Original title: Dou Zecheng tied for second in the third round of the Simmons Bank Open
Source: PGA Tour PGATOUR
Williamson County, Tennessee, May 7, 2022 — Dou Zecheng is once again on the brink of victory. This time, he decided not to think about returning to the PGA Tour.
On Saturday, the third round of the Simmons Bank Open ended here. China’s Dou Zecheng made seven birdies, three bogeys, and a -4 68 to tie for a -13 overall. 2, one stroke behind Chinese Taipei player Yu Junan. Zhang Xinjun finished the match on the mobile day with a 70, with a total score of 10 under par and tied for 10th. Yuan Yichun, who has won the PGA Tour membership card for next season, is tied for 55th with a total score of -2.
“I played very stable today. I think this week was much better than last week’s putting, and I didn’t make any big mistakes,” said Dou Zecheng. “I brought my caddie back this week, and I have more confidence in reading the line.”
This week marks Dou’s 99th Korn Ferry Tour tournament and his fifth time tied for second (or better) after a 54-hole tournament. In the Bahamas Grand Abaco Classic at the beginning of the year, Dou Zecheng led alone after three rounds and finally lost the playoff.
In the Korn Ferry Tour’s standings this week, Dou Zecheng is ranked 11th, 312 points away from the “PGA Tour safety line” of 900 points. A regular-season victory on the Korn Ferry Tour nets a champion player 500 points, and a solo runner-up gets 300 points.
“How can I get a PGA Tour card, I thought too much about this before. Every time I come to a position like this, what results must I play to get into the PGA Tour. In the end, I played a mess,” Dou Zecheng said. ” I watched Yuan Yechun’s interview, and he didn’t even think about whether he could make it to the PGA Tour, but he always thought about how to be the Player of the Year and how many games he could win.”
Dou Zecheng will continue to face the challenge at the Woods Stadium on Sunday. “This course is very challenging. A wrong tee shot will enter the obstacles on both sides. If the attacking green is missed, it will roll far away, and the putter is easy to three-putt,” Dou Zecheng said. “This is a real competitive game. A tour-level course.” He bogeyed his first hole on Saturday, and after a bad second shot to the green, it took him four shots to hit the green. He made two birdies and two bogeys on his first four holes. On the 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 18th holes, Dou Zecheng made birdies. On the 17th hole, he again failed to hit the green with par, making his third bogey of the day.
“Tomorrow will play like today, I hope I won’t have too many thoughts. (Today) I will go back to the hotel to play games for a while, get up tomorrow to warm up, and then participate in the game,” Dou Zecheng is looking forward to his Sunday, “I won’t particularly want it. It takes a few places to get a card – it’s impossible to say not at all – but hopefully there will be fewer of those thoughts.”
Dou Zecheng will be in the same group with Yu Junan on Sunday, his second 54-hole lead on the Korn Ferry Tour. Junan Yu from Arizona State University qualified for the Korn Ferry Tour through the PGA Tour University Program.Return to Sohu, see more
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