Hideki Matsuyama is five shots clear at the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round of the FedEx St Jude Championship.<\/p>\n
“I am surprised, but I did play well today,” said Matsuyama\u00a0 when asked about his comfortable lead. “I did put a new putter in the bag, and it’s been behaving very well. I’ve had the putter for a while, and I thought, well, it might be a good week to debut that putter. But I might change putters tonight even.<\/p>\n
“The course does play more difficult, especially in the wind like today. It is drying out. Not sure what the condition is going to be tomorrow, but hopefully I can prepare well for it and do the same.”<\/p>\n
Matsuyama continued to defy the absence of his regular caddy and coach after their passports were stolen in London to take control of the event at TPC Southwind.<\/p>\n
“There’s a learning curve when you have a new caddie and trying to work things out together. But it hasn’t really affected my play. We’re a good team right now.”<\/p>\n
The highlight of the Japanese 32-year-old\u2019s third round was an eagle on the third, while he also produced five birdies and a solitary bogey in his six-under 64.<\/p>\n