Sanderson Farms Championship 2018 - Round 3

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Cameron Champ takes four-stroke lead heading into final day.
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PGA Tour

Sanderson Farms Championship

October 25-28

Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi

$4,400,000

October 25-28

Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi

$4,400,000

Round 3

Cameron Champ takes four-stroke lead

Round 1

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Round 1

Round 2

Round 4

October 27, 2018

Cameron Champ shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to open a four-stroke lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Champ has held at least a share of the lead all three days at Country Club of Jackson, opening with a 65 and shooting a 70 on Friday. Averaging a field-best 306.7 yards off the tee, the 23-year-old PGA Tour rookie has hit 44 of 54 greens in regulation. On Saturday, he hit 15 of 18 and had just 25 putts.

''Obviously, today went great,'' Champ said. ''I executed all the shots that I wanted to ... and just kept up with my game plan. Took advantage of the par 5s, made the putts when I needed to. I was just able to give myself a lot of chances.''

Corey Conners was second, matching Champ with a 64 to get to 13 under.

''I just tried to keep the pedal down,'' Conners said. ''I was hitting the ball really well, so I just tried to stay aggressive. I didn't hit quite as many fairways toward the end, but I was able to still score the ball pretty well.''

D.J. Trahan, the 2006 winner when the event was the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, was five strokes back with Shawn Stefani. Trahan shot 67, and Stefani had a 68.

''Unless (Champ) decides to come back to the field, somebody is going to have to run hard to catch him,'' Trahan said. ''That's really good golf. I mean, what was he, 9-under to start the day? Yeah, that's amazing golf right there.''

Norman Xiong, the 19-year-old who was tied with Champ for the second-round lead, had a 76 to drop into a tie for 36th at 5 under.

