Kyle Stanley builds five-shot lead at Torrey Pines
Kyle Stanley opened a five-shot lead in the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday. even though he missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have broken the 54-hole tournament record set by Tiger Woods in 1998. That record of course was set before Rees Jones beefed up the South Course for the 2008 U.S. Open. On the 526-yard 13th hole Kyle blasted a tee shot so far down the hill that he only needed a soft 7-iron into the green, leaving the ball just 15 feet below the hole just on the fringe leading to a two-putt birdie. On seeing the tee shot his playing partner Sang-moon Bae turned to him and said with a smile; ”Are you playing this as a par 4?”
Kyle’s round of 68 gave him a 54 hole total of -18 under par and feeling happy with his days work; ” This is something you dream about as a kid. But there’s still one more round. I’m very pleased, I’m putting really well and driving it well and hitting my irons well. I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing, I’m pretty relaxed, pretty comfortable and I really like this golf course.
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Kyle Stanley’s nearest challengers are John Huh and John Rollins, both a daunting five shots off the top at -13 under par for the tournament.
It will be interesting to see if Kyle can remain cool, calm and collected in the final round
