Gary Woodland is in line for his win since 2013 if he can hold on at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. Woodland posted a 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Pat Perez into the final round in Mexico. Perez posted a 9-under 62 to jump 17 under entering the final round.
Perez started his round with three birdies and an eagle in the first
five holes. He made his lone bogey of the day at No. 10. “I was real comfortable. I woke up and I just felt good,” Perez said.
“I was comfortable on the range. You know, I’ve just been on this
different attitude in the last couple weeks where I just try to stay
aggressive and try to think of the right shot and the good shot and not
worry about what happens. It’s really worked. I’ve been working on that
the last nine months since I got hurt. " I was going to try to work on a
new aggressive attitude, what could happen, what couldn’t happen, and
it’s been working.” Perez recently returned from shoulder surgery that kept him out of
action for nine months. His adjustments seem to have paid dividends
rather quickly. In his first two events of the year, Perez has posted a
T-33 and then a T-7 last week at the Shriners Hospitals for Children
Open. “The shoulder’s great. I had a great doctor, Dr. Check, he fixed me
up,” Perez said. “Then when I got back I got to use some new equipment
and I put in this TaylorMade driver, which is just unbelievable. I put
in a Titleist ball and these PXG irons. I couldn’t be any happier with
the equipment I have, which is awesome. I had enough time to get used to
them after a couple months off. “I feel great, I feel strong. The layoff was great. I think I needed
it mentally and physically after 18 years of playing professional. It
was just kind of a nice break, but I’m so stubborn I needed a forced
break. Came back, it felt great. I feel good right now and it’s just
everything’s clicking. I worked hard with Drew Steckel, my coach. "He
came out to our mountain house, worked with us for a little bit.
Everything’s just kind of going the way I hoped it would when I came
back.” Woodland is searching for his first win since the Reno-Tahoe Open in
August 2013. The two-timer winner on the US PGA Tour looked as if he would
head to the final round with a commanding lead. At the 15th hole
Woodland led by three shots, but the 54th-ranked player in the world
double-bogeyed the par-3 15th for his only misstep in the round. There are two Scots in the top 10: Russell Knox in joint sixth place after a 67 for 200 and Martin Laird T10 after a 66 for 201. THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD Par 213 (3x71)
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