Russell Henley started his round with a 25-foot birdie putt and went on to sign 65 to increase his lead to six shots at 22-under in the World Wide Technology at Mayakoba. He is the only player who remains bogey-free.
63-63-65@RussHenleyGolf leads by SIX heading into Sunday @WWTatMayakoba 😮 pic.twitter.com/BV0PSb8fhc
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"Had some nice par saves, made a lot of good putts from five to eight feet and just, you know, hung in there," said the American. "On the back nine I started hitting it better and got into a little groove. Yeah, just overall it wasn't as solid tee to green as the first two days, but still managed to get the ball in the hole.
"I think I'm just, I felt a little bit better off the tee getting the ball in play. One of the years I missed the cut, I actually was in the top-10ish when I got done Friday and got disqualified for like -- well, I missed it because of an eight-shot penalty, so that was a weird one. But I do feel good about this place. I feel like I can play well here, but it is difficult.
"I wouldn't say I'm clear because you can make a lot of birdies out here, but I don't think I've ever had a lead like this. It's definitely tough to finish golf tournaments, so I'm just really trying not to think about the score and just think about each shot."
A birdie clinic 👏@RussHenleyGolf birdies No. 15 for his 22nd birdie of the week @WWTatMayakoba. pic.twitter.com/jzYEH2X5Qj
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He holds the 54-hole lead for the sixth time on Tour but has so far converted it into victory only once, in his rookie start at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii.
His 191 total breaks his previous best 54-hole lead, in Hawaii, by one shot. It is also the lowest 54-hole total this season.
Americans Will Gordon (68) and Patton Kizzire (67) are tied in second place at 16-under.
Ireland's Seamus Power lies in third at 15-under after carding a bogey-free 63 featuring a hole-in-one at the par-3 8th and another eagle at the par-4 11th.
Americans Troy Merritt (65) and Brian Harman (67, bogey-free) share fifth place at 14-under.
