PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Keegan Bradley hit one of his worst shots of the round and it led to eagle. Sam Burns hit a pair of tee shots right where he wanted and they cost him bogeys.
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May 1, 2021 7:59 PM
Second round co-leaders Keegan Bradley and Sam Burns each had an eagle, two birdies and two bogeys and stayed atop the leaderboard after Saturday’s third round of the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Bradley, who also led after Thursday’s first round, and Burns shot 2-under 69s to close Saturday at 14-under 199, good enough for a one-shot lead over Max Homa.
The difference in the leaders’ cards was that Burns’ eagle came on the par-5 first hole at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course, while Bradley scored an eagle on the par-5 14th hole. Each of the co-leaders had their birdies on the front nine and their bogeys on the back nine.
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Burns, Bradley share the lead at Valspar
Sam Burns had a three-shot lead with five holes to play Saturday and had to make an 8-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole just to keep a share of the lead with Keegan Bradley in the Valspar Championship.
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. Keegan Bradley hit one of his worst shots of the round and it led to eagle. Sam Burns hit a pair of tee shots right where he wanted and they cost him bogeys.
They finished where they started Saturday in the Valspar Championship, tied for the lead, and now they have company from Max Homa.
2021/05/02 06:50 PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) Sam Burns had a three-shot lead with five holes to play Saturday and had to make an 8-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole just to keep a share of the lead with Keegan Bradley in the Valspar Championship. Burns had two bogeys over the final three holes at Innisbrook, both from errant tee shots, and he did well to make sure his finish wasn t worse. He had to two-putt from 75 feet on the final hole for bogey and a 2-under 69. Bradley, who got back in the mix by chipping in for eagle, also bogeyed the 18th for a 69.