Inclement weather once again halted the St. Jude Classic early, but not before the field managed to make up some ground.
Compared to Thursday and Friday, the weather at TPC Southwind was much better on Saturday, but it didn't hold out long enough to get the round in. Ben Crane remains on top of the leaderboard, and he'll begin Sunday with a four-stroke lead.
Crane continues to excel at avoiding dropped shots. He only managed to get through six holes on Saturday, notching a birdie and five pars on the day. He's notched just one bogey through 42 holes. At 13-under, he is in terrific shape heading into Sunday. It could be a long day, with 30 holes potentially on the schedule. Troy Merritt will begin Sunday in second place at 9-under. He got his third round off to a good start and is 2-under through seven holes.
Phil Mickelson managed a 68 in the second round to improve to 5-under. He wasn't able to move any further into the red on his first nine holes of the third round, carding nine pars on his opening nine. His short game has been extremely sharp all week, but he hasn't driven the ball as well as he will likely need to in order to contend at Pinehurst next week.
The day began with much of the second round still needing to be played. The field managed to get that in, a cut was made and the third round began not long after. Inclement weather hit again, forcing a suspension in play at 7:49 p.m. ET, and the round was suspended for the day at 8:13 p.m. None of the remaining field was able to complete the third round, with the final group through six holes. Play will resume at 8 a.m. on Sunday, and if weather holds out the field should be able to get through 72 holes. If not, there is a chance the tournament would be shortened, as a Monday finish on U.S. Open week is less than ideal. Currently, 41 players in the St. Jude field are scheduled to play in the U.S. Open.
Here is a complete look at where things stand heading into Sunday:
Place | Player | Score | Thru |
1 | Ben Crane | -13 | 6 |
2 | Troy Merritt | -9 | 7 |
3 | Peter Malnati | -8 | 7 |
T4 | Billy Horschel | -7 | 8 |
T4 | Retief Goosen | -7 | 6 |
T4 | Camilo Villegas | -7 | 6 |
T7 | Matt Every | -6 | 12 |
T7 | Andrew Svoboda | -6 | 9 |
T7 | Brian Harman | -6 | 8 |
T7 | Carl Pettersson | -6 | 7 |
T11 | Paul Casey | -5 | 14 |
T11 | Tim Clark | -5 | 13 |
T11 | J.J. Henry | -5 | 10 |
T11 | Jason Bohn | -5 | 9 |
T11 | Phil Mickelson | -5 | 9 |
T16 | Rickie Fowler | -4 | 14 |
T16 | Will Wilcox | -4 | 13 |
T16 | Tim Wilkinson | -4 | 10 |
T16 | Chesson Hadley | -4 | 10 |
T16 | Padraig Harrington | -4 | 9 |
T16 | Austin Cook | -4 | 7 |
T22 | Tommy Gainey | -3 | 15 |
T22 | Webb Simpson | -3 | 15 |
T22 | Danny Lee | -3 | 13 |
T22 | Kevin Kisner | -3 | 14 |
T22 | Graeme McDowell | -3 | 12 |
T22 | Ian Poulter | -3 | 12 |
T22 | Steve Marino | -3 | 10 |
T22 | Heath Slocum | -3 | 10 |
T22 | Ted Potter, Jr. | -3 | 9 |
T31 | Brooks Koepka | -2 | 15 |
T31 | Cameron Tringale | -2 | 14 |
T31 | James Hahn | -2 | 10 |
T31 | Davis Love III | -2 | 8 |
T35 | Chad Campbell | -1 | 15 |
T35 | Shawn Stefani | -1 | 14 |
T35 | John Peterson | -1 | 13 |
T35 | Luke Guthrie | -1 | 12 |
