It wasn’t the best round Luke Donald has ever posted at the RBC Heritage, but given the Englishman’s play of late it certainly ranks high in the moral victories category.
Donald charged out early in the day’s fourth threesome on his way to a 5-under 66 and the early lead at Harbour Town. His six-birdie effort came up one stroke short of his best round at the Heritage, 65s on Day 2 in 2011 and Day 3 in ’09, but considering Thursday’s windy conditions it was certainly a step in the right direction.
Luke Donald takes 1-shot lead; Jason Day 9 back after posting 79
For Luke Donald, it's another chance to end his hard-luck history at Harbour Town Golf Links. For Jason Day, it's a rare round to forget for the world's No. 1 player.
While Donald took the lead Saturday at the RBC Heritage with a 2-under 69, Day, who was tied atop the leaderboard entering the round, had a season-worst 79 to fall nine shots behind.
"It's obviously not the way I wanted to play," said Day, the winner of two of his past three PGA Tour events.
Branden Grace has had his share of big moments. He believes winning the RBC Heritage is his biggest, by far.
The 27-year-old South African had won 10 times overseas, finished in the top five last year in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship, and went 5-0 for the International team at the Presidents Cup. On Sunday, he shot a 5-under 66 to overtake Luke Donald for his first title on the PGA TOUR.