Xander Schauffele capitalized on Wyndham Clark splashing a horror shot into the waters of the fabled 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass to nudge into a one stroke lead and tee up a grandstand finish at The Players Championship.
The American duo waged a pulsating third round battle at the PGA Tour’s flagship tournament on Saturday, and had looked on course to head into the final round level at the top before reigning US Open champion Clark chunked his first swing at the penultimate 123-yard par-three hole. Opting not to tee up his ball, the world No. 5 sent clumps of turf flying before wincing in anguish as his ball splashed into the water well short of the iconic island green.
It offers the 30-year-old a one shot cushion in his pursuit of an eighth PGA Tour title and a first Players crown, having finished tied-second in 2018. “All in all, it was a bit of a grind,” Schauffele said. “Wind was swirling a little bit for both of us, for everyone out there on the back nine.Just was happy to stay in it and move on moving day. “It could be low tomorrow, but for the most part I’m going to try and enjoy myself and stay in my lane,” he added.
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