Viktor Hovland extends lead at Hero World Challenge8 hours in the past

Viktor Hovland carded six birdies on the again 9 and fired a blistering 8-under-par 64 to increase his result in three strokes on the Hero World Problem on Saturday in Albany, Bahamas.

Hovland sits at 13-under 203 after 54 holes as he vies to repeat as champion of the occasion.

Scottie Scheffler is inside placing vary at 10 beneath after his 6-under 66. Cameron Younger (third-round 68) and Justin Thomas (66) are 5 photographs again at 8 beneath.

Hovland has led or tied for the lead in all three rounds.

Hovland made 10 birdies within the third spherical, yet one more than his career-high in official PGA Tour occasions, recording the low spherical of the day. His spherical included two bogeys, together with the par-4 18th.

“I missed in all probability like a 10-footer on the primary gap and lipped out and I type of thought, ‘Right here we go once more,’ however after that it was a variety of putts that went in,” Hovland mentioned. “You want that on a day like as we speak when the winds are down and also you could be a little bit extra aggressive. That’s the one approach you may make that many birdies, in order that was a variety of enjoyable.”

Hovland can be simply the second participant to efficiently defend a title on the occasion, becoming a member of occasion host Tiger Woods in 2007.

Scheffler did his finest to remain shut, posting 5 birdies and an eagle on the par-5 fifteenth. There are two eagles so removed from the 20-player discipline and Scheffler has each of them.

“I performed actually strong, saved the ball in entrance of me, hit a variety of fairways,” Scheffler mentioned. “Felt like I did an excellent job simply conserving the course in entrance of me and giving myself some adjustments.”

Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa shot matching 69s to take a seat six photographs again at 7 beneath in a tie for fifth. Jon Rahm (68) sits solo seventh at 4 beneath, 9 photographs again.