COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. — Englishman Tyrrell Hatton shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 Saturday at The Grove for a three-stroke lead going into the ultimate spherical of the LIV Golf Nashville occasion.
Hatton, whose lone win on the PGA Tour was on the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational, joined the Saudi-funded tour in January. His greatest end has been a tie for fourth. Beginning a stroke again of first-round chief Abraham Ancer, he birdied six of his remaining seven holes for a 13-under 129 whole.
John Catlin (66) was at 10 underneath in his second LIV Golf occasion.
Two-time U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau (66) and Jon Rahm (63) had been tied at 9 underneath. Rahm missed the U.S. Open and withdrew over the last LIV Golf occasion with an an infection on his left foot. He opened with a bogey earlier than ending with 9 birdies.
The Spaniard mentioned he performed practically pain-free Saturday after not understanding if he’d have the ability to stroll 18 when he flew to Tennessee.
“By no means actually questioned not having the ability to swing it, and I believe that is what made a distinction,” Rahm mentioned.
Carlos Ortiz, who gained LIV Golf Houston, shot a 66 and was tied with Cameron Smith (65) at 8 underneath.
Hatton birdied No. 2 earlier than testing his endurance with 9 straight pars. Then he obtained going.
DeChambeau has had little sleep since successful the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 final weekend. On Saturday, he birdied 4 of his remaining six holes and confirmed no indicators of exhaustion particularly after his tee shot on the occasion gap, the par-3 fifteenth. He ran round high-fiving followers circling the inexperienced.
“I simply blacked out, I do not know,” DeChambeau mentioned.
