Si Woo Kim shot three under 68 to take the lead at 21 under, two shots ahead of Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark. After a second-round 60, Kim briefly lost momentum with bogeys at the 10th and 11th, then recovered with a 68 on Saturday. Birdies at the 12th, 14th, and 15th helped him regain the advantage and set up a final-round matchup with defending champion Scheffler, who posted 65. Kim plans to be aggressive without overreaching, aiming for six to nine under to win. Scheffler, seeking his 21st PGA Tour win and fourth straight title defense, expects a difficult chase from two shots behind.
"Si Woo Kim knows he must hold off a chasing pack that includes world number one Scottie Scheffler to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Dallas. On a day when Séamus Power's title challenge faded and he carded a level par 71 that left him nine shots off the lead, Kim chiselled out a three under 68 to head the field by two shots from Scheffler and Wyndham Clark on 21 under."
""It was a tough day for me," said Kim, who shot a second-round 60 to take the halfway lead but briefly lost his advantage with bogeys at the 10th and 11th before bouncing back to shoot 68 on Saturday."After that, my caddie told me, you're in a rush, so you've got to calm down and try to think a couple more things.""
"Birdies at the 12th, 14th and 15th helped Kim regain his advantage and set up a final round shootout with defending champion Scheffler, who shot 65."I think no matter what, it's going to be fun, especially Dallas, kind of like my second hometown," Kim said. "He grew up here. It's going to be a lot of fans cheering for him.""
"As for his plan for Sunday, Kim said: "I think I kind of have to be aggressive but not too crazy aggressive. This course is definitely not a protective course. "I still going to have to shoot six to nine under for a win, especially with Scottie. I'm just going to play with the same attitude as the first two days, try to make birdies where I can, stay aggressive, and we'll see."I've got to adjust depending on what position I am, but I'm just going to stay aggressive.""
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