PGA Tour: Tom Kim sets up mouth-watering showdown with Cantlay at Shriners Children’s Open
- Tom Kim and Patrick Cantlay share the lead entering the final round of the Shriners Children’s Open
- With a win Sunday, Kim would become the first player since Tiger Woods to win twice on the PGA TOUR before turning 21
The stage is set for another mouth-watering showdown between Korean phenom Tom Kim and world No 4 Patrick Cantlay as they take their Presidents Cup rivalry into the Shriners Children’s Open finale.
Kim fired a solid 9-under 62 at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas on a low-scoring Saturday to tie Cantlay, who missed a birdie putt on his last for a magical 59, as they ended the third round on 19-under 194 in the PGA Tour event.
Matthew NeSmith (63) and overnight leader Mito Pereira (67) are three back in tied third place on 197, while defending champion Sungjae Im and rookie S.H. Kim carded rounds of 63 and 64 respectively and will enter the final day four behind.
With a win Sunday, the 20-year-old Kim would become the first player since Tiger Woods to win twice on the PGA Tour before turning 21, but Cantlay, winner of the Shriners Children’s Open in 2017, stands in his way.
“I’ve played really solid. I took care of what I needed to take care of on this golf course and just needed a good round to give myself a chance on Sunday,” Kim said.
