"Akshay Bhatia did enough early with six birdies in seven holes that carried him to a 4-under 68 and a two-shot lead in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. But the worst might still be to come. Starting times were moved up one hour for the final round with a forecast of big wind and rain, a time for players to hang on by the seat of their rain pants."
"Former Cal star Collin Morikawa, the two-time major champion trying to end more than two years without a victory, had 11 birdies in his round of 62 that shot him up 25 spots on the leaderboard to a three-way tie for second with Jake Knapp (66) and Sepp Straka (67). Bhatia began the third round in a share of the lead with Ryo Hisatsune and threatened to turn it into a runaway."
"He made it through 47 holes of this signature event until his first bogey when the strengthening wind sent his tee shot well over the green on the par-3 12th. He dropped another shot on the par-3 17th when the wind knocked down his shot into the bunker and he missed a 4-foot putt. He went out in 30 and came in 38, exactly what Pebble Beach can do with wind. Even so, Bhatia was at 19-under 197."
Pebble Beach experienced strong wind and chilly Pacific air that affected play and prompted moving final-round starting times up one hour because of forecasted wind and rain. Akshay Bhatia opened with six birdies in seven holes and shot 4-under 68 in the third round to hold a two-shot lead, finishing at 19-under 197 after bogeys at the par-3 12th and 17th. Collin Morikawa made 11 birdies in a 62 to climb into a three-way tie for second with Jake Knapp and Sepp Straka. Knapp holed out from 130 yards for an eagle on the par-4 first.
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