Overnight leader Austin Smotherman will go into the final round of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches with this three stroke lead erased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ireland\u2019s Shane Lowry shot 8-under-par 63, with birdies in the final two holes, to surge into a share of the lead with Smotherman, with the pair holding a one stroke lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smotherman had an eagle putt from inside 16 feet on the final hole but settled for birdie. He ended up with 69 in the third round. The 31-year-old Smotherman, is bidding for his first victory on the PGA Tour. He missed the cut in three of his four previous tournaments this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lowry is seeking his fourth PGA Tour win and his first since the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event he won with Rory McIlroy. Lowry hasn’t secured an individual title since becoming a major champion at the 2019 British Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lowry and Smotherman take 13-under 200 scores into Sunday\u2019s final round at PGA National\u2019s Champion Course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taylor Moore, who carded as 67 and Colombia\u2019s Nico Echavarria, who fired in a 66 round are one stroke back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lowry was 6 under through 10 holes and then tacked on birdies on the last two holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Echavarria\u2019s bogey-free round put him in position to contend for his third tournament title on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jimmy Stanger (65) is at 11 under, while Ricky Castillo (64) and Canada\u2019s A.J. Ewart (68) sit at 10 under. Joel Dahmen (68) is four shots off the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stanger turned in a rather tame round with a bogey on No. 2 and then seven birdies the rest of the way after Friday\u2019s adventure that included two eagles and two double-bogeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defending champion Joe Highsmith shot 76 and is in 67th place at 5 over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patton Kizzire (T9\/-8). who only made the cut with a birdie on his final hole of the second round; carded a third-round 63 to tie Shane Lowry for low-round of the day; last year, Highsmith made the cut on the number and went on to win this event<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brooks Koepka carded a two under 69, his second straight under-par round of the week. Koepka fired in five birdies and three bogeys and finished the day at 4 under for the tournament, in a tie for 31st on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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