Final round play of the Wyndham Invitational presented by BB&T begins today at 7:00 a.m. off of No. 1 at Sedgefield Country Club – Ross Course. The 72-player field was cut to the top-48 after the third round of play on Thursday. Maxwell Ford of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, continues to hold on to his lead at 6-under-par 204.
Pairing to watch
9:23 am – Jack Heath of Charlotte, North Carolina, Jeewon Park of (South Korea) Lake Mary, Florida, and Karl Vilips of (Australia) Wesley Chapel, Florida.
· Heath is T6 at 1-under-par 209 after carding a third round 1-under-par 69.
· No. 1 Rolex AJGA Ranked player Vilips is sitting tied for eighth at even-par 210. Vilips is the current defending champion of the Wyndham Invitational presented by BB&T.
· Park is also tied for eighth after carding 2-under-par 68 in the third round. The Arizona State commit recorded four birdies on the day.
9:34 am – Nicholas Dunlap of Greer, South Carolina, Brian Ma of Milpitas, California and David Ford of Peachtree Corners, Georgia.
· Dunlap ended the third round on a high note recording a hole-in-one on No. 16 to shoot 3-under-par 66. He sits tied for fourth at two-under-par 208.
· Ma is also tied for fourth at 2-under-par 208 after carding a third round 1-under-par 69.
· Ford recorded five birdies to end the third round at 2-under-par 68. He sits T6 at 1-under-par 209.
9:45 am – Maxwell Ford of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Benjamin James of Milford, Connecticut, and Brett Roberts of Coral Springs, Florida.
· Ford has lead wire-to-wire in the first three rounds sitting atop the leaderboard at 6-under-par 204. He recorded three birdies on Thursday to card 2-over-par 72.
· James sits T2 after firing 2-under-par 68 in the third round. He is three strokes off the lead going into the final round.
· Roberts also sits T2 after carding 3-over-par 73 in the third round. The Florida State commit recorded his lowest AJGA career round on day two firing 6-under-par 64.
About the field
· 17 Rolex Junior All-Americans
· 38 AJGA Champions including 2018 Wyndham Invitational presented by BB&T champion Karl Vilips
· 51 juniors committed to play college golf
· 15 total states and seven countries represented in the field
Tournament Schedule
Monday: Morning practice rounds (8 a.m.); BB&T Junior-Am Tournament at 1 p.m.
Tuesday: First-round tee times 7 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Wednesday: Second-round tee times 7 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Thursday: Third-round tee times 7:30 a.m. – 11:43 a.m.
Friday: Final-round tee times 7 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Awards Ceremony following play at approximately 2 p.m.
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