Pos.
Player
Nat
To Par
R1
R2
R3
Total
1
Cameron Champ
USA
-17
65
70
64
199
2
Corey Conners
CAN
-13
71
68
64
203
T3
D. J. Trahan
USA
-12
67
70
67
204
T3
Shawn Stefani
USA
-12
68
68
68
204
T5
Martin Laird
SCO
-11
72
67
66
205
T5
Sam Burns
USA
-11
69
70
66
205
7
Dylan Meyer
USA
-10
71
67
68
206
T8
Andres Romero
ARG
-9
67
71
69
207
T8
Bill Haas
USA
-9
70
70
67
207
T8
Chad Ramey
USA
-9
67
70
70
207
T8
Lucas Glover
USA
-9
68
72
67
207
T8
Matthew Every
USA
-9
68
71
68
207
T8
Seth Reeves
USA
-9
67
70
70
207
T8
Talor Gooch
USA
-9
71
68
68
207
T15
Adam Schenk
USA
-8
70
68
70
208
T15
Anders Albertson
USA
-8
71
70
67
208
T15
Denny McCarthy
USA
-8
71
68
69
208
T15
Sam Saunders
USA
-8
69
69
70
208
T19
Carlos Ortiz
MEX
-7
69
69
71
209
T19
Hudson Swafford
USA
-7
69
68
72
209
T19
Jonathan Byrd
USA
-7
68
68
73
209
T19
Nate Lashley
USA
-7
69
70
70
209
T19
Patrick Rodgers
USA
-7
70
69
70
209
T19
Roberto Castro
USA
-7
71
71
67
209
T19
Rory Sabbatini
RSA
-7
67
73
69
209
T19
Scott Stallings
USA
-7
70
67
72
209
T19
Seamus Power
IRL
-7
71
68
70
209
T19
Stephan Jaeger
GER
-7
72
70
67
209
T19
Vaughn Taylor
USA
-7
69
70
70
209
T30
Alex Cejka
GER
-6
70
71
69
210
T30
John Chin
USA
-6
71
69
70
210
T30
Jonas Blixt
SWE
-6
73
68
69
210
T30
Robert Garrigus
USA
-6
68
71
71
210
T30
Robert Streb
USA
-6
67
72
71
210
T30
Tom Lovelady
USA
-6
71
71
68
210
T36
Benjamin Silverman
CAN
-5
75
65
71
211
T36
Harris English
USA
-5
71
72
68
211
T36
J. T. Poston
USA
-5
71
68
72
211
T36
Kyoung-Hoon Lee
KOR
-5
72
68
71
211
T36
Nicholas Lindheim
USA
-5
70
71
70
211
T36
Nick Taylor
CAN
-5
69
71
71
211
T36
Norman Xiong
USA
-5
68
67
76
211
T36
Ryan Blaum
USA
-5
73
67
71
211
T44
Hayden Buckley
USA
-4
75
67
70
212
T44
Hunter Mahan
USA
-4
72
71
69
212
T44
Scott Langley
USA
-4
68
73
71
212
T44
Wyndham Clark
USA
-4
74
69
69
212
T48
Alex Prugh
USA
-3
70
72
71
213
T48
Cameron Tringale
USA
-3
66
73
74
213
T48
Chris Thompson
USA
-3
73
70
70
213
T48
Curtis Luck
AUS
-3
69
71
73
213
T48
Dawson Armstrong
USA
-3
69
73
71
213
T48
J. J. Henry
USA
-3
70
69
74
213
T48
Johnson Wagner
USA
-3
72
70
71
213
T48
Richy Werenski
USA
-3
69
73
71
213
T48
Scottie Scheffler
USA
-3
68
72
73
213
T48
Wes Roach
USA
-3
71
70
72
213
T58
Adam Svensson
CAN
-2
71
71
72
214
T58
Brady Schnell
USA
-2
70
71
73
214
T58
Jonathan Randolph
USA
-2
74
69
71
214
T58
Martin Piller
USA
-2
70
70
74
214
T58
Ryan Armour
USA
-2
70
73
71
214
T63
Derek Ernst
USA
-1
72
71
72
215
T63
Dylan Frittelli
RSA
-1
72
71
72
215
T63
Stuart Appleby
AUS
-1
73
70
72
215
T66
Fabian Gomez
ARG
Par
69
73
74
216
T66
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez
MEX
Par
72
69
75
216
T66
Sebastian Munoz
COL
Par
72
67
77
216
T69
Billy Hurley III
USA
1
70
73
74
217
T69
Doug Ghim
USA
1
70
73
74
217
T69
Parker McLachlin
USA
1
72
71
74
217
72
Tim Wilkinson
NZL
5
72
71
78
221
CUT
Aaron Baddeley
AUS
Par
74
70
-
144
CUT
Brian Stuard
USA
Par
72
72
-
144
CUT
Hank Lebioda
USA
Par
73
71
-
144
CUT
Jhonattan Vegas
VEN
Par
68
76
-
144
CUT
John Merrick
USA
Par
76
68
-
144
CUT
Josh Teater
USA
Par
71
73
-
144
CUT
Kevin Dougherty
USA
