Chris Kirk leads entering final round


Birdie on last hole lifts Kirk to lead at Sony

Will certainly Wilcox finally navigated to making his launching as a PGA Trip rookie and was as pleasantly surprised as anybody else to be in the last group at the Sony Open.

As for Chris Kirk and Harris English, it's not a surprise in any way.

Kirk acquired up-and-down from a bunker on the par-5 18th by making a 10-foot birdie putt for a 5-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead going into the final round of a Sony Open that remains up for grabs amongst at the very least a dozen players.

Over cast conditions and just a gentle Pacific wind kept everyone in the mix Friday at Waialae, also John Daly.

And even Wilcox.

The 27-year-old from Alabama made birdie on his last two holes for a 64 and was one shot behind. Wilcox when applied for the Canadian Open in 2010 and for the U.S. Open in 2011 at Congressional. He lastly made it to the big leagues by finishing 10th on the WebTrip cash checklist, although he didn't play in the Web.com Tour Finals or in the fall for exactly what he just stated were "regrettable, personal things.".

And below he is.

"I didn't know just what was going to happen today," Wilcox claimed. "Making the cut was a dream happened. Playing great on Friday was a desire become a reality. Having the ability to have a nice try tomorrow is ridiculous. We'll see.".

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Kirk, that was at 12-under 198, triumphed the McGladrey Classic in November, his last competition of 2013 before taking some time off for the birth of his second child. He returned at Kapalua and shook off some corrosion. And while he closed with a 73 at Kapalua, it was a good day of clambering and gave him a small procedure of energy on Oahu.

English, which had a 67, succeeded the final event of 2013 in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. He selects his 3rd succeed in his past 16 starts on the PGA Tour.

"It was just type of, 'Grind it 'til you locate it.' This course is tough," English said. "It's hard to hit the fairways, and you have actually just had the ability to be a wizard around the eco-friendlies, which's sort of just how I came close to today. I really did not have my best golf, however I scraped it about at 3 under par and I'm still in this golf competition.".

So is every person else presumably.

At one point there was a six-way association for the lead. An hour later on, 14 players were divided by a single chance.

Daly matched the low score of the 3rd round with a 64 and was five chances behind. Masters promote Adam Scott wasn't comprising any ground, went down two gos late in his round, finished with a two-putt birdie for a 71 and was two chances behind.

A dozen players were divided by 3 chances going into Sunday, a team that includes Kapalua victor Zach Johnson as he tries to become the very first player given that Ernie Els in 2003 to sweep the Hawaii swing.

The prepare for all the opponents is to not worry about any person else since there would certainly be too many players to fret about.

"When it's so close like that, everyone is going to be making some birdies here and there," Kirk claimed. "So I probably will not take a look at leaderboards as long as I normally would. A great deal of courses I think lend themselves to you have to understand what your position is going into any given gap, yet out here, I don't believe that's really the case. They're just so unpredictable with people making birdies and bogeys.

"I'll just probably try to keep my head down and make as numerous birdies as I can.".

Former Sony Open champion Jerry Kelly (66) and Jimmy Walker (67) went to 10-under 200, while the team at 201 featured Robert Allenby (65), Pat Perez (66), Retief Goosen (66) and Johnson, who had a 66. Brian Stuard, who had a one-shot lead entering into the 3rd round, had a 71 and was only three gos behind.

Perez was amongst those linked for the lead until he four-putted the 14th, the final 3 putts from 3 feet. PGA champion Jason Dufner three-putted from 3 feet on the 18th gap for a bogey and was 4 chances behind.

The long shot would certainly need to be Wilcox, that discovered to play from his mother, a golf pro at Pine Port in Alabama. Tiny for his age, he dipped into least 36 holes a day as a children, a behavior that changed only after he was old enough to drive.

On his container listing is to play on the PGA Tour. He inspected that off. His dream foursome consists of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Boo Weekley, and he currently has played with Weekley. The suggestion of winning is also far away, although just 18 holes remain.

"I saw I was defeating James Hahn by 2 or three. He was like 51st, and I was in 13th or something," Wilcox said. "You have actually simply had the ability to play tight and make a number of clutch putts, which I did today. I have no idea. We'll see.".

Having a nice chance might look like a goal for Allenby, thinking about where his game has been.

He made only 5 cuts in 24 events last year and had to utilize an exception from job cash (top 25) to buy his card. Allenby has actually been making enough putts to a minimum of provide himself a chance, and for that, he accepts the games he dips into home in Florida. What must have been taken as an insult has developed into an advantage.

"I have actually been playing the individuals at Admiral's Nook, all the 60-year-olds, and they make me putt out because they're like awaiting me to miss out on," he said. "I keep firing 7-, 8-, 9-unders and stuff with them. They've put me in a great mindset for out below on tour.".