Sony Open: Matt Kuchar shoots flawless round to lead by two in Hawaii
The American fired four birdies to move to 18 under overall and top of the pack after 54 holes
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Your support makes all the difference.Matt Kuchar remains on top of the leaderboard going into the final day of the Sony Open in Hawaii after carding a third-round 66.
After back-to-back 63s, the American produced a flawless round on day three, firing four birdies to move to 18 under overall and top of the pack after 54 holes.
Andrew Putnam kept himself in contention with a three-under 67 and sits two shots adrift of Kuchar in second place.
Keith Mitchell surged into joint third place after making seven birdies in a round of seven-under 63, and joined Chez Reavie on 14 under overall.
Reavie shot three straight bogeys through holes 11 to 13 but recovered with seven birdies for a round of 66.
Bryson DeChambeau produced arguably the round of the day, matching his career-low 63 to sit tied among a nine-strong pack in fifth place on 11 under.
The 25-year-old won the Memorial Tournament, the Northern Trust and the Dell Technologies Championship in 2018, and moved up 30 places after mixing just one bogey with eight birdies, including three in a row on the way back to the clubhouse.
Scotland's Russell Knox dropped into joint 40th place on six under after carding a one-under 69, and was joined by England's Ian Poulter who finished with a third-round 66.
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