Overton leads by 3 strokes at Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.(AP) Jeff Overton saw J.B. Holmes and D.A. Points flirt with 59s, then rode his own hot finish to move within a round of his first PGA Tour... More...
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Ricky Barnes:
Barnes misses second...
Jul 31, 7:19PM
Ricky Barnes carded a third round of 2-under-par 68, but will miss the secondary cut at The Greenbrier Classic. A total of eight players will be cut from the field after Saturday evening's secondary cut. Joining Barnes on the MDF list are: Brian Stuard, Cameron Beckman, Bill Lunde, John Huston, amateur Jonathan Bartlett, Troy Merritt and Charley Hoffman. The MDF is a heavy blow for John Huston, who was playing on the last start of his Major Medical Extension (Q School/Nationwide Tour category) and will now have to play out of the Past Champions category.
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D.A. Points:
D.A. Points goes low at...
Jul 31, 7:08PM
D.A. Points fired a third round of 9-under-par 61 and is in second place at The Greenbrier Classic. Earlier in the day, J.B. Holmes looked to have a lock on the low round of the day until D.A. Points scorched the opening nine holes for six birdies, with no blemishes to make the turn at 6-under-par. On the back nine, Points opened with three birdies in his first four holes and with five holes left, including the par-5 17th, it looked like he had very real chance at a round of 59. Points birdied the par-4 16th hole to get within a stroke of 59, but a poor teeshot on the par-5 17th hole set-up an approach to the front greenside bunker and after he found the putting surface Points three-putted from 32-feet. The round of 9-under-par 61 is a career best for Points and on Sunday he will be looking for his first career championship on the PGA Tour.
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J.B. Holmes:
J.B. Holmes goes low at...
Jul 31, 6:39PM
J.B. Holmes posted the low third round at The Greenbrier Classic on Saturday, when he signed his card for 10-under-par 60. This week Holmes made the cut on the number and he was even-par after three holes of his third round. He then went on a run of four birdies in his next six holes to make the turn at 4-under-par. On the back nine, Holmes opened with a pair of birdies, and after another pair of birdies starting at the par-5 12th hole, he was able to close out the round with birdies at his last three holes. The round of 60 is a career best for Holmes and he becomes the fourth player in the last four weeks on the Tour to card a round of 60 or better.
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Jeff Overton:
Jeff Overton leads by 3...
Jul 31, 6:20PM
Jeff Overton carded a third round of 4-under-par 66 and leads The Greenbrier Classic by three-strokes over D.A. Points. Overton started the day with an ice-cold putter and he found himself 2-over-par after seven holes, which left him three-strokes in back of D.A. Points. A 20-foot birdie conversion at the par-3 8th hole got him with two-strokes of the lead and on the back nine he looked like a different player as he went on a run starting at the 12th hole of five birdies in six holes. The remarkable turnaround gave Overton a three-stroke advantage over D.A. Points, who flirted with a round of 59 until the par-5 17th hole, where he three-putt bogeyed the hole. On Sunday, Overton will be looking to for his first career championship on the PGA Tour.
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Roland Thatcher:
Thatcher birdies last...
Jul 30, 8:35PM
Roland Thatcher birdied his last two holes today to make the cut on the number at The Greenbrier Classic. Thatcher rolled in a birdie attempt from 8'1" at the 18th to sneak into the weekend at 2-under-par 71-67=138. He played his last seven holes in bogey-free 4-under, a noteworthy feat considering he hadn't cashed in his previous six starts. Seventeen golfers finished the day tied for 69th place, which means the 85 made the cut. Therefore, another cut of top 70 and ties after 54 holes will fall on the weekend.
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Gary Woodland:
Woodland MC at...
Jul 30, 8:18PM
Gary Woodland shot even-par 71-69=140 at The Greenbrier Classic, missing the cut by two strokes. Woodland couldn't avoid the big number yet again, swallowing one double bogey in each round. This drops him to two starts on his Major Medical Extension (Q School/Nationwide Tour category) to earn $445,837 and get elevated to the MME category. He'll try again at next week's Turning Stone Resort Championship, where he'll be making his first appearance.
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Patrick Moore:
P. Moore misses cut in...
Jul 30, 8:13PM
Patrick Moore completed two rounds of The Greenbrier Classic in even-par 68-72=140, missing the cut by two strokes. This is just his second start of the year (MC, Transitions). He managed seven birdies but offset them with seven bogeys. He now has six starts on his Major Medical Extension (Nationwide Tour-three wins) that dates back to 2004 to earn $452,636 and get elevated to the MME category.
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