The Deutsche Open 2010 presents the Jason Day and Brandt Snedeker show
Sunday proved to be a bright day for Jason Day; Round three of the Deutsche Open proved to be as exciting as the R2 and R1 for Jason Day. He had been in a head to head competition with his match rival Brandt Snedeker this Sunday. The TPC Boston saw quite a show when Day ended the round with a 66.
The round opened with both players, Day and Snedeker, fighting for the top spot and ended with a stroke in between. Both stood at twelve under at the start of the third round and presented an exciting display of back and forth runs. The leader board kept both the golfers apart with only one stroke.
Considering Jason Day’s performance, the twenty-two year old reached 17 under for the tournament when he played a birdie putt. At the 18th hole, Day managed a game which made him reach 66 at a minus 5 for the round. The 17 under was achieved after the 54 holes which was under 196 par. He was one stroke better than his game partner Snedeker.
Snedeker ended with a 67 at hand and needed one spectacular stroke to catch up with Day in order to get to the top. The start had both players standing at the same place but both the golfers finished off with a one stroke difference.
However, the game could easily get in the hands of other player just lurking round the corner. At the third place Luke Donald hovered on a 66 with a 15 under. His fiery stokes pushed him to 15 under 198 giving him a 2 stroke lead on the golfer next in line. The 2 stroke lead gave him an advantage over Steve Stricker. Stricker is the defending champion of the Deutsche Bank Championship who played a 67 for the 7.5 million dollars at the end. Phil Mickelson and Charlie Wi stood at 67 while Geoff Ogilvy and Adam Scott at 65 had all four of them secured on the 6th spot with a 12 under.
According to Day, Stricker can achieve any place he wants on the leader board. He said that Stricker has a gift to play the exact shot he wants and can achieve any score he wants. His current performance showed no traces of arrogance in them, he maintained his ever so careful attitude and said that the leader board shows a bunch of amazing golfers and tough competition. Day countered the leader board behavior by looking away from it and readjusting it on his game. He said worrying about the board wouldn’t help him at all.
Considering the board’s figures, Day was right. The Snedeker-Day tussle had every fan captured in a haze. At number one, Snedeker played a birdie and ended with a one stroke lead over Day who countered the play with a birdie on the number 5. Snedeker then lost one stroke on the par 3 but the conditions never remained the same. Snedeker managed a beautiful Eagle at the par 4 after draining the chip from the fringe at the front.
Day, at the 7th played a birdie at the par 4 and marched forward. This was countered by a birdie by Snedeker placing them both on the 15th place. The situation turned more exasperating by the minute but Day maintained his cool. He said that he had his action under control and played patiently which gave him many more chances to play well.
Day’s patience paid off at the 10th when a bogey faltered Snedeker’s game at a par 4 keeping him well under 14 for a while. Day made use of the situation at hand and played a birdie at the 11th. The 12 foot sweet shot gave Day a 2 stroke lead.
The Golf mania didn’t end there, at the 16th Snedeker attacked with a 10 foot birdie. Now it was Day’s time to falter, he played a bogey narrowing his lead gap with only 1 stroke. Snedeker at the 17th grasped the opportunity and gave the final blow to the advantage Day had put up with.
The ultimate match deciding hole number 18 unfolded the final stage of the drama. Snedeker’s ball ended up in the rough short of green, he achieved a par but Day wasn’t moved, he scored a Birdie in his turn spinning many heads watching. According to Day, this birdie provided him a cushion for the next round to be held (today).
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