PGA Tour

The Northern Trust 2018

August 23-26

Ridgewood Country Club, New Jersey

$9,000,000

August 23-26

Ridgewood Country Club, New Jersey

$7,000,000

Round 2

Brooks Koepka grabs share of the lead in New Jersey

Round 1

Round 3

Round 4

Round 1

Round 4

Round 3

August 24, 2018

Brooks Koepka is in position for back-to-back victories after making birdies on his closing three holes to grab a share of the lead heading into the weekend.

"The goal at the start of the week is to lead and to win it," said Lovemark. "I'm in great shape. Going to take tomorrow one step at a time and go from there."

Lovemark has yet to win on the PGA Tour.

Koepka, who started his round at 4-under, had yet to move by the 12th, ut his late charge started after a 63-foot greenside bunker shot left him just three feet from a birdie.

The three-time Major-winner then made a 322-yard drive on the par-five 13th. and a 311-yard 3-wood to 23 feet before holing-out for an eagle.

"When I hit that 3-wood, it all clicked," Koepka said.

"I felt like I was finally able to release the golf club. I just tried to hit it as hard as I could, big draw. I aimed at the tree on the right and tried to draw it back to the flag. When I did that, everything started to click, other than the fat wedge shot on the next hole."

Australia's Adam Scott signed for the lowest round of the week, a 7-under 64, to take third place at 9-under.

He has been carrying two putters in his bag, both a standard-size and a long-handled putter. He has been practicing with the short putter since the recent WGC-Bridgestone Invitational but revealed he's only used it twice in 14 rounds.

"The presence of the small putter in my bag has clearly scared the longer one into action," he joked after recording just 26 putts.

Dustin Johnson started his round with a triple-bogey but managed to play the next 17 holes in 4-under and is tied for fourth place on 8-under with Bryson DeChambeau (66).