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2 days before
Phoenix Open- third-round ranking
-18 T Detry ( Bel ), –13 M Kim ( US), J Spieth ( US), D Berger ( US), R Hojgaard ( Den ), -12 M McNealy
Selected others: -11 R MacIntyre ( Sco ), -10 S Scheffler ( US), -9 J Thomas ( US)
After extending his lead to five shots at the Phoenix Open, Belgium’s Thomas Detry is in place for the first PGA Tour title of his career.
The 32-year-old, who has finished runner-up half in 65 events, started the day with a two-shot result in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Seven strokes, including five on the first nine holes, saw him go around in 65 to achieve 18 under par overall.
Rasmus Hojgaard, Daniel Berger, Jordan Spieth and Michael Kim are all tied subsequent on 13 under.
Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre matched Detry’s square of 65 and is seven shots off the lead, with world number one Scottie Scheffler a farther shot on.