Overview
- Patrick Cantlay closed with four birdies in his last five holes for a 64 to tie Tommy Fleetwood at 16-under heading into Sunday at East Lake.
- Keegan Bradley surged with a third-round 63 to sit three shots back, calling the choice of whether to pick himself for Team USA the biggest decision of his life.
- Scottie Scheffler is four off the pace and Russell Henley is two back, setting up a five-man chase within four shots for the season-ending title.
- Rasmus Hojgaard is tied for 14th entering the British Masters final round and will clinch Europe’s last automatic spot with a finish of T-29 or better, while Shane Lowry cannot earn points this week.
- Luke Donald will name Europe’s six captain’s picks on Sept. 1, after a qualification tweak this cycle left the Tour Championship awarding no points to European hopefuls.