{"id":34964,"date":"2024-08-18T00:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T04:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/hideki-matsuyama-pulls-five-clear-at-fedex-st-jude-championship-going-into-final-round-golf-news\/18\/08\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T00:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T04:50:01","slug":"hideki-matsuyama-pulls-five-clear-at-fedex-st-jude-championship-going-into-final-round-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/hideki-matsuyama-pulls-five-clear-at-fedex-st-jude-championship-going-into-final-round-golf-news\/18\/08\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Hideki Matsuyama pulls five clear at FedEx St. Jude Championship going into final round | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Hideki Matsuyama pulled away from a crowded field at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, carding a six-under 64 to take a five-stroke lead into the final round.<\/p>\n<p>Denny McCarthy, who was tied for the halfway lead with Matsuyama, added four bogeys for his round before registering a first birdie and is now tied for sixth, eight shots back.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Burns had only five pars &#8211; and a broken driver &#8211; in his round of 70 to also fall back, while world No 1 Scottie Scheffler too slipped off the pace with his round of 69.<\/p>\n<p>The top 50 players in the field advance to the BMW Championship next week and will be assured of getting into all the $20m signature events next year.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor Hovland took a big step towards that with a third-round 66, leaving him in third place and six shots behind Matsuyama.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jordan Spieth&#8217;s season effectively ended when he made two double-bogeys in his round of 74, leaving him in 69th place against a 70-man field.<\/p>\n<p>Will Zalatoris came into the postseason at No 49 and shot 67 on Saturday to see him into a tie for sixth alongside McCarthy. 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