The australian Cameron Smith and the Spaniard Jon Rahm they star in a fierce fight for him Tournament of Champions title which takes place in Kapalua (Hawaii). This Saturday they both showed their genius and played their best game so far in the championship, reaching the fourth and final round today tied for first place.
Field record for Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas
Both shared the same Tee yesterday, Smith started with three shots ahead, which were reduced to two after the first nine holes in which the Australian accumulated three birdies and the number one in the world 5 birdies for a bogey.
However, the best was yet to come on the Plantation Course in Kapalua and the successes of one were replicated by those of the other, until at hole 15 -par five- that of Barrika replied with an eagle to a Smith birdie and he got even closer to her. Finally in 18 he managed to match it with another shot less.
Total Rahm added an eagle and eleven birdies for a bogey, 61 strokes (12 under par and best card so far of the championship together with American Justin Thomas), while Cameron Smith added nine birdies and no mistakes to total both 193 strokes (-26).
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The third place on the podium is occupied by American Daniel Berger again with 66 hits (7 under par) after closing with seven birdies and totaling 198 hits in the three rounds.
Justin Thomas, the best card on Saturday with Rahm, added 8 birdies and two eagles in this third round, these on holes 5 and 15, both par 5, which allowed him to climb 24 places up to eighth position with a total of 202 hits (17 under par).
Collin Morikawa,
although he improved the previous two rounds he fell far behind the head twelve hits from Rahm.
The Mexican Abraham Ancer he finished with 71 shots after scoring 3 birdies for a bogey on his card and with 212 hits he is thirty-fourth.
With information from EFE.
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