
When holding a 54-hole lead/co-lead, Chez Reavie (1st, +37) has converted for the win both occasions on the PGA TOUR ((2008 RBC Canadian Open, 2019 Travelers Championship).
Reavie seeks to become the first player 40 years or older to win on TOUR this season and first since Lucas Glover at the 2021 John Deere Classic.
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He leads by six points, matching the largest 54-hole lead at the Barracuda Championship since the event moved to Modified Stableford scoring format (Parker McLachlin/2008).
“Yeah, pick it up.”
One of the perks of modified stableford scoring. pic.twitter.com/DClAD2htK2
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 17, 2022
His lone bogey through 54 holes came during round three on the par-3 15th hole.
Reavie is making fifth start at the Barracuda Championship (best: T42/2009).
Holds two top-10 finishes in 23 starts this season: T10/The Genesis Invitational, T8/Travelers Championship.
Leaderboard through 54 holes @CudaChamp:
1. @ReavieChez +37
2. Martin Laird +31
T3. Alex Noren +28
T3. @CamDavisGolf +28
T5. @BriceGarnett +27
T5. Henrik Norlander +27— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 17, 2022
Has reached the FedExCup Playoffs nine times, including the last six; ended the 2020-21 season No. 104 in the FedExCup.
Martin Laird (2nd/+31) trails by six points after a 13-point performance in the third round; seeks fifth PGA TOUR win and first since 2020 Shriners Children’s Open.
In search of first PGA TOUR victory, Alex Noren (T3/+28) would become the Barracuda Championship’s sixth straight first-time winner, the longest active streak on TOUR.
Four of his 10 DP World Tour wins have been come-from-behind victories (most recent: 2018 Open de France).
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Joshua Creel (T7/+26) seeks to become the second consecutive player to win in his Barracuda Championship debut (Erik van Rooyen/2021).
Charley Hoffman (T13/+24) is one of six players who have qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in each season since the inception in 2007; currently outside the top 125 at No. 182 in the FedExCup standings.