Dougherty holds one stroke lead after Suncoast Classic round three
Six golfers are within three strokes of the lead at Lakewood National Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch.
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Ryan Kohn
| 7:15 p.m. April 22, 2023
Alex Chiarella walks down the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National after his tee shot. Chiarella shot 3 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 12 under par for the tournament.
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As the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic, held at Lakewood National Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch, enters its final round on Sunday, the tournament remains up for grabs.
Kevin Dougherty, who led the Korn Ferry Tour event after the second round, leads by one stroke. Dougherty shot 3 under par Saturday to bring his tournament total to 19 under par. Down by a stroke are Scott Gutschewski and Chase Seiffert at 18 under par. Ben Silverman and Tommy Gainey are tied for fourth at 17 under par while Nicholas Lindheim and Logan McAllister are tied for sixth at 16 under par.
Dougherty, 31, is seeking his first Korn Ferry Tour win after being a runner-up four times.
"I'm going to go out tomorrow and I'm going to try to play like I did Thursday, Friday and today," Dougherty said. "Just not going to put my heels in and put it on cruise control because that's definitely not the recipe for a champion to win. I'm just going to go and pretty much work my plan that I've had the entire week and add them up at the end and see how it goes."
Mac Meissner, who on Friday became the eighth Korn Ferry Tour player to shoot a 59, shot 2 under par Saturday and fell to 10th place at 14 under par for the tournament.
The final round will begin at 7 a.m. Sunday. The final pairing of Dougherty and Gutschewski will tee off at 12:40 p.m. The entire leaderboard can be found at the tournament's PGATour.com page.
Joe Highsmith hits his second shot on the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National. Highsmith shot 2 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 11 under par for the tournament.
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Matt McCarty hits his driver on the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National. McCarty shot 3 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 12 under par for the tournament.
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Alex Chiarella walks down the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National after his tee shot. Chiarella shot 3 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 12 under par for the tournament.
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Chandler Phillips hits his tee shot on the No. 17 hole at Lakewood National. Phillips shot 1 over par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 9 under par for the tournament.
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Frankie Capan III hits his second shot on the No. 16 hole at Lakewood National. Capan III shot 1 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 12 under par for the tournament.
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Carter Jenkins wills his tee shot on the No. 17 hole at Lakewood National to veer to his left. Jenkins shot 1 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 11 under par for the tournament.
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Frankie Capan III hits his third shot on the No. 16 hole at Lakewood National. Capan III shot 1 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 12 under par for the tournament.
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Bronson Burgoon hits his tee shot on the No. 17 hole at Lakewood National. Burgoon shot 1 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 12 under par for the tournament.
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Andrew Kozan stares into the distance after failing to get his shot out of a sand trap on the No. 16 hole at Lakewood National. Kozan shot 1 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 11 under par for the tournament.
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Bronson Burgoon putts for par on the No. 16 hole at Lakewood National. Burgoon shot 1 under par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 12 under par for the tournament.
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Jackson Suber hits his second shot on the No. 16 hole at Lakewood National. Suber shot 4 over par in round three of the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic and is 8 under par for the tournament.
