Ryan Gerard posted four birdies over his final eight holes Saturday to move into a tie for first place heading into the final round of the Barracuda Championship.
Gerard finished on +12 on the round thanks to seven birdies and two bogeys. He is +34 through three rounds matches the 54-hole total of Rico Hoey of the Philippines, who entered the day in first place and shot +8 on Saturday.
The Modified Stableford scoring system employed at the event gives points for positive holes - two points for a birdie, five points for an eagle - as opposed to the traditional stroke-play method where low scores are preferable. A bogey loses a point, while a double-bogey or worse loses three.
Gerard's round came on the heels of his +15 in round two, vaulting him up the leaderboard after an opening-round +7.
South African Erik van Rooyen -- the 2021 champion -- matched Hoey's +8 to move to +33, one stroke back entering the final round. Tom Valliant of France posted a +9 and is another stroke back at +32, with Americans Hayden Springer (+10) and Vince Whaley (+7) tied for fifth at +29.
