Keith Mitchell gaps out for hawk on 18 to require the lead at Valspar Championship.
Keith Mitchell holed out for a spectular falcon on the par-4 18th to require a two-stroke lead into the ultimate circular of the Valspar Championship.
Mitchell, 32, carded the fourth-ever back-nine 29 in Valspar Championship history to post a circular of 66 and move to 10-under standard.
He got to be the primary player in PGA Visit history to play the Wind Pit (gaps 16-18) in 4-under standard in one round.
After birdies on the extreme par-4 16th and par-3 17th, Mitchell part the fairway and after that holed out his approach shot into the par-4 18th.
Mitchell had fallem back into the chasing pack when going out in 1-over 37 but he bounced back by playing the final seven holes in 6-under par.
Observe MITCHELL’S Gap OUT Falcon
An falcon hole-out to require the solo lead!@K_m_Mitchell is the primary player in competition history to play the Wind Pit (Nos. 16-18) in 4-under par @ValsparChamp. pic.twitter.com/EWrfSoY918
— PGA Visit (@PGATOUR) March 23, 2024
Mitchell won his sole event at the 2019 Honda Classic.
The American leads Mackenzie Hughes, Diminish Malnati and Seamus Control by two strokes heading into the final round.
Cameron Young, Chandler Phillips and Brendon Todd are a advance stroke back on 7-under par.
It was a day to disregard for Justin Thomas, who carded a deplorable 8-over 79 to drop from 5-under standard back to 3-over par.
Thomas birdied the 1st gap but at that point made seven intruder and a double-bogey to the house.
The two-time US PGA winner misplaced a whopping 7.034 strokes putting within the third round.
Valspar Championship Third Circular Leaderboard
-10 K Mitchell (US)-8 M Hughes (Can), P Malnati (US)-7 C Youthful, B Todd, C Phillips (US)
