Séamus Energy birdied three of his final six holes however nonetheless faces an uphill battle to retain full PGA Tour enjoying rights on the final-counting RSM Traditional.
The West Waterford synthetic seven birdies and three bogeys in a rollercoaster, four-under 68 on the Plantation Course at Sea Island to path midway chief Andrew Novak by six photographs on 10 beneath.
He was tied for twenty second and 4 photographs shy of the third-place end he must crack the highest 100 within the FedExCup Fall standings, which means he’ll have to get scorching over the ultimate 36 holes to realize his aim.
The 2-time PGA Tour winner started the week ranked 128th within the factors listing, and whereas there will likely be conditional playing cards for these within the high 125, he must contend for victory to have an opportunity of constructing the highest 100.
In the meantime, Switzerland’s Cedric Gugler has been suspended by the European Tour Group for the primary 10 HotelPlanner Tour occasions subsequent season for breaching its Code of Behaviour.
An Impartial Disciplinary Panel dominated that Gugler’s conduct was a critical breach of the Tour’s Code of Behaviour by advantage of a reckless infringement of the Guidelines of Golf through the first spherical of the Raiffeisenbank Golf Problem within the Czech Republic on June 12.
He was disqualified after being reported by his enjoying companions for enjoying from the improper place on placing surfaces on a number of events.
His 10-event ban means he’ll miss the primary 5 months of the 2026 season.
On the Asian Tour, Caleb Surratt shot a three-under 68 and South Africa’s Dean Burmester a 64 to share the lead heading into the ultimate spherical of the PIF Saudi Worldwide in Riyadh.
The LIV Golf pair lead by a shot from Spain’s Josele Ballester with Surratt bidding to make amends for final yr’s playoff defeat to Chile’s Joaquin Niemann.
Richard Bland, Adrian Meronk and Anthony Kim are three strokes additional again, whereas Surratt’s Legion XIII teammate Tom McKibbin shot 69 to share twenty first on 9 beneath.
Graeme McDowell’s 70 left him thirtieth on seven beneath.
It was a greater day for the Irish on the Sunshine Tour, the place Liam Grehan goes into the weekend simply three photographs off the lead within the Vodacom Origins of Golf Closing.
Grehan made eight birdies in a seven-under 65 to share seventh place on 12-under-par, simply three photographs behind chief Christiaan Burke.
The South African shot a 66 to guide by a shot on 15-under from Tyran Snyders and Casey Jarvis, whereas Hermitage’s Rowan Lester shot 66 to maneuver as much as eleventh on 11-under on the clifftop, Pezula Championship Course within the Western Cape.
In Florida, Leona Maguire went backwards on day two of the LPGA’s $11 million CME Group Tour Championship.
The Co Cavan star carded a three-over 75 to slide to 56th within the 60-strong subject on the season-ending occasion at Tiburón.
Former world quantity Nelly Korda, who has eight top-tens however no wins this yr after claiming seven victories in 2024, shot a 64 to set the early clubhouse goal at 9 beneath.
In different information, Malahide Golf Membership will host the LET Entry Tour’s Girls’s Irish Problem for the second consecutive yr from July 27-31 subsequent season.
The Hilary Golf Society, in the meantime, has confirmed that three-time Main winner and society President Pádraig Harrington will play its winter outing at The Island subsequent Tuesday.
Irish rugby worldwide Josh van der Flier can be within the subject.
