PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship leaderboard http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wells-fargo-championship/leaderboard.html
Roughly 3 1/2 inches of rain fell on Quail Hollow in the five days leading up to the start of the Wells Fargo Championship. A sub-air system kept the greens firm and blustery winds have continued to dry the course out with lightning fast greens.
Saturday's scoring average was the highest of the week at 73.692 with just five rounds under 70.
One of those was Rickie Fowler who fired a 68 to move right to the top of the leaderboard at -9 under for a 1 shot lead over Robert Castro (71)
Fowler is a much improved player since he won here in 2012 when he shot a final round 69 to come from 3 shots behind to win for the first time on the PGA TOUR. He beat Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points in a playoff , making birdie on the 18th in the sudden death to seal the win.
He has continued to grow and mature right in front of our eyes from the long haired kid with the oversized PUMA hat, to a solid pro, comfortable at world #5 in the company of his new contemporaries, including Rory, Jason and Jordan.
Next week he will defend the PLAYERS Championship he won last year in sudden death after a three-hole aggregate playoff and remember he then won the Deutsche Bank Championship and as he travels the world, has added a Scottish Open, and a win in Abu Dhabi as well. He has signed on with Butch Harmon who has given him a swing he can rely on under pressure
After his round he was talking about his progress and called the last four years a process. "You know, it was I would say before maybe not the complete belief or knowledge of knowing what to do and how to win to get the job done, but now it's fun to go out there and go take care of business."
He'll have to beat Castro (71) -8, who is looking for his 1st win, along with Justin Rose (69) -7 and James Hahn (68) who are T3.
Rory has looked a little Rusty so far and seems out of it after (73) has him 8 shots back at -1 as is Phil Mickelson who wrapped up his 76 with a snowman (8) on the 18th.
According to the stats gurus, since the tournament began in 2003, the first 15 holes have played to a total of 1,372 under par while the final three, two tough par 4's and the water surrounded par 3 17th, together called the Green Mile have been played in 5,557 over.
Canadian scores: Adam Hadwin 71 74 73 +2 T51 and Grahaem DeLaet 71 71 76 +2 T51.
Hamilton’s Mackenzie Hughes, David Hearn and Nick Taylor failed to make the cut
Bryan Angus
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