They are down right excited in Canada.
They should be.
A Canadian golfer has not won the country’s national championship since Pat Fletcher took the Canadian Open title back in 1954.
Now all eyes at Glen Abbey will be on David Hearn when he goes into Sunday’s final round at the Jack Nicklaus-design course.
Hearn posted a four-under par 68 Saturday and he is the 54-hole leader at 15-under par.
He will have his work cut out for him as he goes after his first PGA Tour win with an entire nation pulling for him. There are quality challengers lurking, ready to pounce. Jason Day birdied six of his final seven holes, including four straight to close his round. His 69 put him 13-under and in good position for a run at Hearn.
Day was not alone at 13-under. Bubba Watson birdied two of his final three holes for a 68 to join Day at 13-under.
Brooks Koepka and Michael Putnam will start their final round four back at 11-under.
While Hearn is the lead story, Ollie Schniederjans is the other story. A week ago he was an amateur, this week he made his debut as a professional and all he did on Saturday was shoot the day’s low round, a six-under par 66 that got him to 10-under and in a tie for 11th. If Schniederjans can shoot another good round on Sunday and finish in the top 10, he can move into next week’s event.
Overnight leader Chad Johnson, who started the day at 14-under, shot a disappointing 75 and fell back to 11-under, in a tie for sixth with four other players.
