Pádraig Harrington takes a 3-shot lead into Sunday’s final round at Prestonwood Country Club in North Carolina
Pádraig Harrington followed up a first-round 66 with a 67 on Saturday to take a three-shot lead entering the final round on Sunday of the SAS Championship at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina. This is the final regular-season event for the PGA Tour Champions, which open next weekend with the top 72 players on the Charles Schwab Cup points list. Harrington leads David Toms, Shane Bertsch and Jerry Kelly, who are all at eight-under-par through two rounds. First-round leader Billy Andrade struggled to a four-over 76 and fell into a tie for 21st at three-under-par.
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Woody Austin, who is in solo fifth at seven-under, appears to have the most on the line on Sunday. He arrived at Prestonwood in 73rd place on the points list, one spot below the cutoff for the first playoff event. Y.E. Yang and Matt Gogel are five shots off the lead at six-under, while Joe Durant, Chad Campbell, Steven Alker and Kirk Triplett are tied for eighth at five-under.
Campbell is another player who needs a big finish. He is currently 84th on the points list and a tie-eighth would only move him up to 75th. Arjun Atwal was in 72nd place entering the tournament, but hasn’t played since the PURE Insurance Championship in September.
The winner claims $315,000 of the tournament’s $2.1 million purse and the Schwab Cup points list is compiled by earnings. Playoff events, however, will award double points. The top 72 qualify for next weekend’s Dominion Energy Charity Classic, with the top 54 players moving onto the Simmons Bank Championship the following week. Only the top 36 head to Phoenix next month for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
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