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Third-Round Notes - November 5, 2022

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Three-time PGA TOUR winner Russell Henley leads the World Wide Technology Championship by six strokes over Will Gordon and 2017 champion Patton Kizzire entering the final round
Henley records the 18th opening 54-hole total of 191 or better in PGA TOUR history (previous 17 all went on to win)
Henley’s lead is the largest 54-hole lead on TOUR since Jon Rahm at the 2021 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (not counting TOUR Championship/FedExCup Starting Strokes)
Two holes-in-one during the third round: Seamus Power (No. 8) and Greyson Sigg (No. 10)
With a win, Power (4th) would become the first player to win back-to-back weeks on TOUR since Tony Finau (2022 3M Open, Rocket Mortgage Classic)

Third-Round Lead Notes

8: Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win the World Wide Technology Championship (most recent: Viktor Hovland/2021)
3: Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win on TOUR in 2022-23 (most recent: Seamus Power, Butterfield Bermuda Championship)

Russell Henley (1st/-22)

Category	Entering the Week
Age	33 (4/12/1989)
FedExCup	155
OWGR	59
Starts – wins – top-10s in PGA TOUR career	248-3-36
Starts – wins – top-10s on TOUR in 2022-23	2-0-0
Starts – wins – top-10s at WWTC at Mayakoba	4-0-0

Lowest opening 54-hole scores in PGA TOUR history

Score	Player	Tournamnent	Finish
188	Justin Thomas	2017 Sony Open in Hawaii	Won
188	Steve Stricker	2010 John Deere Classic	Won
189	Patrick Reed	2014 American Express	Won
189	Phil Mickelson	2013 WM Phoenix Open	Won
189	Tommy Armour III	2003 Valero Texas Open	Won
189	Mark Calcavecchia	2001 WM Phoenix Open	Won
189	John Cook	1996 FedEx St. Jude Classic	Won
191	Russell Henley	2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba	TBD
191	10 other instances	Most recent: Dustin Johnson 2020 FedEx St. Jude Championship (TPC Boston)	All Won

Largest 54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR outside of the TOUR Championship (FedExCup Starting Strokes) since Jon Rahm at the 2021 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (6; forced to WD after the third round due to a positive COVID-19 test); Scottie Scheffler led by six strokes after the third round of the 2022 TOUR Championship and finished T2
1-for-6 to date with the 54-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR

Tournament	R4 score	Finish
2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba	TBD	TBD
2022 Sony Open in Hawaii	65	P2
2021 Wyndham Championship	71	T7
2021 U.S. Open	76	T13
2020 CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK	70	T3
2014 Deutsche Bank Championship	70	T2
2013 Sony Open in Hawaii	63	Won

Has not made a bogey (or worse) through 54 holes; one player has played a tournament this season without making a bogey or worse: Tom Kim, Shriners Children’s Open (Won)
Making his fifth consecutive start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba; best result in four prior starts: T29/2018
Three-time PGA TOUR winner (2013 Sony Open in Hawaii, 2014 Honda Classic, 2017 Cadence Bank Houston Open)

Additional Notes

First-round leader Will Gordon (T2/-16) records a 3-under 68; Gordon’s best result on TOUR came at the 2020 Travelers Championship (T3 as a sponsor exemption)
2017 champion Patton Kizzire (-16) enters the final round T2, six strokes back of Henley; two-time defending champion Viktor Hovland is the only player with multiple titles in tournament history
There were two holes-in-one made during the third round: Seamus Power (No. 8) and Greyson Sigg (No. 10) and there have been three made through three rounds; first PGA TOUR event with three or more aces since the 2021 Travelers Championship (3)