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Taylor had a cold and relatively quiet day, away from all the hits and giggles around the celebrity rotation at Pebble. He teed off at tough Spyglass Hill with a beanie and hand warmers because of heavy marine layer, warmed up as the sun broke through, and made a 25-foot eagle putt late in his round for a 69.
Taylor was at 17-under 198 as he goes for his second PGA Tour victory, and first since he won the Sanderson Farms Championship in his fourth start as a tour rookie.
Mickelson missed two birdie putts from inside 10 feet and hit only nine greens in regulation, but he hit a flop shot over the bunker on the par-5 18th — how did that one not go in? — to pull within one shot. They will be in the final group, along with their amateur partners. Mickelson has former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young, while Taylor has Golf Digest editor-in-chief Jerry Tarde.
Taylor and Mickelson have never played together.
“It’s going to be a new experience for that reason, if I am playing with him,” Taylor said. “Obviously, if he makes a putt or great shot, the crowd’s going to go wild. I’ve just got to do my own thing, try to block all that out. Easier said than done, without having to do it before, but I’ll do the best I can.”
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Taylor can on Sunday validate his first win since his rookie season, an opposite-field event at the time. The Canadian has never been to the Masters and has played in only four majors, two as an amateur.
This is a two-man show; however, Jason Day posted a 70 at Spyglass Hill and was only three shots behind at 14-under 201. The former No. 1 spent most of last year injured and frustrated, and has gone nearly two years since his last win.
For others, it was a waste opportunity.
Pebble Beach had more wind than earlier in the week, but still gentle enough that low scores were available. Dustin Johnson, a two-time winner at Pebble, was in striking range and could manage only a 72, leaving him eight shots back. Patrick Cantlay, at No. 8 in the world, played the final six holes in 2 over for a 72 and was nine shots back.
LPGA/European — Ayean Cho shot a 2-under 70 on a difficult day for scoring to take a one-stroke lead over Madelene Sagstrom after three rounds of the LPGA’s Vic Open in Barwon Heads, Australia.
The tournament at the 13th Beach Golf Links also feature a European Tour men’s tournament running alongside the women’s event.
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Choi had a three-round total of 12-under 205. Canada’s Alena Sharp was in third, two strokes behind Cho after a 70.
In the men’s event, Min Woo Lee eagled the 18th hole for 4-under 68 to take a three-stroke lead over three-time European Tour winner Marcus Fraser and fellow Australian Travis Smyth.
“I knew it was going to be difficult coming in, it was going to be a grind today,’’ Sagstrom told a television commentator before completing her round. “I am going to be tired after this.’’
After Saturday’s third round, the men’s and women’s fields were reduced to 35 players each plus ties. The final round will be played on the Beach course. That course and the Creek course were used for the first two rounds of the tournament.
In the men’s event, Min Woo Lee eagled the 18th hole for 4-under 68 to take a three-stroke lead over three-time European Tour winner Marcus Fraser and fellow Australian Travis Smyth.
‘‘There is so much wind, it’s so hard to figure out when to pull the trigger, I think it might be one of the best rounds I have ever played, regardless of the score,’’ Lee said.’’
Lee had a three-round total of 15-under 201. Fraser shot 69 and Smyth 72.
‘‘My old man plays off 14, he’s a good golfer and I think he would have struggled to break 110 out there,’’ said Fraser. “I think that’s as strong a wind as I’ve played in anywhere.”
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Amateur — The Women’s Asia-Pacific Amateur, which was to be played next week at Siam Country Club in Thailand, has been postponed, the third golf event canceled or rescheduled because of the coronavirus that has infected more than 34,800 people worldwide and killed more than 700. The winner receives exemptions to the Women’s British Open, the Evian Championship and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
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