T35 | Boo Weekley | -1 | 11 |
T35 | Ben Martin | -1 | 11 |
T35 | Stewart Cink | -1 | 11 |
T35 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | -1 | 11 |
T35 | Robert Streb | -1 | 7 |
T44 | George McNeill | E | 15 |
T44 | Zach Johnson | E | 15 |
T44 | Charlie Wi | E | 13 |
T44 | Jhonattan Vegas | E | 11 |
T44 | Jeff Overton | E | 11 |
T44 | William McGirt | E | 11 |
T44 | Ryan Palmer | E | 11 |
T44 | Ben Curtis | E | 9 |
T44 | John Rollins | E | 8 |
T44 | Sean O'Hair | E | 8 |
T44 | Benjamin Alvarado | E | 8 |
T55 | Jerry Kelly | 1 | 15 |
T55 | Stuart Appleby | 1 | 13 |
T55 | Dustin Johnson | 1 | 9 |
T55 | Charles Howell III | 1 | 9 |
T55 | Scott Stallings | 1 | 7 |
T55 | David Lingmerth | 1 | 7 |
T55 | Greg Owen | 1 | 7 |
T62 | Freddie Jacobson | 2 | 14 |
T62 | Martin Laird | 2 | 15 |
T62 | Miguel Angel Carballo | 2 | 13 |
T62 | Justin Leonard | 2 | 11 |
T62 | Woody Austin | 2 | 9 |
T62 | Josh Teater | 2 | 9 |
T62 | Ryuji Imada | 2 | 8 |
T69 | John Merrick | 3 | 15 |
T69 | John Daly | 3 | 12 |
71 | Martin Flores | 4 | 8 |
Cut line even-par | |||
CUT | Andres Romero | 1 | |
CUT | Joe Durant | 1 | |
CUT | Chad Collins | 1 | |
CUT | Ricky Barnes | 1 | |
CUT | Tag Ridings | 1 | |
CUT | Kyle Stanley | 1 | |
CUT | Harris English | 1 | |
CUT | Kevin Streelman | 1 | |
CUT | John Senden | 1 | |
CUT | David Toms | 1 | |
CUT | Harrison Frazar | 1 | |
CUT | Geoff Ogilvy | 1 | |
CUT | Scott Gardiner | 1 | |
CUT | Alex Prugh | 1 | |
CUT | Tyrone van Aswegen | 1 | |
CUT | Doug LaBelle II | 1 | |
CUT | David Hearn | 1 | |
CUT | Russell Knox | 2 | |
CUT | Trevor Immelman | 2 | |
CUT | Roberto Castro | 2 | |
CUT | Brad Fritsch | 2 | |
CUT | Bronson La'Cassie | 2 | |
CUT | Eric Axley | 2 | |
CUT | Wes Roach | 2 | |
CUT | Brice Garnett | 2 | |
CUT | Sang-Moon Bae | 2 | |
CUT | Joe Ogilvie | 3 | |
CUT | Troy Matteson | 3 | |
CUT | Scott Langley | 3 | |
CUT | Michael Thompson | 3 | |
CUT | J.B. Holmes | 3 | |
CUT | Patrick Reed | 3 | |
CUT | Nicholas Thompson | 3 | |
CUT | Morgan Hoffmann | 3 | |
CUT | Michael Putnam | 3 | |
CUT | Stephen Ames | 4 | |
CUT | Mark Wilson | 4 | |
CUT | Matt Bettencourt | 4 | |
CUT | Jeff Maggert | 4 | |
CUT | Jamie Lovemark | 4 | |
CUT | Gary Christian | 4 | |
CUT | Lee Williams | 4 | |
CUT | Grant Leaver | 4 | |
CUT | Thorbjorn Olesen | 4 | |
CUT | Darren Clarke | 4 | |
CUT | Russell Henley | 5 | |
CUT | Steven Bowditch | 5 | |
CUT | Tim Petrovic | 5 | |
CUT | Robert Allenby | 5 | |
CUT | Bobby Gates | 5 | |
CUT | Edward Loar | 5 | |
CUT | Hudson Swafford | 5 | |
CUT | Talor Gooch | 5 | |
CUT | Jim Herman | 5 | |
CUT | Lee Westwood | 6 | |
CUT | Brian Gay | 6 | |
CUT | James Driscoll | 6 | |
CUT | Tim Herron | 6 | |
CUT | Alex Aragon | 6 | |
CUT | Zachary Olsen | 6 | |
CUT | Andrew Loupe | 6 | |
CUT | Will MacKenzie | 6 | |
CUT | John Mallinger | 7 | |
CUT | Scott Scheffler | 7 | |
CUT | Jonathan Byrd | 8 | |
CUT | Dicky Pride | 8 | |
CUT | Kevin Tway | 8 | |
CUT | Dustin Morris | 9 | |
CUT | Jim Renner | 9 | |
CUT | Daniel Chopra | 9 | |
CUT | Johnson Wagner | 10 | |
CUT | Kevin Foley | 11 | |
CUT | Scott Verplank | 13 | |
CUT | Kelvin Burgin | 16 | |
CUT | Isaac Sanchez | 27 | |