“I think any time you can go bogey-free on the weekend at Bay Hill you’re doing something right,” McIlroy said. He went out in 39 as Hovland planted himself at the top and McIlroy made his move with a remarkable bogey-free round of 68. His two-shot lead was gone when one loose swing sent his drive well to the right and out-of-bounds on the par-5 fourth hole, leading to double bogey. Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Max Homa all were within range of Kitayama if he were to lose ground or if Bay Hill was baked and brittle as it typically is for the final round.įor now, Kitayama held his own, even if it looked as though he could crater. The rest of the contenders are what was to be expected with a $20 million event and every PGA Tour member from the top 50 in the world. Hovland finished runner-up to Scheffler a year ago at Bay Hill. Hovland holed a bunker shot for one of his six birdies in a bogey-free round of 66. He finished with a 68 and was one shot behind. Scheffler had five birdies over his last seven holes in warm gusts that made Bay Hill tough as ever. ![]() Now comes the hard part for Kitayama, a 30-year-old Californian going after his first PGA Tour victory. ![]() Even when it’s going bad, you can’t just like pack it in. ![]() “Just proud of the way I fought,” Kitayama said.
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