PGA Tour rookie Cone has lead at rainy Barbasol

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — PGA Tour rookie Trevor Cone shot a 9-under 63 on Saturday at wet Keene Hint to take the third-round lead within the Barbasol Championship.

Cone had a 17-under 199 complete for a 1-stroke benefit over Lucas Glover and Vincent Norrman within the occasion co-sanctioned by the European tour.

Cone had a bogey-free spherical, with the tee occasions moved up due to the rain.

“We thought the greens could be a tad softer, however early on it wasn’t actually raining onerous sufficient for something to alter,” Cone mentioned. “We acquired to in all probability 15 and it type of began deluging, so the greens acquired a bit of softer.”

The 30-year-old former Virginia Tech participant was 5 underneath after eight holes.

“Simply acquired rolling,” Cone mentioned. “Simply performed sensible, fairways, greens, not get too aggressive. Simply hoped the putter got here alive and at this time it did. Hopefully, it continues tomorrow.”

The 43-year-old Glover, the chief after every of the primary two rounds, had a 69 for his eleventh straight spherical within the 60s.

“These younger guys aren’t like after I was younger. They’re able to win now; there isn’t any studying curve anymore,” Glover mentioned. “So, it’ll be [what] all of us need tomorrow. It is going to be a knock-down drag-out and it ought to be enjoyable.”

The 2009 U.S. Open champion switched to an extended putter two weeks in the past on the Rocket Mortgage Basic. He tied for fourth that week in Detroit and tied for sixth final week within the John Deere Basic.

Norrman, from Sweden, had his second straight 67.

“It was a bizarre one,” Norrman mentioned. “The climate was terrible at occasions and the solar got here out after that. And the golf was fairly good alongside the best way.”

French participant Adrian Saddier (67) was 15 underneath, with England’s Nathan Nobody (67) and South Africa’s Jayden Schaper (68) at 14 underneath.

“The climate wasn’t the perfect,” Saddier mentioned. “Simply tried to remain within the second, to benefit from the place I’ve on the leaderboard.”