Risdon pulls two clear at Edmonton Open
Edmonton, AB - Dustin Risdon, who set the course record Friday with a 63, posted a six-under 65 Saturday to grab a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Edmonton Open.
Risdon completed 54 holes at 15-under-par 198. He is two strokes clear of Pan Singhaseni, who notched a 68 in round three.
Second-round leader Alan McLean managed just a one-under 70 on Saturday. That dropped him into a share of third place at 12-under-par 201 with Derek Gillespie, who shot a four-under 67 for the third straight round.
Risdon flew up the leaderboard early as he birdied four straight
holes from the par-three second at Edmonton Country Club, including a hole-out birdie from a bunker at the fourth. From there, he cruised to nine consecutive pars.
The Calgary native pulled away as he birdied the 15th and 16th to get to 15- under. Risdon closed with a pair of pars to finish two clear of the field and wrap up his second straight bogey-free round.
‘I knew I had to back up Friday’s round, which can be hard to do after a day like that,’ admitted Risdon, who tied for 17th last week. ‘I didn’t want to change anything from the first two days. It seems to be working. I think last week was a big stepping stone for me. It gave me a lot of confidence.’
Josh Geary and Ben Hayes both fired rounds of six-under 65 Saturday to move into a tie for fifth at 11-under-par 202. They stand alongside Kevin Kim, Joseph Lanza and Mike Grob, who won the ATB Financial Classic last week. Dirk Ayers and Michael Harris are one stroke further back at minus-10.
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