Every holds Byron Nelson lead as Round 3 suspended
Matt Every was 6-under par through nine holes Saturday to take a one-stroke lead before the third round of the AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas was suspended due to darkness.
Every began his day by holing out for eagle from 97 yards on the par-5 first hole before adding four birdies in a span of five holes from Nos. 4-8. The 35-year-old will look to maintain his momentum when play resumes Sunday at 7:30 a.m. local time.
"It was like a normal round of golf for me," he said.
"Felt like it was playing super easy, so it wasn't like I had time to be nervous about anything. I just needed to keep making birdies. But I got into a rhythm. Didn't have to wait on the group in front of us once, I think, which was kind of nice."
Saturday's play was delayed several times because of inclement weather.
Every, after shooting 65 in each of the first two rounds, is at 18-under-par for the tournament.
"I got to keep my head down and keep going," he said. "Once you start looking over your shoulder out here, it's not going to work ... especially on a course like this where the guys are shooting the grass off of it."
South Korea's Sung Kang, who tied the Trinity Forest Golf Club course record with a 10-under 61 on Friday, is in second at 17 under. He was 1 under through his first nine holes of Round 3. Tyler Duncan is two strokes behind him, firing a 3-under par total through nine holes Saturday.
Scott Piercy, Colombia's Sebastian Munoz and Slovakia's Rory Sabbatini are tied for fourth at 13 under and were on the back nine when play was suspended.
Brooks Koepka, the top-ranked player in the field, is in a tie for seventh at 12 under after being 1 under through his first 10 holes of the third round. Dallas native Jordan Spieth is tied for 16th at 10 under after shooting 3 under through 11 holes.
Only 12 of the remaining 83 players in the field finished their third round Saturday, including Patrick Reed, who shot 4 under and is tied for 35th at 8 under for the tournament.
--Field Level Media
