In golf, Cantlay always leads at the Commencement Invitational. Schauffele and Zalatoris are chasing each other

A great show, as usual, at the Genesis Invitational 2024. The Riviera Country Club never disappointsand after three rounds the battle for the trophy is more than clear. Long Beach, California-born Patrick Cantlay never stops leading the rankingshis from the first eighteen holes, and looks down on everyone with one round to go with a total score of -14.

After the second round breakdown Cantlay is in more difficulty in this moving day, especially at the end of his eighteen holes. On the 14th, the Californian had just birdied two of the last three holes, was -2 for the round and was on the verge of a near-miss. However, his game stalled for a while. For Cantlay The bogey came on the par-5 17th with a poor tee shot and technique, instead technique and put in 18 was the basic to save par and 70 (-1) of the third round. The 31-year-old American thus enters the final round with two hits on his closest followers: Xander Schauffele and Will Zalatoris.

Schauffele and Zalatoris are tied for second at -12, and in full contention for the title. For both, Saturday ended with 65 shots (-6), and a strong finish, which brought them closer to the top, even four shots during the day. The last team to start in the fourth round will be Cantlay/Schuffele, two good friends on Tour. The two are regular partners in the Ryder Cup, often play tournaments together as a couple and even off the court they know each other. the other very well. The third wheel will be Zalatoris, who after a long hiatus is slowly coming back to show the golf that surprised everyone during his explosion.

Only fourth on the US Luke List (-11), which precedes the quality tandem tied to the total score of -10 to 5th place, created by American Harris English and Australian Jason Day. In the 71st course of Riviera Country Club seventh place, a -8 and almost cut off from the successful battle, three composed from Japanese Hideki Matsuyamafrom Canada Corey Conners and from the United States JT Poston. They finish in the top 10 in points -7 Adam Svensson, Adam Hadwin, Beau Hossler, Tom Hoge, and Mackenzie Hughes.

The Genesis Invitational, which lost one of its main attractions, was actually the first tournament of the season Tiger Woods, but it didn’t last long. The American star, and the greatest golfer of all time, was forced to withdraw in the second round due to flu-like symptoms that prevented the 15-time Major champion from completing his eighteen holes.