Fleetwood Takes Lead As He Hunts First Pga Tour Title

Travelers Championship 3rd round

-16 T Fleetwood (Eng); -13 R Henley (US) K Bradley (US); -11 J Day (Aus) -8 B Harman (US), H English (US), W Clark (US)

Selected others: -7 R McIlroy (NI), S Scheffler (US); -6 A Rai (NI); - 4 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -2 R MacIntyre (Sco); +1 S Lowry (Ire)

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England's Tommy Fleetwood will return a three-shot lead into nan last information of nan Travelers Championship successful Connecticut.

The 34-year-old, looking to clinch his first PGA Tour title, had a stock of a three-way lead aft nan 2nd round.

A superb seven-under-par 63 successful information 3 has fixed Fleetwood nan outright lead complete American brace Russell Henley and Keegan Bradley.

Henley catapulted into contention pinch a blistering nine-under-par 61 that included 4 birdies successful his first six holes.

The American group a clubhouse people of 13 nether but Fleetwood sewage to 14 nether pinch an eagle connected nan par-five 13th.

A birdie connected nan 15th followed and Fleetwood came adjacent to finishing his information by picking up different stroke.

While world number 1 Scottie Scheffler slumped to a two-over 72, world number 2 Rory McIlroy changeable a two-under 68.

The Northern Irishman made 4 bogeys crossed nan beforehand 9 but a double bogey connected nan 12th astir apt ruined his hopes of a precocious complaint connected Sunday.