Justin Lower made an 11-foot eagle putt on the par-five 18th for a share of the lead Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship.
Lower shot a nine-under 63 in diminished wind conditions to match his best round on the PGA Tour and join Nico Echavarria (68) and Carson Young (67) at 16-under 200 at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante.
“There’s 18 holes tomorrow on a very scorable golf course,” Lower said. “I think the wind’s going to stay down again, so I have to go out and basically shoot probably somewhere between five and nine under again. It’s just the way the scores are out here. If the wind’s down, scores are going to be low.”
The 35-year-old American birdied the par-4 17th in the bogey-free round. He’s trying to win for the first time on the Tour.
“I just want to see how good I can do and prove to myself that I can actually do something in this game,” Lower said.
Joe Highsmith (65), Austin Eckroat (66) and Max Greyserman (69) were a stroke back, while Ben Griffin (66) and Maverick McNealy (67) were at 14 under.
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo was on nine under after a round of 68 that included an eagle, five birdies, a bogey and a double-bogey, with countryman Erik van Rooyen’s 71 leaving him on six under.
– Edited report from PGA Tour website
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