Par
70
74
-
144
CUT
Max Homa
USA
Par
73
71
-
144
CUT
Sepp Straka
AUT
Par
70
74
-
144
CUT
Trey Mullinax
USA
Par
72
72
-
144
CUT
Brandon Hagy
USA
1
70
75
-
145
CUT
Brendon de Jonge
ZIM
1
73
72
-
145
CUT
Cameron Davis
AUS
1
73
72
-
145
CUT
Chad Collins
USA
1
73
72
-
145
CUT
David Hearn
CAN
1
71
74
-
145
CUT
Kevin Stadler
USA
1
70
75
-
145
CUT
Martin Trainer
USA
1
74
71
-
145
CUT
Matt Jones
AUS
1
73
72
-
145
CUT
Maverick McNealy (a)
USA
1
75
70
-
145
CUT
Sung-Jae Im
KOR
1
72
73
-
145
CUT
Brandon Harkins
USA
2
74
72
-
146
CUT
George McNeill
USA
2
71
75
-
146
CUT
Jim Herman
USA
2
72
74
-
146
CUT
John Huh
USA
2
71
75
-
146
CUT
Kramer Hickok
USA
2
78
68
-
146
CUT
Peter Malnati
USA
2
75
71
-
146
CUT
Retief Goosen
RSA
2
73
73
-
146
CUT
Sean O'Hair
USA
2
76
70
-
146
CUT
Tim Herron
USA
2
73
73
-
146
CUT
Tom Hoge
USA
2
73
73
-
146
CUT
Wilson Furr
USA
2
76
70
-
146
CUT
Chris Kirk
USA
3
74
73
-
147
CUT
Cody Gribble
USA
3
77
70
-
147
CUT
Julian Etulain
ARG
3
71
76
-
147
CUT
Kevin Streelman
USA
3
69
78
-
147
CUT
Ricky Barnes
USA
3
75
72
-
147
CUT
Chad Campbell
USA
4
73
75
-
148
CUT
Chase Wright
USA
4
73
75
-
148
CUT
Eric Axley
USA
4
72
76
-
148
CUT
Jim Knous
USA
4
76
72
-
148
CUT
Kyle Jones
USA
4
75
73
-
148
CUT
Roberto Diaz
MEX
4
74
74
-
148
CUT
Tyler Duncan
USA
4
75
73
-
148
CUT
Blayne Barber
USA
5
76
73
-
149
CUT
Harold Varner III
USA
5
70
79
-
149
CUT
Joey Garber
USA
5
73
76
-
149
CUT
Adam Long
USA
6
76
74
-
150
CUT
Chris Stroud
USA
6
74
76
-
150
CUT
Derek Fathauer
USA
6
72
78
-
150
CUT
Garrett Osborn
USA
6
79
71
-
150
CUT
Jason Bohn
USA
6
74
76
-
150
CUT
Ben Crane
USA
7
76
75
-
151
CUT
David Lingmerth
SWE
7
74
77
-
151
CUT
Roger Sloan
CAN
7
72
79
-
151
CUT
Tyrone van Aswegen
RSA
7
75
76
-
151
CUT
Kyle Ramey
USA
10
79
75
-
154
CUT
Carl Pettersson
SWE
12
74
82
-
156
CUT
Ryan Vermeer
USA
14
85
73
-
158
CUT
Wesley Bryan
USA
16
78
82
-
160
RET
Grayson Murray
USA
Par
76
-
-
76
Pos.
Player
Nat
To Par
R3
Total
1
Cameron Champ
USA
-17
64
199
2
Corey Conners
CAN
-13
64
203
T3
D. J. Trahan
USA
-12
67
204
T3
Shawn Stefani
USA
-12
68
204
T5
Martin Laird
SCO
-11
66
205
T5
Sam Burns
USA
-11
66
205
7
Dylan Meyer
USA
-10
68
206
T8
Andres Romero
ARG
-9
69
207
T8
Bill Haas
USA
-9
67
207
T8
Chad Ramey
USA
-9
70
207
T8
Lucas Glover
USA
-9
67
207
T8
Matthew Every
USA
-9
68
207
T8
Seth Reeves
USA
-9
70
207
T8
Talor Gooch
USA
-9
68
207
T15
Adam Schenk
USA
-8
70
208
T15
Anders Albertson
USA
-8
67
208
T15
Denny McCarthy
USA
-8
69
208
T15
Sam Saunders
USA
-8
70
208
T19
Carlos Ortiz
MEX
-7
71
209
T19
Hudson Swafford
USA
-7
72
209
T19
Jonathan Byrd
USA
-7
73
209
T19
Nate Lashley
USA
-7
70
209
T19
Patrick Rodgers
USA
-7
70
209
T19
Roberto Castro
USA
-7
67
209
T19
Rory Sabbatini
RSA
-7
69
209
T19
Scott Stallings
USA
-7
72
209
T19
Seamus Power
IRL
-7
70
209
T19
Stephan Jaeger
GER
-7
67
209
T19
Vaughn Taylor
USA
-7
70
209
T30
Alex Cejka
GER
-6
69
210
T30
John Chin
USA
-6
70
210
T30
Jonas Blixt
SWE
-6
69
210
T30
Robert Garrigus
USA
-6
71
210
T30
Robert Streb
USA
-6
71
210
T30
Tom Lovelady
USA
-6
68
210
T36
Benjamin Silverman
CAN
-5
