Zach Johnson turned again time for a day.
Johnson, who final gained a serious championship in 2015, loved a throwback third spherical Saturday on the Masters.
He shot 6-under to get to 4-under by means of 54 holes and climb as much as tied for tenth place total as he walked off the 18th inexperienced.
The 49-year-old Johnson gained the Masters in 2007 for the primary of his two profession main championships (2015 British Open).
His profitable rating of 1-over that chilly and windy weekend is a part of a three-way tie for the best mark by a champion at Augusta Nationwide courting to 1934.
Johnson obtained on a roll Saturday that included an eagle on the second gap and 6 birdies in an eight-hole span proper earlier than his bogey on 17.
Johnson shot 72 and 74 over the primary two rounds, respectively, to make the lower on the quantity earlier than cleansing up with a 66 on Saturday enjoying alongside Jon Rahm.
How unlikely was Johnson pushing his method up the leaderboard?
The 12-time PGA champion entered the Masters tied for the 84th finest odds to win, in line with BetMGM.
Saturday’s 66 was Johnson’s best-ever single-round rating at Augusta in 21 appearances, together with the 4 rounds which introduced him a inexperienced jacket.
The 2023 Ryder Cup captain topped Rahm by 4 photographs.
