Xander Schauffele shot 65 to take the lead from playing partner Wyndham Clark in the third round of The Players Championship on Saturday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Schauffele played a bogey-free round that began with a strong front nine that included birdies on Nos. 2, 4, 6 and 9 at TPC Sawgrass.
Clark, the reigning U.S. Open champ, enjoyed a four-shot lead over Schauffele and Canadian Nick Taylor entering play on Saturday, but a bogey on the eighth hole and another at No. 17 caused the lead to slip away.
Brian Harman fired a best-of-the-day 64 to reach 15-under, two strokes back of Schauffele.
Matt Fitzpatrick (68) of England and Maverick McNealy (68) shared fourth place at 13-under, with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (68) and Sahith Theegala (67) another shot back at 12-under.
Nate Lashley was alone in eighth at 11-under following a 67, while Taylor Montgomery and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama each shot a 68 and shared ninth place with JT Poston (69) at 10-under.
Taylor struggled to a 76, taking him from a tie for second all the way down to a tie for 29th.
–Field Level Media