Marc Leishman was slowed by back-to-back bogeys early on the back 9 and shot 69.
Leishman and Pieters were signed up with at 9-under 133 by Louis Oosthuizen, who was 9 under for his round with 4 holes to play and needed to opt for a 63.
Smith was at 12-under 130 entering into the 3rd and last round.
His last success was the LIV occasion exterior Chicago last September.
In the group competitors, Smith’s Ripper Golf Club was at 23 under and led by one over Stinger, with Oosthuizen as the captain.
Smash has actually remained in the news for the incorrect factors today.
The captain, PGA champ Brooks Koepka, required to the media to discharge on colleague Matthew Wolff, slamming him of stopping on rounds and not working.
Wolff reacted by stating he still was dealing with psychological health and it was heartbreaking to hear Koepka’s criticism.
Koepka shot 66. Wolff’s 2 eagles were balanced out by 4 bogeys in his round of 69. Smash remained in seventh location out of 12 groups.
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