Wilson extends lead at Prince Edward Island Open
CARDIGAN, Prince Edward Island, Canada—Toronto’s Chris R. Wilson adopted his sterling, second-round, 8-under 64 with one other gem Saturday, capturing a 66 to take management of the Prince Edward Island Open introduced by IMP Options. He leads a quartet of gamers by three strokes with 18 holes remaining.
Wilson maintained his spot atop the leaderboard together with his eight-birdie, two-bogey efficiency. He was in a four-way tie for first after 36 holes and made his transfer Saturday. He had birdies on six of seven holes at one level to create some respiratory room.
“I used to be capable of play that center stretch rather well,” Wilson mentioned. “I lipped out a couple of putts coming in after the climate delay, which was somewhat robust, however I used to be nonetheless capable of make a few issues which was superior.” Rain descended on Dundarave Golf Course, forcing officers to halt play for roughly 90 minutes.
Wilson acknowledged being pleased about persevering with to be within the lead. Nonetheless, he insists nothing adjustments going into the final spherical.
“I’m simply sticking to my sport plan,” Wilson mentioned. “That’s hit the identical golf equipment off the tee that I’m doing and that’s it.”
All issues thought-about, Brendan MacDougall is an unlikely contender after three rounds. The 24-year-old from Calgary moved up 37 positions Saturday with 10 birdies with a scorching 63, enhancing to 12-under. He’s in a second-place tie with Brian Carlson, Perry Cohen and Austin Hitt. They path chief Chris R. Wilson by three strokes getting into the ultimate 18 holes on the Dundarave Golf Course.
MacDougall’s rise comes on the heels of some early struggles this season on PGA TOUR Canada. He tied for forty first on the season-opening Royal Seashore Open in Victoria after which missed the minimize on the ATB Basic in Edmonton.
MacDougall started the PEI Open with rounds of 71 and 70 earlier than getting off to a scorching begin on day three. He birdied his first three holes and 7 on the entrance 9 to expedite his climb. Three extra birdies adopted. MacDougall’s lone bogey got here on the par-3 No. 7.
Wilson and MacDougall will likely be enjoying companions within the last spherical.
“I shot MacDougall a textual content in the course of the rain delay. I noticed his spherical and I congratulated him,” Wilson mentioned. “That’s a loopy spherical.”
Apart from MacDougall and the opposite three at present in second place—Individuals Austin Hitt and Brian Carlson and Switzerland’s Perry Cohen—a number of others are nonetheless in rivalry. Cooper Dossey, Parker Gilliam, Trent Phillips and Luke Schniederjans are all 11-under. Sunday’s champion wins $36,000 and 500 Fortinet Cup factors.
