Kim Si-woo
Kim Si-woo’s lead atop the CJ Cup Bryan Nelson golf championships was cut to three as world number one Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark moved into striking distance.
The 30-year-old, who held a five stroke second round lead after a magical 60 second round, shot 3-under 68 in the third round for a two-shot lead over top-ranked Scheffler and 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, who carded matching 65s.
Fellow Korean Im Sung-jae followed a second-round 61 with a 67 and was a further two shots back with Stephan Jaeger and Tom Hoge. Jaeger’s 64 was the low round of the day at the TPC Craig Ranch, and Hoge shot 66.
Three bogeys in a span of four holes saw Si-woo’s five stroke lead vanishing by the 11th hole. At that point he dropped into a tie with Clark at 18 under. Clark had earlier pulled within a stroke with a short eagle putt on the par-5 ninth. Si-woo recovered with a couple of birdies to regain the lead and extend it as others faltered.
The four time Tour winner is seeking to be the first Korean winner on TOUR since Tom Kim at the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open.
Scheffler is still capable to overhauling Si-woo as he seeks to defend the title he won here last year. He had won by eight last year, the second-largest margin of victory in tournament history after Sam Snead, who won by 10 in 1957.
The American Express winner this season, Scheffler is hoping to become the first player since Tiger Woods to successfully defend their title.
Clark is hoping to add a fourth Tour victory and his first since since the 2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Meanwhile, teenager Blades Brown (T12/-14) is 42.553 points short of the threshold for Special Temporary Membership of the PGA TOUR, which he can reach with a solo 21st this week.
Bogey free Savoie on course
Joey Savoie will carry a two-stroke lead into the final round at the Kia Open de Ecuador after carding a bogey-free 67 at the Quito Tenis & Golf Club in Ecuador.
Savoie is looking to become the fifth Canadian to win on PGA TOUR Americas, joining Matthew Anderson (2024 ECP Brazil Open), Stuart Macdonald (2024 Diners Club Peru Open), A.J. Ewart (2024 Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open) and Drew Nesbitt (2025 Digital Commerce Group Open).
As an amateur, Savoie played three seasons at Division-II Saint Leo University before transferring to Middle Tennessee State for his senior season (2016-17), where he earned First Team All-Conference USA honors and was teammates with PGA TOUR Americas member Marcus Byrd.
In 2018, he represented Canada at the World Amateur Team Championships, competed in the RBC Canadian Open, and won the Tennessee State Open – his last victory ranked by WAGR or OWGR. These accomplishments helped him earn 2018 Canadian Amateur Golfer of the Year honors.
Mason Williams Virginia) is second at 16-under after carding a 9-under 63, while Kieron van Wyk is T3 at 14-under after shooting 63, as well. Grant Booth and Thomas Ponder round out the trio of players tied for third at 14-under.
Birdie spree sees Dossey atop the leaderboard
Cooper Dossey holds a two-stroke lead at 21 under total after the third round of the Visit Knoxville Open.
Dossey birdies his final three holes of the third round en route to a bogey-free 8-under 63. Leading the the field in total birdies and eagles with 22 (21 birdies, one eagle), Dossey is maiden win on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Overnight leader Doc Redman is solo second after he carded a bogey-free 5-under 66. He is bidding to become the second two-time winner on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Season after Holt, who won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic and The Panama Championship.
Bryce Lewis is third on a 18-under total while Theo Humphrey is a further shot behind.
Dylan Menante (T5/-16), who finished T3 at the 2025 Visit Knoxville Open, carded the lowest score of the third round with a bogey-free 9-under 62.
Hend picks up the trophy
Scott Hend posted rounds of 66-69-69—204 to claim his first PGA TOUR Champions title at the 50th edition of the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco and is now fully exempt on Tour through the 2027 season.
Hend trailed by two shots with 10 holes to play in the final round but a three-shot swing on the par-3 ninth – where Hend made birdie and leader Tommy Gainey made double-bogey – vaulted him into the tournament lead, which he never relinquished.
Two-time Charles Schwab Cup champion Steven Alker with Gainer after carding the day’s low round with a closing 68.
After opening the week with a 74 – his highest score on PGA TOUR Champions in 12 months – World Golf Hall of Fame member and past Trophy Hassan II champion Ernie Els finished tied fourth with Alex Cejka, after he rallied with rounds of 68-69.
