Vegas, Woodland tied in birdie-fest at Bob Hope Classic
LaQuinta, CA, United States (AHN Sports) – Jhonattan Vegas is playing in only his fifth PGA Tour event but that hasn’t stopped him from going really low at the Bob Hope Classic.
Vegas shot a second straight 67 Friday and got to 18-under par after 54 holes and found himself atop the leader board with Gary Woodland, who shot a third-round 64.
The two young bombers are leading an assault on par that could again yield a winning score of 30-under par come Sunday. They are one-shot ahead of Greg Chalmers, who shot 65 at LaQuinta and is alone in second at 199, 17-under par.
Martin Laird’s 64 on the Palmer course got him to 16-under, two shots off the lead. Jeff Overton is among a group of four players at 15-under 201.
Vegas used to hit rocks with a stick as a youngster in Venezuela and found himself hooked on golf when he watched Tiger Woods win the 1997 Masters on television.
He is unafraid of his position at the top.
“It’s a lot of fun. That’s the way I take it. I’m enjoying it as much as I can because we know how complicated golf can be.”
He said his position as co-leader won’t cost him any sleep either. “Leading a golf tournament is not going to cut into my sleep. I’m going to just keep doing what I’ve been doing,” he said.
Vegas has been accurate all week off the tee, and he’s been long as well. Same with Woodland, who is playing on a medical extension after recovering from shoulder problems.
Saturday is the final day of the pro-am format.. The pros will move on to the Palmer course on Sunday in a shootout for the title.
View full post on All Stories
