Jason Bohn posted a blistering 9-under-par 61 early in the day and it held up for a share of the lead with Sean O’Hair, Bryce Molder and S.J. Park of South Korea heading to the final round of the Greenbrier Classic on the Old White TPC in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
The 42-year-old Bohn, who has won twice on the PGA Tour, collected 10 birdies in his career-best round, including four on the last five holes after making his only bogey at No. 11.
“I played from the fairway pretty much all day,” said Bohn, who made the cut on the number at 69-69 — 138. “Every iron shot was kind of up the fall line.
“I didn’t really have a lot of break to any of my putts. They were like left edge, inside right. The ball was just barely breaking, so I had a lot of straight putts and that was pretty easy, and I kind of felt very comfortable with the putter today and made a lot of putts.”
O’Hair, who has won four times on the PGA Tour but not since the 2011 RBC Canadian Open, birdied four of the last eight holes to finish off a 66.
Park, whose only two pro victories came in Japan, carded a bogey-free 66, while Molder, whose only PGA Tour victory came in the 2011 Frys.com Open, made his third birdie at No. 9 and closed out a bogey-free 67 with nine straight pars.
Rookie Justin Thomas recorded a bogey-free 66 and was one stroke back in a tie for fifth with David Hearn of Canada, Danny Lee of New Zealand and Chad Collins, who all had 68s.
David Lingmerth of Sweden, who captured the Memorial earlier this year for his first PGA victory, holed a bunker shot for an eagle on the 12th hole in a bogey-free 64 and was another shot behind in a tie for ninth with Brendon Todd, who totaled 67, and Jonathan Byrd, who came in with a 69.
Bubba Watson, who rose to No. 3 in the World Golf Rankings with his victory in the Travelers Championship last week, registered a second straight 68 and was tied for 17th, while Tiger Woods could not shoot in the 60s for a third straight round this season, posting a 71 that left him tied for 47th.
