This afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in France (8:30 a.m. in Augusta), the 3rd round will resume at a crucial moment for the leaders. Brooks Koepka, in the lead with four strokes ahead of Jon Rahm, will have to save his par. The least we can say is that he will be ready to play this putt…
When the foghorn sounded to signal the end of play on Saturday, Brooks Koepka had just played his exit from the bunker which stopped 11 feet (3.35 m) from the hole. With a four stroke lead, the leader is in a good position with 30 holes left to play for the last games. But with Jon Rahmhis main pursuer, in a birdie position (9 feet, 2.70 m), the American knows that a first turning point could occur on this recovery hole.
Clever and experienced, Koepka did not rush to the clubhouse when play was interrupted. With his caddy, they have long studied the slope of the putt that awaits him. The green was soggy, but whatever, it will be perfect when play resumes.
In repeat mode
Thus, the quadruple winner in Major will he be able to prepare this first shot on the putting green by repeating it at will. It would not be surprising indeed to find him tirelessly reproducing a putt of identical length and slope this Sunday morning on one of the many putting greens of theAugusta National.
We will quickly know if the meticulous Koepka has won a precious point with this information…
