{"id":1242282,"date":"2023-03-05T01:10:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T01:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1242282"},"modified":"2023-03-05T09:37:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T09:37:42","slug":"puerto-rico-open-2023-r3-nico-echavarria-moves-into-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/puerto-rico-open-2023-r3-nico-echavarria-moves-into-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Echavarria moves into lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia\u2019s Nico Echavarria played his first seven holes in 6-under par to shoot 65 and take a 2-stroke lead at 14-under in the Puerto Rico Open as he works toward his first career top-10 finish on Tour in 11th start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Right at the flagstick from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicolas_ech?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nicolas_Ech<\/a> \u26f3\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Another birdie for the solo leader <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PuertoRicoOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PuertoRicoOpen<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hg3FvTolH\">pic.twitter.com\/2hg3FvTolH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1632134661471195136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a dream start. I found something on the range yesterday and even if I felt nervous out there today on some holes, I just kept putting my game plan and my feeling of what I found on the range and it worked really good. Happy with how I played, happy with the shots I hit when I was under pressure. Hopefully we can do it tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The last couple weeks I&#8217;ve been struggling in tempo and I&#8217;ve been having too many things in my head of technical-wise. It was not helping. The first two days I honestly felt like I was guiding it. I was making a lot of putts that made me keep the round going. Today just felt the swing, trying to feel it longer on every shot, and it felt comfortable yesterday and I&#8217;ve done it before while I was struggling with tempo and hips turning too fast that we played with that all day today and probably going to play with that tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"content_link_1242277\" class=\"ct-div-block content-link_wrap\"><a class=\"ct-link content-link_image-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/arnold-palmer-invitational-2023-r3-kurt-kitayama-survives-early-scare-to-keep-within-touch-of-first-pga-tour-win\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bay-Hill-Golf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"content-link_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arnold Palmer 2023 R3 - Kurt Kitayama waves to the gallery after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole during third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bay-Hill-Golf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bay-Hill-Golf-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bay-Hill-Golf-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"ct-div-block content-link_content\"><a class=\"ct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/arnold-palmer-invitational-2023-r3-kurt-kitayama-survives-early-scare-to-keep-within-touch-of-first-pga-tour-win\/\"><h5 class=\"ct-headline content-link_title\"><strong>Related:<\/strong> Kurt Kitayama survives early scare to keep within touch of first PGA Tour win<\/h5><\/a><div class=\"ct-text-block content-link_text\">Also in the hunt on Sunday will be England\u2019s Tyrrell Hatton, who sits outright third on seven under.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>American rookie Carson Young, who held the lead by three and four shots, respectively, after rounds one and two, posted a third-round 71 to drop from the top spot and trail by two strokes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I played solid today, I just didn&#8217;t hit anything really close, left myself 20, 30 feet a lot for birdie and hit a bunch of good putts, just nothing dropped for me. I still feel good about my game<a href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/puerto-rico-open-2023-r2-carson-young-ties-tournament-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> I drove it better today than I did yesterday, which is a positive<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfTodayUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> Today, I mean, it was just a grind today just because I wasn&#8217;t hitting really anything close, but I feel good about my game and I&#8217;m ready to see what I can do tomorrow,&#8221; said Carson.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Stevens, also an American rookie, birdied his final four holes for a 65 and a share of third place at 13-under alongside compatriot Nate Lashley who birdied five of his first seven holes for a 65.<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Campos, the lone Puerto Rico native to make the cut, sits T54 at 2-under 214.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Highlights | Round 3 | Puerto Rico Open | 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T57znbN5f5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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