There is just one round remaining of the PGA Tour’s flagship event, The Players Championship, at TPC Sawgrass.
Ludvig Aberg began the third round with a lead of two over Xander Schauffele, but the Swede’s closest challenger wilted on Saturday, with Cameron Young instead the player in second place for much of the afternoon.
That was until the 18th, when Young found the water with his tee shot, ultimately finishing with a double bogey to drop back to third.
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In the end, despite not being anywhere near as electrifying as his nine-under 63 of the second round, Aberg’s 71 ensured he will take a three-shot lead into the final round on 13 under for the tournament.
Immediately beneath him on the leaderboard is Michael Thorbjornsen, and the two will be the last to tee it up on Sunday, with a start time of 1.40pm ET (5.40pm GMT).
The penultimate group will see Young and Matt Fitzpatrick attempt to close the gap. Young is on nine under with Fitzpatrick on eight under. They begin at 1.30pm ET (5.30pm GMT).
Cameron Young was Ludvig Aberg’s closest challenger for much of the third round
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The defending champion is Rory McIlroy, but his challenge never really got going. As a result, he is 14 back of the lead on one over. He’ll play alongside Nico Echavarria in the final round, with a tee time of 8.35am ET (12.35pm GMT).
Check out all the tee times for the final round of the tournament.
The Players Championship Tee Times – Final Round
All times ET (GMT)
- 7.35am (11.35am): Takumi Kanaya
- 7.40am (11.40am): Ricky Castillo, Danny Walker
- 7.49am (11.49am): Steven Fisk, Kristoffer Reitan
- 7.58am (11.58am): Rico Hoey, Daniel Berger
- 8.07am (12.07pm): Tony Finau, Seamus Power
- 8.16am (12.16pm): Hideki Matsuyama, Michael Brennan
- 8.25am (12.25pm): Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
- 8.35am (12.35pm): Nico Echavarria, Rory McIlroy
- 8.45am (12.45pm): Eric Cole, Kevin Roy
- 8.55am (12.55pm): Bud Cauley, Sam Stevens
- 9.10am (1.10pm): Nicolai Højgaard, Chris Kirk
- 9.20am (1.20pm): Patrick Cantlay, J.T. Poston
- 9.30am (1.30pm): Andrew Putnam, Lee Hodges
- 9.40am (1.40pm): Taylor Moore, Alex Noren
- 9.50am (1.50pm): Adam Scott, Taylor Pendrith
- 10.00am (2.00pm): Zach Bauchou, Stephan Jaeger
- 10.10am (2.10pm): Ryan Gerard, Chad Ramey
- 10.20am…
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