Matsuyama Has 1-Stroke, 3rd-Round Lead at Zozo Championship

CHIBA, Japan—Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama held on to a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship on Saturday after a 2-under 68 which included a bogey on his last hole to make things interesting heading into the final round. Matsuyama trailed by a stroke after the first round, led by one after the second, and had a 54-hole total of 10-under 200 on the par-70, 7,041-yard Narashino Country Club course. Cameron Tringale, who also shot 68, trailed by three strokes going to the final hole Saturday but his birdie and Matsuyama’s bogey reduced the lead to just one. Sebastian Munoz (68), Brendan Steele (70), and Matt Wallace (70) were tied for third, four strokes behind Matsuyama. British Open champion Collin Morikawa, who shot 67 with a chip-in eagle on 18 and was six strokes behind, said he added a new shot to his repertoire on the par-5 sixth hole. …

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