Holmes in 支配(する)/統制する after 株ing 穴を開ける-in-one glory
MIAMI, Florida, March 7 (Reuters) - American J.B. Holmes had a five-一打/打撃 lead at the end of the third 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of the WGC-Cadillac 選手権 on Saturday as he and compatriot Dustin Johnson both made 穴を開けるs-in-one on the par-three fourth 穴を開ける.
After Holmes エースd the 227-yard 穴を開ける, Johnson, playing two groups behind, followed 控訴 15 minutes later to the delight of the (人が)群がる at Trump-Doral.
The green at the fourth 穴を開ける on the Blue Monster course is surrounded by water to the 前線 and 権利 but that appeared to only 焦点(を合わせる) the two Americans, who both 設立する the 穴を開ける with seven アイロンをかけるs.
Holmes is in 支配(する)/統制する, however, after 狙撃 70 to move to 11-under for the tournament, a bogey on the 18th coming after the 32-year-old birdied the previous four 穴を開けるs.
"When you're 頂上に the leaderboard and you can get a 穴を開ける in one, that's awesome," said Holmes, who was delighted with his late flurry of birdies.
"You want to make some birdies, but I definitely wasn't planning on making four. I was just trying to get one or just come in and make some pars because I did have the lead."
Johnson also bogeyed the par-four 18th 穴を開ける as he made 69 to keep within reach of Holmes while Bubba Watson, the two-times Masters 勝利者, was tied with Johnson, five 一打/打撃s behind Holmes after 狙撃 a 70.
World number one Rory McIlroy was 10 発射s 支援する after his even-par 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of 72 featured four bogeys.
Saturday's best 一連の会議、交渉/完成する (機の)カム from American 法案 Haas who 発射 a seven-under 65.
Ryan Moore 簡潔に had a 株 of the lead before Holmes' late birdie run. Moore had an eagle on the par-four 16th, where he drove the green with a 293-yard tee 発射 and 回復するd from his 3倍になる-bogey on the third to make 74 and sit six 発射s 支援する of Holmes.
South Africa's Louis Ooosthuizen (67) and Sweden's Henrik Stenson (72) kept themselves in the chase, 長,率いるing into Sunday's fourth 一連の会議、交渉/完成する, seven 発射s 支援する.
Britain's 物陰/風下 Westwood, Spain's Sergio Garcia, Australian Adam Scott and American Webb Simpson were all tied in eighth place, eight 一打/打撃s behind Holmes.
(報告(する)/憶測ing by Simon Evans, editing by 遺伝子 Cherry)