Australian Open drawcard Brandt Snedeker has claimed a three-stroke lead into going into the final round of the US PGA Tour's season-opening Safeway Open.
Snedeker birdied the last three holes on Saturday to shoot a three-under 69 and get to 16-under 200 on the North Course at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa Valley, California.
Leader: Brandt Snedeker is in prime position to pick up another PGA Tour win.Credit:AP
Signed to play in next month's Australian Open at The Lakes in Sydney, Snedeker has been in fine form and won the Wyndham Championship in August, opening with a 59 en route to his ninth PGA Tour title.
He leads from Kevin Tway (68), with Sungjae Im (69) at 12-under and Bill Haas (67) 11-under.
Australia's Aaron Baddeley climbed into a tie for fifth, six shots behind Snedeker, with a 69.
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Countryman Brett Drewitt is set to collect a decent reward after putting his honeymoon on hold to get into the field via qualifyng. He shot a 69 to be tied 35th at six-under.
Reigning Australian Open champion Cameron Davis slipped slightly with a 72 to be tied 56th in a decent start to his first US PGA Tour season.
Phil Mickelson, tied for second entering the round, had a 74 to drop into a tie for 15th at eight-under.
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