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Scott's wild round keeps him in hunt for $109m season finale (Fox Sports)

Defending champion Patrick Cantlay fired a six under-par 65 to open up a one-shot lead at the PGA Tour's BMW Championship in Delaware on Saturday.

“I hit the ball really well today,” Cantlay said afterwards. Australia’s second-round leader Scott, meanwhile, is a shot further back on 10 under after battling to a two-under-par 69 that included four birdies and two bogeys. Yet once again, Cantlay responded in style, blasting his second shot on the 18th to the back of the green with sharp backspin that left him with just a seven-footer for birdie. That took Cantlay a shot clear of the field at 12 under but a rare putting blunder on the 17th -- missing a three-footer for bogey -- dropped him back to 11-under. The 30-year-old world number four started the day two shots adrift of Australian second-round leader Adam Scott, who ended the day two shots back on 10 under after battling to a two-under-par 69 that included four birdies and two bogeys. Birdies on the third and the seventh -- after another long birdie putt from 30 feet -- took Cantlay to the turn at three-under for the day.

Defending champion Patrick Cantlay on top of stellar leaderboard at ... (The Boston Globe)

He leads good friend Xander Schauffele and Scott Stallings by one, with No. 1 Scottie Scheffler lurking.

That explains why Cantlay with a wedge in hand was walking to the front of every green to see the slopes and find the best play. “I think the best way to handle this playoff system is to just focus on doing your best in the tournament that you’re in and not worry too much about the points. Adam Scott, trying to work his way into the top 30 who reach the Tour Championship, held his own with a 69 and was only two shots behind. It's different with a scorecard in hand, though the comfort level is obvious. 1 seed and a two-shot lead at the start and wound up winning by one shot to claim the $18 million prize. More than just $2.7 million for the winner, Cantlay or Schauffele could go to No.

Patty Ice warms to 65, a stacked leaderboard chases and Willy Z ... (usatoday.com)

Patrick Cantlay is looking to repeat as the BMW Championship but will have a big pack chasing come Sunday in Wilmington.

Two back are reigning Masters champion Scheffler (68), who is trying to regain the FedEx Cup points lead and claim his fifth title of the season, and former Masters champion Adam Scott (69), who is bidding for his first win since 2020. It was his 53rd round in the 60s this season, most of any player on Tour. We’re one round away from crowning a champion as well as determining who’s in, who’s out of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings. [PGA Tour Live on ESPN+](https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/1205322/931309/9070?subId1=PGA&subId2=golfweek) He battled on for another hole, received some treatment to the injured area on the fifth tee, but decided to withdraw from the tournament. However, they skipped the formality of a match at Wilmington Country Club. “I think the best way to handle this playoff system is to just focus on doing your best in the tournament that you’re in and not worry too much about the points. Cantlay, 30, won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Schauffele as his partner, but hasn’t won an individual title since going back-to-back at the BMW and Tour Championship last year. “I thought a little past and to the left it would come back off that slope,” he said. On 17, Cantlay made another miscue with the putter, missing his second putt of the season from 3 feet or less. He’s on the verge of becoming the first player to successfully defend a FedEx Cup playoff event. A year ago, Patrick Cantlay needed six extra holes at Caves Valley to claim the title en route to winning the FedEx Cup.

Patty Ice warms to 65, a stacked leaderboard chases and Willy Z ... (Yahoo Sports)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Patty Ice sure warms up for the BMW Championship. A year ago, Patrick Cantlay needed six extra holes at Caves Valley to claim the title ...

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BMW Championship 2022: Patrick Cantlay Holds 1-Stroke Lead ... (Bleacher Report)

The American star is 12-under par overall, one shot better than Xander Schauffele and Scott Stallings for the top spot. Adam Scott, who led the field coming ...

Cantlay won last year's BMW Championship by defeating Bryson DeChambeau in a playoff. There has been a different leader after each of the first three rounds of the tournament this weekend. Scott had a mostly uneventful round en route to finishing with a 69. He took advantage of the par-five third hole with a 324-yard tee shot. 17 but moved back into sole possession of the top spot with a birdie on his final hole. Adam Scott, who led the field coming into the third round, is tied for fourth place with Scottie Scheffler at 10-under par.

Four players have moved inside the Tour Championship bubble with ... (GolfDigest.com)

Adam Scott is projected to be in the top 30 of the FedEx Cup standings heading into Sunday's final round. Andy Lyons.

At 46th in the FEC standings at the beginning of the week Stallings needed to contend to keep his season alive and that’s what he’s done, backing up consecutive 68s with a Saturday 66 to sit just one back of Cantlay. Despite just two top-10s in stroke-play events this year, Scott made the postseason for the 16th straight year, and a T-5 in Memphis pushed him from 82nd to 46th in the FEC standings to advance him to the second leg of this rodeo. “I'm just coming out and trying to win a golf tournament,” McCarthy said after a Saturday 66 jumped him 23 spots up the BMW leaderboard. “That was my number one goal to start the year,” Stallings said about reaching the Tour Championship. Open and Open Championship along with a number of invites into the tour’s more important events. Adam Scott, Aaron Wise and Scott Stallings are among a pack of six within three shots of the Patrick Cantlay’s lead at Wilmington Country Club, where a strong Sunday leads to a win and all the goodies that would come with it.

BMW Championship: Patrick Cantlay takes a one-shot lead into the ... (Daily Mail)

Scott Stallings and Xander Schauffele are tied for second one-shot back after matching 66s in the third round. Scottie Scheffler (68) and second-round ...

'I'd be the first one to tell you if you're not in prime position, you're just not going to win next week. Schauffele opened with a birdie and carded an eagle on the third hole. Stallings followed up his pair of 68s in the first two rounds with six birdies against just one bogey. 'I don't know the golf course too well,' Cantlay said. Cantlay was a missed three-foot putt away from carding a 64, instead getting a bogey on No. Cantlay carded three birdies going out before things got interesting on the back.