71
211
T36
Harris English
USA
-5
68
211
T36
J. T. Poston
USA
-5
72
211
T36
Kyoung-Hoon Lee
KOR
-5
71
211
T36
Nicholas Lindheim
USA
-5
70
211
T36
Nick Taylor
CAN
-5
71
211
T36
Norman Xiong
USA
-5
76
211
T36
Ryan Blaum
USA
-5
71
211
T44
Hayden Buckley
USA
-4
70
212
T44
Hunter Mahan
USA
-4
69
212
T44
Scott Langley
USA
-4
71
212
T44
Wyndham Clark
USA
-4
69
212
T48
Alex Prugh
USA
-3
71
213
T48
Cameron Tringale
USA
-3
74
213
T48
Chris Thompson
USA
-3
70
213
T48
Curtis Luck
AUS
-3
73
213
T48
Dawson Armstrong
USA
-3
71
213
T48
J. J. Henry
USA
-3
74
213
T48
Johnson Wagner
USA
-3
71
213
T48
Richy Werenski
USA
-3
71
213
T48
Scottie Scheffler
USA
-3
73
213
T48
Wes Roach
USA
-3
72
213
T58
Adam Svensson
CAN
-2
72
214
T58
Brady Schnell
USA
-2
73
214
T58
Jonathan Randolph
USA
-2
71
214
T58
Martin Piller
USA
-2
74
214
T58
Ryan Armour
USA
-2
71
214
T63
Derek Ernst
USA
-1
72
215
T63
Dylan Frittelli
RSA
-1
72
215
T63
Stuart Appleby
AUS
-1
72
215
T66
Fabian Gomez
ARG
Par
74
216
T66
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez
MEX
Par
75
216
T66
Sebastian Munoz
COL
Par
77
216
T69
Billy Hurley III
USA
1
74
217
T69
Doug Ghim
USA
1
74
217
T69
Parker McLachlin
USA
1
74
217
72
Tim Wilkinson
NZL
5
78
221
CUT
Aaron Baddeley
AUS
Par
-
144
CUT
Brian Stuard
USA
Par
-
144
CUT
Hank Lebioda
USA
Par
-
144
CUT
Jhonattan Vegas
VEN
Par
-
144
CUT
John Merrick
USA
Par
-
144
CUT
Josh Teater
USA
Par
-
144
CUT
Kevin Dougherty
USA
Par
-
144
CUT
Max Homa
USA
Par
-
144
CUT
Sepp Straka
AUT
Par
-
144
CUT
Trey Mullinax
USA
Par
-
144
CUT
Brandon Hagy
USA
1
-
145
CUT
Brendon de Jonge
ZIM
1
-
145
CUT
Cameron Davis
AUS
1
-
145
CUT
Chad Collins
USA
1
-
145
CUT
David Hearn
CAN
1
-
145
CUT
Kevin Stadler
USA
1
-
145
CUT
Martin Trainer
USA
1
-
145
CUT
Matt Jones
AUS
1
-
145
CUT
Maverick McNealy (a)
USA
1
-
145
CUT
Sung-Jae Im
KOR
1
-
145
CUT
Brandon Harkins
USA
2
-
146
CUT
George McNeill
USA
2
-
146
CUT
Jim Herman
USA
2
-
146
CUT
John Huh
USA
2
-
146
CUT
Kramer Hickok
USA
2
-
146
CUT
Peter Malnati
USA
2
-
146
CUT
Retief Goosen
RSA
2
-
146
CUT
Sean O'Hair
USA
2
-
146
CUT
Tim Herron
USA
2
-
146
CUT
Tom Hoge
USA
2
-
146
CUT
Wilson Furr
USA
2
-
146
CUT
Chris Kirk
USA
3
-
147
CUT
Cody Gribble
USA
3
-
147
CUT
Julian Etulain
ARG
3
-
147
CUT
Kevin Streelman
USA
3
-
147
CUT
Ricky Barnes
USA
3
-
147
CUT
Chad Campbell
USA
4
-
148
CUT
Chase Wright
USA
4
-
148
CUT
Eric Axley
USA
4
-
148
CUT
Jim Knous
USA
4
-
148
CUT
Kyle Jones
USA
4
-
148
CUT
Roberto Diaz
MEX
4
-
148
CUT
Tyler Duncan
USA
4
-
148
CUT
Blayne Barber
USA
5
-
149
CUT
Harold Varner III
USA
5
-
149
CUT
Joey Garber
USA
5
-
149
CUT
Adam Long
USA
6
-
150
CUT
Chris Stroud
USA
6
-
150
CUT
Derek Fathauer
USA
6
-
150
CUT
Garrett Osborn
USA
6
-
150
CUT
Jason Bohn
USA
6
-
150
CUT
Ben Crane
USA
7
-
151
CUT
David Lingmerth
SWE
7
-
151
CUT
Roger Sloan
CAN
7
-
151
CUT
Tyrone van Aswegen
RSA
7
-
151
CUT
Kyle Ramey
USA
10
-
154
CUT
Carl Pettersson
SWE
12
-
156
CUT
Ryan Vermeer
USA
14
-
158
CUT
Wesley Bryan
USA
16
-
160
RET
Grayson Murray
USA
Par
-
76

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