Akshay Bhatia shot 4-under-par 68 in the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday to carry a two-stroke lead into the final round at Pebble Beach, Calif.
Bhatia lost some of his commanding lead by playing the final seven holes in 2 over after a sizzling start at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
He’s at 19-under 197 heading to Sunday.
Collin Morikawa made a big move with a 62 on Saturday to share second place with Jake Knapp (66) and Austria’s Sepp Straka (67). Jacob Bridgeman (68) is in fifth place at 16 under and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (67), who played without a bogey in the third round, is sixth at 15 under.
Bhatia, who was tied for the tournament lead at the midway mark after Friday’s round, began with birdies on six of the first seven holes Saturday.
The top six golfers on the leaderboard have played all three rounds with sub-70 scores.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy isn’t in contention after Saturday’s 72 put him at 9 under and tied for 39th place.
–Field Level Media
