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Round 3 Notes

Weather: Sunny. High of 84. Wind SW 5-10 mph.

Third-Round Leaderboard

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Garrick Higgo	68	65	61	194 (-22)
2	Carson Young	67	65	63	195 (-21)
T3	Trevor Cone	67	64	65	196 (-20)
T3	Chad Ramey	64	65	67	196 (-20)
T3	Ben Griffin	65	65	66	196 (-20)

Garrick Higgo (1st/-22)

Records bogey-free 11-under 61, his career-low score on TOUR (previous: 63 twice; most recent: R4/2023 American Express)
Matches the tournament 18-hole scoring record (Roland Thatcher/R3/2008, Matthew Wolff/R1/2021, Carson Young/R2/2024, Nick Dunlap/R1/2025, Sami Valimaki/R1/2025)
Seeks third PGA TOUR title in his 107th start at the age of 26 years, 5 months, 28 days
PGA TOUR victories (2): 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree, 2025 Corales Puntacana Championship
Would become the seventh multiple winner on TOUR this season (Scottie Scheffler/6, Rory McIlroy/3, Ryan Fox/2, Ben Griffin/2, Brian Campbell/2, Sepp Straka/2)
Second 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (2025 Sanderson Farms Championship/finished 2nd)
One of three left-handed players to win on TOUR this season (others: Joe Highsmith, Brian Harman)
Would become the first lefthander to win at the World Wide Technology Championship
Making his fourth start at the event (T64/2021, MC/2022, T6/2024)
Would become the 102nd win from South Africa on TOUR (most recent: Aldrich Potgieter/2025 Rocket Classic)
Would move to T7 and join Fulton Allem (3) on the all-time winners from South Africa on TOUR
Would become the second winner from South Africa in tournament history, joining Erik van Rooyen (2023
Currently projected No. 51 in the FedExCup Fall standings after entering the week No. 57
Enters the week with three consecutive top-10 finishes (T7/Procore Championship, 2nd/Sanderson Farms Championship, T4/Baycurrent Classic)
Began this season while playing out of the 126-150 category in 2024 FedExCup Fall standings and made four Korn Ferry Tour starts and two PGA TOUR starts before winning the 2025 Corales Puntacana Championship

Miscellaneous notes

Carson Young (2nd/-21) finished runner-up last year at the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship, his career-high finish on TOUR in 90 starts; last player to finish runner-up and win the same tournament the next year was Robert MacIntyre (2023, 2024 Genesis Scottish Open); leads the field in birdies (27)
Trevor Cone sits T3 at 20-under 196 entering the final round, his first time inside the top five of the leaderboard after any round on TOUR this season
Making his third start at the event, Chad Ramey (T3/-20) seeks second PGA TOUR victory in his 122nd start (2022 Corales Puntacana Championship)
World Wide Technology ambassador and World No. 12 Ben Griffin (T3/-20) has two victories on the season (Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Charles Schwab Challenge) and seeks to join Scottie Schef
36-hole leader Matti Schmid (7th/-18) seeks first PGA TOUR victory in his 90th start (best: 2nd/2025 Charles Schwab Challenge); German native enters the week No. 70 in the FedExCup Fall standings and has four top-10 finishes in 25 starts this season
Andrew Putnam (T27/-13) aces the par-3 16th hole from 145 yards at El Cardonal, his second hole-in-one on TOUR (2020 RSM Classic)
Two players from Mexico that made the cut: Alejandro Madariaga (T47/-9/Puebla), Emilio Gonzalez (T68/-6/San Miguel de Allende)

FedExCup Fall Notes

The 2025 World Wide Technology Championship is the fifth event of the FedExCup Fall, a group of seven tournaments played after the TOUR Championship that finalizes eligibility for the 2026 PGA TOUR Season. The top 100 players in the FedExCup Fall standings at the conclusion of the FedExCup Fall at The RSM Classic will earn exempt status on TOUR for the 2026 season
Winners of events during the FedExCup Fall receive similar benefits of winners of Full-Field Events during the Regular Season, including 500 FedExCup points, Official World Golf Ranking points, a two-year PGA TOUR exemption (exempt thru 2026) and invitations to THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Heritage and PGA Championship
The Aon Next 10 is an eligibility pathway that awards access into Signature Events (outside of The Sentry), recognizing the top 10 players, not otherwise exempt, from the FedExCup standings; Nos. 51-60 in the final FedExCup Fall standings at the conclusion of The RSM Classic will serve as the Aon Next 10 for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational