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FORT WORTH, Texas \u2014 Eric Cole has put himself in position for another shot at his first PGA Tour victory after a season-best 7-under 63 on Saturday for the lead after three rounds at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial.<\/p>\n

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Cole matched the best round of the tournament to get to 12-under 198, a stroke ahead of Ryan Gerard after he finished a round of 68 with back-to-back birdies. Mac Meissner (67) and reigning U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun<\/a> (68) were two strokes back.<\/p>\n

After four birdies in his first eight holes, Cole added two more through 11 holes on a 90-degree day at Hogan\u2019s Alley, which firmed up in that heat after rain earlier in the week. His only bogey was sandwiched by birdies on the back nine.<\/p>\n

Spaun birdied with a blast out of a greenside bunker at the 428-yard 15th hole, which came after bogeys on two of his previous three holes.<\/p>\n

PGA Tour rookie Jordan Smith, who entered the day leading at 10 under with a one-stroke lead, had four bogeys without a birdie in a round of 4-over 74 to drop to a tie for 19th place. He had three consecutive bogeys at Nos. 5 through 7 after only one bogey in his first 40 holes before that.<\/p>\n

This is the 120th PGA start for the 37-year-old Cole, whose parents were both former professional players. His mother, Laura Baugh, was the LPGA\u2019s rookie of the year in 1973 and had 70 top-10 finishes over a 25-year LPGA career. Bobby Cole was a native of South Africa whose only PGA Tour victory came in 1977 at Flint Elks Club in Michigan.<\/p>\n

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Cole, who will be going for a win on his mother\u2019s 71st birthday Sunday, has the 54-hole lead for the sixth time since his PGA Tour debut in 2021. The last time was the 2025 Sony Open when he finished fifth.<\/p>\n

His chip-in from 27 feet off edge of the green at the 196-yard par-3 16th came after the bogey at the par-4 15th. He birdied the 439-yard 14th hole after an approach shot inside 5 feet.<\/p>\n

Cole went into Saturday\u2019s round at Colonial tied for 25th and five strokes off the lead.<\/p>\n

Meissner, 27, who lives in Dallas and played at SMU, had five birdies through 11 holes. He missed an opportunity to go lower with two bogeys on the back nine.<\/p>\n

Michael Thorbjornsen was also playing in the final group Saturday, and tumbled backward onto his rear end after hitting a shot out of a greenside bunker at par-5 first hole. He still parred that hole, but had only one birdie in a round of 71 to go to 8 under.<\/p>\n

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___<\/p>\n

AP golf: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/golf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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