Colombia’s Nico Echavarria shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 in the third round of the Valspar Championship on Saturday and joins second-round leader Jacob Bridgeman and Norway’s Viktor Hovland atop the leaderboard at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla.
The trio is at 7 under going into Sunday’s final round.
Ricky Castillo (68) is in fourth place at 6 under.
Among the top four in the standings, only Echavarria recorded his best round of the tournament Saturday.
Justin Thomas (65) moved into a tie for fifth place at 5 under. Davis Riley (69), Ireland’s Shane Lowry (70), Germany’s Jeremy Paul (70), Taiwan’s Kevin Yu (68) and Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune (71) also are at 5 under.
Thomas posted his score before Bridgeman began his third round. Bridgeman played the frontside in 2 over before four birdies and a bogey across his first five holes on the backside.
Sam Ryder posted a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. He also had four bogeys in his round of 70, leaving him at 2 under for the tournament.
–Field Level Media
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