PEBBLE BEACH, United States: American Jimmy Walker, seeking his third US PGA title in eight starts this season, fired a four-under par 67 yesterday to seize a six-stroke lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
On a day when severe winds halted play for two hours and 20 minutes, play ended at sunset with 12 golfers being forced to finish their third round on Sunday morning.
Walker sank five birdies against a lone bogey, his first of the event, at Monterey Peninsula to stand on 13-under 202 after 54 holes.
“I’m excited to be here, to be in this position,” Walker said. “This is why you play golf and work hard to be in this position.”
New Zealand’s Tim Wilkinson, the only non-US player in the top 17, fired a 69 on the same layout to share second with Hunter Mahan on 208 at the $6.6m event played over three courses in the first three rounds before today’s finish at Pebble Beach.
Richard Lee was fourth on 209 while four-time Pebble Beach champion Phil Mickelson in a pack on 210.
On a day when severe winds halted play for two hours and 20 minutes, play ended at sunset with 12 golfers being forced to finish their third round today morning. REUTERS
