Mar 2, 2025

Ryan Blaum leads 118 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro by one stroke into final round

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Round suspension summary: The second round resumed Saturday at 8:29 a.m. local time and concluded at 2:10 p.m. The third round began at 2:45 p.m. with groups teeing off Nos. 1 and 10. The third round was suspended at 7:32 p.m. due to darkness. The third round will resume Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and the final round will begin at 8:30 a.m. with groups teeing off Nos. 1 and 10.

Charting the leader

CategoryRyan Blaum
Age41
2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points ListNo. 75
Starts – Wins – Top-10s on Korn Ferry Tour in 20252-0-0
Starts – Wins – Top-10s in Korn Ferry Tour Career155-0-13
Starts – Wins – Top-10s at Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro2-0-2

Ryan Blaum (first/-15)

  • Matched his career low in the second round with an 8-under 62 (117 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro/Round 1)
  • Two previous starts at the Visa Argentina Open, recording top-10s in both appearances (best: T5/2013)
  • Bidding for first career Korn Ferry Tour victory in what is his 156th start on Tour (best finish: T2/2022 Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club)
  • Entered the season with conditional status after fishing No. 80 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List
  • Has made the cut in both previous starts this season, including a T24 at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club in what was his season debut
  • Owns 115 career starts on the PGA TOUR with 63 made cuts, including five top-10 finishes (best:T4/2019 RSM Classic)
  • Earned his first PGA TOUR card through the 2016 Korn Ferry Tour Finals
  • A two-time winner on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica in 13 starts during the 2013 season (JHSF Aberto do Brasil; Puerto Plata Open); finished No. 1 in the Order of Merit to earn Korn Ferry Tour status for the 2014 season
  • Resident of Durham, North Carolina

Additional player notes

  • 18-hole co-leaders Justin Suh (T2/-14), Rob Oppenheim (T2/-14) and Tyler Duncan (T2/-14) all trail by one stroke as third-round play was suspended.
  • 22-year-old Cole Sherwood (T2/-14), who earned guaranteed starts through the first eight events of the 2025 season with a T43 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, also sits one back of the lead through 12 holes of his third round.
  • 36-hole leader Matthew Anderson (T6/-13), who broke the course and tournament single-round scoring record with a 9-under 61 second round, stands two strokes back through 10 holes of his third round.
  • Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Tyson Alexander (T9/-12) completed his third round with a 7-under 63, matching the second-lowest round of his career on Tour (best: 62/2022 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics/Round 1).
  • Argentinian Diego Prone (T16/-10), who is making his first career start on the Korn Ferry Tour, carded a bogey-free 4-under 66 in the second round to make the cut; the 23-year-old is 3-under through 15 holes in the third round.

The 36-hole cut was made at 4-under 136 with 72 players advancing to the final two rounds.

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