The Texan Jordan Spieth continues to be inspired by his game and with a signed 66-stroke card at the conclusion of the third round of the tournament Schwab Challenge, of the PGA Tour, He remained at the top of the standings with a cumulative 195 (-15), one less than his compatriot Jason Kokrak (140, -14).
The Spanish Sergio García remained in third place, but alone, with accumulated 200 strokes (-10) after having had a record of 68 strokes (-2) at the end of the day. While the Colombian Sebastián Muñoz fell to fourth place with a record of 70 (par) and reached 202 strokes (-8), tied with the Englishman Ian Poulter, who delivered a signed card of 64 (-6), the best of the day, which allowed him to regain 26 positions.
Americans Erik Compton, a two-time heart transplant recipient, was tied for sixth at 203 (-7) alongside Brendon Todd and Patton Kizzire. After making his final drive Saturday in the thick grass on a slope to the right of 18th Street, Spieth recovered with a close-up less than ten feet before rolling on the birdie putt that gave him the solo advantage again over Kokrak at the Colonial Country Club.
The local favorite Spieth had his second consecutive round of 66 (-4) arrives at the decisive day on Sunday with all the options of being able to take the title of the tournament that he already won in 2016 and has been runner-up two other times. Before Spieth closed the course with a birdie, Kokrak had tied him for the standings with a streak of four birdies over six holes to end the day with a pair.
Resurgent Spieth has a 54-hole lead for a fourth time with the best game on the PGA Tour this season, all in a span of 11 tournaments. That stretch includes his victory at the Valero Texas Open, the first time he had won a tournament since the 2017 British Open. Garcia, who was 21 when he scored the first of his 11 PGA Tour victories at Colonial 20 years ago, was only in third place after hitting three birdies and one bogey. Muñoz, without having his best day, managed the route to finish with two birdies and two bogeys that keep him in the fight.
The rest of the Latin American players, led by Argentine Emiliano Grillo, who recorded 68 strokes (-2) for a cumulative 206 (-4) and twenty-fourth classified, they were left with no option to fight on Sunday for the title. Mexican Abraham Ancer finished with 67 (-3) to 208 (-2) and thirty-fourth in the standings; his compatriot Carlos Ortiz, the Chilean Joaquín Niemann and the Spanish Rafael Cabrera shared the 52nd position with six other players after accumulating 210 strokes (even). The veterans, the Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas and the Colombian Camilo Villegas finished occupying the last two places of the classification (74 and 75) after reaching 215 (+5) and 216 (+6), respectively.
