There’s no quit in Trey Winstead this week.
The former LSU Tiger opened with 76 but he’s battled back and fired a 6-under 64 on Saturday at Dye’s Valley at TPC Sawgrass. He’s climbed back to 4-under 206 and T-13 with one round to go.
Winstead’s third round got off to an inauspicious start as he made a three-putt bogey but he righted the ship and added an edge at No. 7 and tied for the low round of the day with Blake Elliott and Thomas Power Horan. He’s within striking distance of the top five and ties and PGA Tour membership for 2024.
“It’s a big day. Like so much can happen. Very fortunate to be in this opportunity. I know I’ll go out and commit to each shot and hopefully a dream will come true,” Winstead said.
Well, there is some question whether that ‘big day’ will be Sunday or Monday. The Tour’s game plan to move tee times up one hour worked to perfection on Saturday as the last group was finishing just as the rain started to fall. It is expected to rain overnight and into Sunday and drop between 3-5 inches of the wet stuff in the area.
Not surprisingly, several players who have very little to gain by completing 72 holes have decided not to wait around to see if the courses are playable on Sunday. Ten players withdrew before, during or after the third round: Austin Cook, Rhein Gibson, Cody Gribble, Carter Jenkins, Kelly Kraft, Tain Lee, Sean O’Hair, Trent Phillips, Sam Saunders, and Matthias Schwab. That brings the total number of withdrawals to 16.
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