The Farmers Insurance Open, the Torrey Pines tournament, took a superb turnaround on Saturday, the day of the movement, to put Mexican Carlos Ortiz in the lead, author of the best lap of the third day, 66 strokes, which allowed him to equal the head with Patrick Reed, the American who did the best and worst. He played the first nine holes in five under par and in three over par the next nine, pending the judgment of the judges.
“The par on hole 9 (par 5) – which was like a birdie for him because he put it with a chip- he changed the turn. I was very encouraged, “said the Mexican.” Tomorrow I will have a chance to win and give my best. Either 78 66 “.
In that fight will be Jon Rahm (72), in the tournament that launched his career with the first professional success in 2017. He will do it with the need to come back, as it happened that time, although the goal is now closer and after a crazy Saturday in which the Spaniard also suffered the harshness from Torrey Pines, its rough, its uneven poa greens and a cold wind that is not very severe, but it is maddening.
Pin-seeking at the 16th. @CarlosOrtizGolf and @ HarryHiggs1991 had the flag surrounded.#QuickHitspic.twitter.com/o5HV30YUwT
? PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 30, 2021
Rahm, imprecise from the tee, had a messy lap, but his quality and his determination when it came to saving pairs in compromising moments served him to end the day at par, after four birdies and four bogeys, which left him two in the lead.
Reed was the one who set the tone at the start. He shot up and opened up to four shots ahead in the first nine holes. But on the 10th there was a mishap that changed his pulse. He went into the rough and the ball sank. Instead of waiting for the referee to arrive, he scored the ball as if it were embedded for relief without penalty. The pundits exploded towards a player with a bad reputation, who nonetheless got away with it there and signed the pair.
As a result, whether from a bad conscience or not, everything began to fail. He got three bogeys in four holes and he squeezed everything. Reed continued with his bleeding and gave the lead first to Adam Scott – before he missed two short putts – and then to Carlos Ortiz.
With eleven players, including Rory McIlroy, separated by just three strokes, any result can happen in the last 18 holes.
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