Collin Morikawa will take a commanding five-stroke lead into the final round of the Hero World Challenge on Sunday after shooting an eight-under par 64 to edge closer to becoming world number one.
The 24-year-old American made six birdies and an eagle chip-in to stand on 18-under after 54 holes of the 20-man invitational hosted by Tiger Woods at the Albany resort in the Bahamas.
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Brooks Koepka, the four-time major winner, shot 69 to stand second on 203 and join the reigning British Open champion in Sunday's last pairing.
A touch of class from the bunker on 18. 👏@Collin_Morikawa leads by FIVE at the Hero World Challenge. pic.twitter.com/XAPuntrY8g
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 4, 2021
If he wins for a fourth time in 2021, Morikawa will become only the fourth player under the age of 25 to become world number one.
Are you serious?
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 4, 2021
Take a bow, @TyrrellHatton. 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/YOgJrEfzbO
Patrick Reed, Viktor Hovland, Daniel Berger, Sam Burns and Tony Finau are all one further back on 12 under while overnight leader Bryson DeChambeau hit a round of 73 to sit in ninth heading into the final round.
Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, slipped down to 18th after a three-over-par round, his round blighted an unsightly nine on the par-5 11th which effectively ended his bid.
