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\n Ben Griffin is hunting his maiden PGA Tour win and extended his lead heading into the final day in Jackson, Mississippi; Ryder Cup star Ludvig \u00c5berg is six shots off the pace;watch the Sanderson Farm Championship live on Sky Sports Golf<\/em> from 9pm<\/strong> <\/h2>\n
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\n Ben Griffin is in control of the Sanderson Farms Championship after three rounds <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Ben Griffin fired a six-under-par 66 to extend his lead to three shots after 54 holes of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.<\/p>\n

Griffin sits at 20-under 196, holding a clear advantage over China’s Carl Yuan heading into Sunday’s final round at the Country Club of Jackson.<\/p>\n

Three players are four shots back in a tie for third, and another two are tied for sixth at 15 under, five shots off the lead.<\/p>\n

Ryder Cup star Ludvig \u00c5berg is six shots off the pace after following rounds of 67 and 69 with a 66 in the third round, which included five birdies over the final eight holes.<\/p>\n

Griffin followed his sterling 63 on Friday with another bogey-free round, posting six birdies, three on the front and three on the back.<\/p>\n

“I felt like that was a good goal, try to get three on each side,” Griffin said.<\/p>\n

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At the Sanderson Farms Championship, Wesley Bryan fell into a creek and got covered in mud before going on to make par at the par-five 14th!<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

At the Sanderson Farms Championship, Wesley Bryan fell into a creek and got covered in mud before going on to make par at the par-five 14th! <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I knew it was going to be windy, and I needed to make sure I missed it in the right spots.<\/p>\n

“Felt like I left myself a lot of 20-, 30-footers, but it was on holes where I needed to do, so if I had missed it on the wrong side, I was going to be scrambling to try to make pars.”<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old has yet to win on the PGA Tour and earned just one top-10 finish in all of 2022-23.<\/p>\n

However, he ranked a respectable 66th in the FedExCup Fall standings entering the week and could crack the top 60 with a win.<\/p>\n

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Gareth Bale showed his talent is not restricted to the football pitch as he carded an impressive one-under-par at The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Pro Am.<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Gareth Bale showed his talent is not restricted to the football pitch as he carded an impressive one-under-par at The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Pro Am. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

That would qualify Griffin for two of the tour’s signature events next winter: the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational.<\/p>\n

“I was very proud of myself the way I stuck to the game plan, and I missed a few tee shots on the back nine but was able to escape, and that’s always been one of the strengths of my career,” Griffin added.<\/p>\n

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Yuan paired seven birdies with two bogeys for his round of 67 to remain within striking distance.<\/p>\n

“I think I definitely hit a lot of solid shots – just being very smart, knowing where to leave the shots, I did a pretty good job of it,” Yuan said.<\/p>\n

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“But yeah, I was happy with the way I played the course today.”<\/p>\n

Cameron Champ fired a seven-under 65 to vault 10 spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for sixth with Zecheng Dou (68) of China.<\/p>\n

Champ is bidding for his second win at Sanderson Farms, having won in 2018.<\/p>\n

“I love the golf course,” Champ said.<\/p>\n

“Obviously if I can drive it well here, it definitely sets me up, and I’ve been able to do that so far.<\/p>\n

“Today I think I finally took advantage of that.”<\/p>\n

Scott Stallings (65), Luke List (68) and Henrik Norlander (68) of Sweden are tied for third at 16 under.<\/p>\n

Watch the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship from 9pm, live on Sky Sports Golf.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n