J.J. Spaun leads the Sony Open after firing a five-under par 65 in the third round.
J.J. Spaun shot a five-under par 65 to take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the US PGA Sony Open in Hawaii. Spaun birdied holes 16 and 18 after bogeys on 15 and 17, finishing 54 holes at 13-under 197 at Honolulu's windy Waialae Country Club. 'It was a pretty solid round overall,' Spaun said. 'Just got off to a pretty solid start. Made a few pars on the first couple holes and then a nice birdie on three.
Just took what it gave me and took the opportunities when they came and capitalized on it.' Germany's Stephan Jaeger fired a PGA career-low 62 with nine birdies and a bogey to share second place on 198 with Americans Eric Cole and Patrick Fishburn, who shot 68 after sharing a 36-hole lead with countryman Denny McCarthy. 'I got off to a nice start. The back nine was completely different. It was brutal,' Fishburn said. 'I had a lot of downgrain, downwind putts that you couldn't really get aggressive with.'It was a little bit tricky but I hung in there the best that I could. I wish I would have made those last two (par) putts but it was an OK day. I'm glad it's four rounds so I get another shot at it tomorrow.' Spaun, who won his only PGA title at the 2022 Texas Open, is from Los Angeles and has been watching news reports intently about the devastating wildfires in that area. 'It's pretty tragic,' Spaun said. 'I don't have any family or friends in that region that have been affected but I know a lot of people that know people that were affected, and it's devastating. It's sad to see.
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