Max McGreevy, Will Chandler share 54-hole lead at Magnit Championship

Things to know

• First-round leader Will Chandler and 36-hole leader Max McGreevy share the 54-hole lead at 15-under 201 – breaking the 54-hole event scoring record of 202 – heading into Sunday’s final round at the Magnit Championship.
• Second-year member Frankie Capan III posts a 4-under 68 and trails by two strokes in solo third.
• Fifteen professionals stand T8 or better heading into Sunday’s final round, including two-time 2024 Korn Ferry Tour winner Tim Widing, who is seeking the Three-Victory Promotion to earn an immediate promotion to the PGA TOUR.
• Due to potential thunderstorms in the area, final-round groupings will go off the first and 10th tee from approximately 8 a.m. through 10:20 a.m. local time.

Third-round lead notes

0 – Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win the Magnit Championship

9 – Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win on Tour in 2024

Will Chandler (Co-leader/-15)

• Broke the 54-hole event scoring record with a 5-under 67 to record a 15-under 201 through the first three rounds; previous record of 202 was set by Jacob Solomon and Taylor Dickson at last year’s inaugural event
• Posted a 2-under 70 in Friday’s second round
• Carded the lowest round of his career in the first round with an 8-under 64, rolling in nine birdies against one bogey, to take the 18-hole lead
• First 54-hole lead/co-lead of his career on the Korn Ferry Tour
• Bidding for first career Korn Ferry Tour victory in his seventh career start
• Owns five made cuts in six previous starts this season, including a T10 at The Ascendant presented by Blue for the best finish of his career
• Began the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season with no status, open qualified into five of the six events he has competed in this season, made his first career start at the 2024 Veritex Bank Championship (T42)
• Entered the week No. 134 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, earning a spot in this week’s field
• In 2023, he made nine starts on PGA TOUR Canada (now PGA TOUR Americas) with four made cuts, including two top-25 finishes (best finish; T17/Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos CBM Aggregates)
  • Earned membership on Tour via a T3 finish at PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament USA East 3 at RTJ Golf Trail at Highland Oaks in Opelika, Alabama
• Played five seasons at the University of Georgia (2016-21) before turning professional in 2021
• Named the 2014 Georgia State Golf Association Junior Player of the Year
• Atlanta, Georgia, native and currently resides in St. Simons Island, Georgia

Max McGreevy (Co-leader/-15)

• Posts a 3-under 69 – breaking the 54-hole event scoring record along with Chandler – with four birdies (Nos. 4, 13, 14, 16) against one bogey (No. 10)
• Broke the 36-hole event scoring record with a 5-under 67 to record a 12-under 132; previous record of 133 was set by Jeff Overton
• Carded a bogey-free 7-under 65 in the opening round
• Bidding for third career Korn Ferry Tour victory and second of the 2024 season
• Holds the third 54-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career and second this season; converted the 54-hole lead at the 2024 Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS into a win, subsequently, securing his return to the PGA TOUR next season
• Along with his win, owns eight top-25 finishes and six top-10s in 20 starts this season
• Finished T23 at Final Stage of 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry to earn 12 guaranteed starts to begin the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season
• Made 66 starts on the PGA TOUR with two career top-10 finishes; best finish was a solo second at the 2022 Puerto Rico Open
• Originally earned his first PGA TOUR card (for the 2021-22 season) after finishing 14th on the Korn Ferry Tour's Regular Season Points List in 2020-21
• Played four seasons at University of Oklahoma (2013-17), helping the Sooners win the 2017 NCAA Championships for the second team national title in program history

Quotables

McGreevy on his comfortability sleeping on a lead … “Yeah, super comfortable. I'm going to pick up my wife from the airport after this and I'm sure we'll just have some dinner and it will be super relaxed and that will be super nice to have her. We're going to golf a little bit earlier tomorrow, too, which I don't have to think about it quite as much. I'm just excited where my game's at, I'm excited to play another round. Golf is fun when you're playing golf like this. Just excited for another good round out here at Metedeconk, it's an awesome course, so excited to get it going.

McGreevy on grinding through a round without his A-game … “Yeah, especially with being Saturday, you just kind of know that you never know what can happen on Sunday. So I was telling my caddie, Tyler, just trying to be there on Sunday. Wasn't trying to do anything crazy, especially when the rain was coming in. Just trying to plod along, keep trying to give myself those looks. Hopefully, give myself enough chances to be on top at the end of the day. It's always frustrating when it feels super close and just a little off. Wouldn't say you're searching out there to maybe fix something, it's just you know you're a couple centimeters, inches here and there, and it gets a little frustrating at times. But no, hung in there nice and was happy to get a couple coming in.”

Will Chandler on his strategy around the course … “Definitely playing to certain spots, especially into the greens, too. You can't go after all these flags. Can't go after hardly any, even with a wedge. Definitely try to get in the fairway and then from there you can control your spin better into the green and hit it to the correct spot. Definitely plotting your way around this course in general, for sure.”

Notes

• Second-year member Frankie Capan III (third/-13) posts a 4-under 68 and stands inside the top five after 54 holes for the third time this season; Capan has converted two of those into top-10 finishes (Visit Knoxville Open/P2, Veritex Bank Championship/fourth).
  • The Stillwater, Minnesota, native has logged four top-10 finishes in 20 starts this season, he had three all of last season in 22 starts on Tour.
• Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Tim Widing (T4/-12), who was the first player to be declared #TOURBound this season, cards the low round of the day with his second bogey-free 7-under 65 of the week.
  • The 27-year-old Swede clinched his first PGA TOUR card for next season behind back-to-back victories at the LECOM Suncoast Classic and Veritex Bank Championship, along with five top-10 finishes.
• Making his 21st start of the season, Zach Bauchou (T4/-12) stands inside the top 10 on the leaderboard after three rounds for the fourth time this season (NV5 Invitational/finished T3, The Ascendant presented by Blue/T13, Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper/finished T15).
• Norway’s Kris Ventura (T6/-11), who is No. 22 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, stands inside the top 10 after 54 holes for the fourth time this season after a 6-under 66.
  • Ventura owns eight top-25s and three top-10s in 19 starts this season, he had three top-25s and two top-10s in 22 appearances last year.
• Korn Ferry Tour rookie Austin Hitt (T8/-10) carded a 6-under 66, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 12th, to climb 40 positions and inside the top 10 on the leaderboard, logging the best 54-hole position of his career (previous; T11/2024 Panama Championship/finished T11).
• Chris Naegel (T8/-10), who finished T16 at the 2023 Magnit Championship, stands inside the top 10 after 54 holes for the first time this season and holds his best position since the 2023 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation (T6/finished T5).