-bogey six was his first over-par hole of the tournament and it gave new hope to a bundle of challengers, including his two playing partners.
Homa recovered from a double bogey at No. 12 that dropped him four off the pace but the former Cal All-America bounced back with a couple of birdies to close within one.
“That’s something I’ve been working on. I’m usually not great with the positivity,” he admitted. “My caddie told me to keep head up and not freak out about it. Honestly that was the most important thing. Regardless of how many birdies, I came back after that and my head was back in it. One bad hole isn’t going to ruin a tournament.”
The surprise of the day and the tournament is 26-year-old Adam Webb of Virginia who is making his first career start on Tour courtesy of a sponsor exemption. Webb, who has been on the e-golf Tour, posted a bogey-free 65 that vaulted him into contention.
“I’ve been playing well all year but my scores don’t necessarily show that,” he said. “I’ve won once and missed four cuts but the scores don’t show how you actually played. We played in some tough conditions this year.”
Webb move up the board by draining some good birdie putts but also tossed some iron shots inside of five feet and made the putting easier on himself, pretty good for a virtual unknown.
“I’ve played well since last year and I’ve just been waiting for my opportunity to shine,” he said. “It just happens to be this week so far. I’m not getting ahead of myself and just looking for to tomorrow.”
Jimmy Gunn is sharing 17th place on 211 with scores of 70, 68 and 73.Ryan Amour (67) is alone in sixth place, three back of Ortiz, who held a three-shot lead when the weather-plagued second round finally came to a close shortly before noon Saturday.
“Today was a good day. I struggled on the back nine but I’m still there and that’s what matters,” said Ortiz, who is seeking his third win of the season.
“I’m in position for tomorrow. I’m still there and that’s what I wanted, to be in contention on the last day.”
The final group of Ortiz, Homa and Oppenheim were scurrying on the inward nine to finish their round before they ran out of daylight.
“The pace picked up on the back nine and they started timing us on 15,” added Ortiz, who had a double bogey and two bogeys on the back.
“Things got really quick and I struggled with that. It may have cost me two shots but I’m right there so it doesn’t matter.”
Ortiz started the round leading by three and was still up by that margin when he yanked his tee shot left on the 10th hole and the ball bounced off the cart path and into a hazard. His double-bogey six was his first over-par hole of the tournament and it gave new hope to a bundle of challengers, including his two playing partners.
Homa recovered from a double bogey at No. 12 that dropped him four off the pace but the former Cal All-America bounced back with a couple of birdies to close within one.
“That’s something I’ve been working on. I’m usually not great with the positivity,” he admitted. “My caddie told me to keep head up and not freak out about it. Honestly that was the most important thing. Regardless of how many birdies, I came back after that and my head was back in it. One bad hole isn’t going to ruin a tournament.”
The surprise of the day and the tournament is 26-year-old Adam Webb of Virginia who is making his first career start on Tour courtesy of a sponsor exemption. Webb, who has been on the e-golf Tour, posted a bogey-free 65 that vaulted him into contention.
“I’ve been playing well all year but my scores don’t necessarily show that,” he said. “I’ve won once and missed four cuts but the scores don’t show how you actually played. We played in some tough conditions this year.”
Webb move up the board by draining some good birdie putts but also tossed some iron shots inside of five feet and made the putting easier on himself, pretty good for a virtual unknown.
“I’ve played well since last year and I’ve just been waiting for my opportunity to shine,” he said. “It just happens to be this week so far. I’m not getting ahead of myself and just looking for to tomorrow.”
Third-Round Notes:
• Saturday weather: Clouds in the morning. Play suspended from 11:00 a.m. to noon due to threatening conditions in the area. Sunny in the afternoon. Wind NNW 8-16 mph. High of 80.
• The final round was completed at 8:26 p.m. • Lift, clean and place conditions were in effect for the third round, as they were for the first two rounds.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 216 (3x72) Players from USA unless stated
204 Carlos Ortix (Mexico) 67 65 72
205 Adam Webb 70 70 65, Max Homa 67 68 70, Rob Oppenheim 69 66 70
206 Blayne Barber 68 72 66
207 Ryan Armour 74 66 67
208 Greg Owen (England) 72 69 67, Jason Allmer 72 69 67, Alex Prugh 70 68 70
SELECTED SCORE
211 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland) 70 68 73 (T17)
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