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Redman in control as Harrington falls six behind in Bermuda

Doc Redman of the United States plays his shot from the tenth tee during the third round of the Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course on October 31, 2020 in Southampton, Bermuda. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Pádraig Harrington shot a level par 71 to slip six shots behind leader Doc Redman in the Bermuda Championship in Hamilton.

Europe’s Ryder Cup skipper recovered from a double-bogey seven at the second with birdies at the seventh and ninth before following a bogey four at the 13th with a birdie four at the 17th to come home in level par at Port Royal.

He ended the day tied for 24th on four-under as Seamus Power made five birdies in a 68 to move up 22 places to tied 36th on three-under.

Seeking his maiden PGA Tour win, 2017 US Amateur winner Redman shot a four-under 67 to lead by one stroke from Ryan Armour, Wyndham Clark and Kramer Hickok on 10-under.

Scores

2020 Bermuda Championship

(8th of 50 events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season)

  • Southampton, Bermuda October 29 - November 1, 2020 Port Royal Golf Course Par/Yards: 36-35--71/6,828

  • Third-Round Notes -- Saturday, October 31, 2020

  • Weather: Partly cloudy, with a high of 73. Wind NNW at 15-20 mph, with gusts to 25 mph.

  • Purse: $4,000,000

Third-Round Leaderboard

  • Doc Redman 65-71-67--203 (-10)

  • Ryan Armour 64-70-70--204 (-9)

  • Wyndham Clark 66-68-70--204 (-9)

  • Kramer Hickok 67-68-69--204 (-9)

Things to Know

  • Doc Redman closes in on his first career PGA TOUR title and second top-5 finish of the 2020-21 season

  • Kramer Hickok in good position to improve on last year's T15 finish at the Bermuda Championship

  • A year after finishing T3 at the Bermuda Championship, Brian Gay in position for first TOUR win in seven years

  • Two players have converted a 54-hole lead/co-lead for the win this season (Sergio Garcia/Sanderson Farms Championship, Martin Laird/Shriners Hospitals for Children Open)

  • Three points shy of earning PGA TOUR Special Temporary Membership, Will Zalatoris posts his lowest score of the week with a 4-under 67, sits T15

Doc Redman

  • Offset a lone bogey (par-4 ninth) with five birdies, good for a 4-under 67 and first 54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR

  • Has played Port Royal Golf Course in 3-under on the front nine and 7-under on the inward half this week

  • Marks second occasion to have a lead/co-lead after any round on the PGA TOUR (R1/2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic/T21)

  • Posted four rounds of par-or-better in last year's inaugural Bermuda Championship to finish T35

  • Opened the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season with a T3 finish at the Safeway Open. In two ensuing starts before this week, finished T28 at the Sanderson Farms Championship and missed the cut at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

  • Seeks his first career PGA TOUR victory in his 40th start; closest brush with victory resulted in a solo-second at the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic

  • Three career top-10s are all top-3 finishes (2nd/2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic, T3/2020 Wyndham Championship, T3/2020 Safeway Open)

  • Winner of the 2017 U.S. Amateur

Additional Notes

  • Following a T8 finish in last year's inaugural Bermuda Championship, 36-hole co-leader Ryan Armour sits T2 at 9-under 204 following a 1-under 70

  • 36-hole co-leader Wyndham Clark (T2/-9) seeks to improve on a T13 finish in his most recent TOUR start (2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open)

  • Kramer Hickok (T2/-9) remains in search of his first TOUR title in his 52nd start; lone top-10 finish came at the 2019 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship (T10)

  • Australia's Matt Jones (T5/-8) posted the day's only bogey-free score (5-under 66) in his bid for a second career PGA TOUR title and first since the 2014 Vivint Houston Open

  • After his T3 finish in last year's Bermuda Championship, Brian Gay (T5/-8) posted a 4-under 67 in his bid for a fifth PGA TOUR title and first since the 2013 The American Express; making his 602nd career TOUR start this week

  • Sponsor exemption Ollie Schniederjans posted a 2-under 69 to reach 8-under (T5); the 2019 Bermuda Championship (MC) was the only PGA TOUR event he played in the 2019-20 season after finishing No. 180 in the FedExCup in the 2018-19 season

  • First-round leader Peter Malnati (T11/-6) is seeking a third top-5 finish in as many starts (2nd/Sanderson Farms Championship, T5/Shriners Hospitals for Children Open)

  • Will Zalatoris (T15/-5) posted his best score of the week with a 5-under 66, highlighted by an eagle-3 at No. 17. Came into the week three points shy of earning Special Temporary Membership to the PGA TOUR while seeking his fourth top-10 finish in his fifth start of the season (T6/U.S. Open, T8/Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, T5/Shriners Hospitals for Children Open)

Bogey-Free Rounds

R1 (4): Ryan Armour (64), Doug Ghim (64), Ryan Brehm (68), Scott Stallings (68)

R2 (1): Kiradech Aphibarnrat (66)

R3 (1): Matt Jones (66)