Troy Merritt aced the par-3 11th hole on his way to seizing a share of the lead with Chile's Joaquin Niemann after Saturday's third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Niemann, who hasn't made a bogey in the first three rounds, fired a 68 to share to top spot. Merritt sank a 20-foot birdie putt at the opening hole, a 10-foot birdie putt at the third and dropped his approach inches from the cup for a tap-in birdie at the par-3 fifth. Niemann then two-putted for birdie at 17, tapping in to match Merritt for the lead. Niemann followed with his own tense par putt at 18 from just inside five feet to match Merritt for the lead.

Source: News 24 July 03, 2021 23:03 UTC