Duncan leads by one heading into final round

Tyler Duncan shot a third-round 68 to get to seven-under at The Panama Championship, to lead by one stroke heading into the final round.

The 36-year-old American made three birdies against one bogey to follow up on an opening round 1-under 69 with a 4-under 66 in the second round.

Duncan, who is bidding for his first Korn Ferry Tour victory, is being chased by the trio of Mason Andersen, Cole Hammer and Ian Gilligan. A further stroke behind are Adam Hadwin, Trevor Cone and Ian Holt.

Duncan is making his fourth career start at The Panama Championship, having recorded his best career finish at the event with a T17 last year.

He had defeated Webb Simpson in a sudden-death playoff at the 2019 The RSM Classic to earn his first PGA Tour victory; after having birdied three of the final four holes of his final round to force the playoff,

Meanwhile Andersen, who won the Argentina Open bounced back from a second-round 2-over 73 with a bogey-free 5-under 65, the only bogey-free round on the day.

Hammer making his fourth career start at The Panama Championship, recorded his lowest score at the event with a 4-under 66.

As for Gilligan, who finished No. 4 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2025, he now holds his highest 54-hole position on Tour.

PGA TOUR winner Hadwin, who is making his first start of the 2026 season, carded a 2-under 68 and is in contention for his third Korn Ferry Tour win. His previous victories came a good 12 years ago, at the Chile Classic Small Business Connection Championship in 2014.

Brett White, who is tied eight on four-under stands inside the top 10 after 54 holes for the second time in his Korn Ferry Tour career; the other occurrence came at the 2022 The Panama Championship.

Meanwhile, Open qualifier Jackson Van Paris (T8/-4) is in search of a top-10 finish to earn a start at next week’s Astara Golf Championship.

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