Thanks to a pair of birdies on the 18th hole, Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters share the lead heading into the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Heres where things stand through 54 holes at Firestone:Leaderboard: Johnson (-9), Pieters (-9), Scott Hend (-8), Hideki Matsuyama (-7), Adam Hadwin (-6), Charley Hoffman (-6), Rory McIlroy (-6)What it means: Johnson, the two-time major champion, is seeking his 13th PGA Tour title and his first since his 2015 Open triumph at St. Andrews. He has yet in his impressive career to win a World Golf Championship. Pieters is a three-time European Tour winner seeking his first victory on U.S. soil. The tall Belgian introduced himself to American audiences last fall in the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, where he went a European-best 4-1-0, teaming with McIlroy and taking down J.B. Holmes in singles. One back, Hend is a nine-time Asian Tour winner who is the field after winning that circuits Order of Merit title last year. Those three will be chased on Sunday by the No. 3 and 4 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, Matsuyama and McIlroy.Round of the day: Hends 63 was Saturdays lowest score by two shots. He made four bridies on each side with his only blemish coming in the form of a three-putt at the par-3 seventh.Best of the rest: Johnson made four birdies, three pars and two bogeys for an opening-nine 33. He added four more birdies and a lone bogey on the back to briefly take the outright lead before Pieters matched him.Biggest disappointment: Overnight leader Jimmy Walker plummeted down the leaderboard with a 4-over 74. Next weeks PGA defending champion got off to a horrific start carding two bogeys and two doubles for a front-nine 41. He recovered with 2-under second nine but will start Sunday six back.Shots of the day: McIlroy showed off both his prodigious strength and his soft touch on back-to-back shots Saturday. He chipped in for birdie on No. 12 and followed it with this drive on 13 that nearly reached the spectators crosswalk.
Rory's making a push for Sunday's final pairing.Shots like this will help.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/pP2xI0UE7G— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 5, 2017
.@McIlroyRory crushed it.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/50ote00BYz— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 5, 2017
It's produced winners like Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, who has won the event eight times. Yet it is Zach Johnson, ranked 141st on tour in driving distance, who found himself at the top of the leader board alongside Belgium's Thomas Pieters on Saturday. They're tied for the 54-hole lead at nine-under 201.
Johnson, Pieters Co-Lead at WGC Bridgestone Invitational
AKRON, Ohio. - Notes and observations from Saturday's third round of the World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational, where Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters pushed themselves to the top.
Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters tied for lead at WGC
Belgian Thomas Pieters and American Zach Johnson share the lead after the third round at the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron. US PGA champion Jimmy Walker held a two-shot overnight lead but shot
Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters tied for lead at WGC
Zach Johnson fired a 5-under 65 on Saturday at Firestone Country Club to grab a share of the 54-hole at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. The two-time major champion is tied at 9-under, along with Thomas Pieters, who posted a round of 4-under 66.
Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters tied for lead at WGC
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It's produced winners like Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, who has won the event eight times. Yet it is Zach Johnson, ranked 141st on tour in driving distance, who found himself at the top of the leader board alongside Belgium's Thomas Pieters on Saturday. They're tied for the 54-hole lead at nine-under 201.
WGC Bridgestone Invitational: Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters
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Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters tied for lead at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters tied for lead at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. GolfDigest.com.
Aug 05, 2017 · Zach Johnson tied for lead at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at 9 under. Johnson shoots 65 in third round to tie with Thomas Pieters with Rory McIlroy, others in the mix.
Pieters, Johnson tied for Bridgestone lead | Sporting News
Thomas Pieters and Zach Johnson are tied for the lead entering Sunday's final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Thomas Pieters and Zach Johnson are tied for the lead entering Sunday's
Zach Johnson, Thomas Pieters tied for lead at WGC-Bridgestone
Yet it is Zach Johnson, ranked 141st on tour in driving distance, who found himself at the top of the leader board alongside Belgium's Thomas Pieters on Saturday. They're tied for the 54-hole lead
WGC-Bridgestone: Zach Johnson tied for lead with Thomas Pieters
Thanks to a pair of birdies on the 18th hole, Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters share the lead heading into the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Here's where things stand through
Johnson, Pieters tied after 54 holes at WGC-Bridgestone
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