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It was a good day for one Novak as Serbian Novak Djokovic captured his third French Open and 23rd Grand Slam title earlier today. Andrew Novak is out to win his first PGA Tour event and got off to a great start, birdieing the first to get to -13 and within one of C.T. Pan.
Hatton birdie
It’s more good news for Hatton, who makes his third birdie of the day on the 4th. His second shot from 170 yards was a beauty and he converted from six feet with the putter. Simple!
Still no full coverage
This crossover period of broadcasters really is just quite rubbish. We’re still waiting on full coverage to commence in Canada, with around 20 minutes until the final pairing tee off.
In the interim, we’re stuck listening to some questionable punditry.
Rai in the red
Aaron Rai makes the best possible start, hitting his second to the 1st from 125 yards into about 10 feet, dispatching it for an opening birdie to join the group at -12.
Alongside Rai, Conners can’t convert from closer and has to settle for par.
Hatton on the move
Another player making solid progress is Tyrrell Hatton. Two birdies in his first three holes take him to -10 and within four.
Home hero gets going
Corey Conners is off and running to one of the loudest cheers of the day. He starts four behind and well in it.
Same story for Rory – can he convert this time?
Just a week after the disappointment of Sunday at the Memorial, McIlroy is back in with a shout of capturing his 24th PGA Tour title. For someone who hasn’t been at his best all year, he’s notched up some cracking results.
His stats for the first three rounds tell a similar story to last week. The Northern Irishman ranks first for strokes gained off the tee and third on the greens. As for the bits in between, he is 34th with his approach play and 37th around the greens.
However, little of that matters when under pressure to win on the PGA Tour. That pressure seemed to get the better of him at Muirfield Village so he’ll be desperate to put that right today, especially with the US Open fast approaching.
Tee time reminder
As we wait for full coverage to start, a brief reminder of when the leaders are out.
- 1.45pm EDT (6.45pm BST): Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor
- 1.55pm EDT (6.55pm BST): Justin Rose, Harry Higgs
- 2.05pm EDT (7.05pm BST): Rory…
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