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 English closed with a 6-under 65 after completing the third round
in the morning with a 68. He moved into contention Saturday morning
in the second round, matching the lowest round of his tour career
with a 62.
"I guess I found something in my swing — a little swing key that
helping me out," English said. "I hit the ball really well all week.
It got a little windy the first two days and I struggled a bit with
my driver, but I found it down the stretch."
The 24-year-old former University of Georgia star finished at a
tournament-record 21-under 263.
"My first time at Mayakoba," English said. "It's such a great
tournament. Had a great time this week. Stayed down in Playa. Had
some great beach time. Had some good golf course time."
He won the FedEx St. Jude Classic in June in Tennessee for his first
PGA Tour victory. "I was a lot more comfortable out there than I
was at Memphis," English said.
English and Rory McIlroy are the only current players under 25
with multiple PGA Tour victories.
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Brian Stuard shot a 67 to finish second.
Third-round leader Robert Karlsson had a 72 to drop into a tie
for sixth at 15 under.
"I've been struggling with the long shots, in general," the
44-year-old Swede said. "Usually, you get found out sooner or
later. ... I'm still very, very pleased."
Jason Bohn (68), Chris Stroud (68) and Rory Sabbatini (70) tied
for third at 16 under.
Justin Hicks (67), Justin Leonard (67) and Charles Howell III
(69) joined Karlsson at 15 under.
More than 4½ inches of rain hit the course from Wednesday to
Friday. Because of the wet conditions, players were allowed to
use preferred lies.
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