Isaiah Salinda of the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during the third round of the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin on October 14, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
When the week began, Isaiah Salinda wasn’t in the field at the Shriners Children’s Open.
After he finished his third round Saturday at TPC Summerlin, he was tied for the clubhouse lead.
Salinda, a Monday qualifier who is ranked 652nd in the world and has made only $80,000 in his PGA Tour career, shot an 8-under 63 to move to 13 under for the tournament. He had nine birdies and a lone blemish, an untimely bogey coming on the closing par-4 18th hole. However, it’s an incredible turnaround for a player whose previous career low round was a 67 in the 2020 American Express.
“We all kind of play for the same reasons, to have a chance,” Salinda said. “We’ll see how that holds up. A lot of groups still to come in, but yeah, it’s just a good round that I hope to build on tomorrow.”
For as good as Salinda’s round was, it wasn’t the best in his group.
Callum Tarren, playing alongside Salinda, shot one better, a 9-under 62 that included a double bogey on the par-3 17th hole.
“We just fed off each other, really,” Tarren said. “He birdied 1, and I birdied 2, 3, 4, 5, and then he threw a couple of birdies in, and I think I turned in 6-under, which is pretty impressive, and kept it going the back nine. Got fortunate a couple of times with a couple of poor tee shots, but yeah, we just fed off each other.
“It was super fun. I said to him on 18, this has been a good day for us both. It’s just crazy. But the momentum was on our side today, and to produce 9 and 8 under is pretty good going.”
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