Tom Kim shot a 62 at the Shriners Children's Open and now has a chance for a rare feat — winning the same PGA Tour event twice in one season. Kim shares the lead with Adam Hadwin and Lanto Griffin going into the final round. Fourteen players are within three shots of the lead.
LAS VEGAS — Defending champion Tom Kim felt the vibes and found his groove Saturday in Las Vegas with a 9-under 62 that gave him a three-way share of the lead in the Shriners Children’s Open and a chance to win the same tournament twice in one season.
That was the start of three birdies in a four-hole stretch that led to a 68 and allowed Griffin to share the lead at 15-under 198.American Angel Yin moves into a share of the third-round lead at the LPGA Shanghai tournamentThis was hardly a three-man race going into the final round. K.H. Lee was among three players on shot back. It all, 14 players were within three shots of the lead. That includes J.T. Poston and Canadian Open champion Nick Taylor, small consolation to both of them.
Kim, the 21-year-old South Korean who was raised primarily in Australia, was a two-time winner last year. He did not defending his title in the Wyndham Championship while resting an ankle injury suffered during the British Open. That makes Las Vegas his first PGA Tour title defense, and he is enjoying it.
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