Russell Henley is currently the low Bulldog at The Masters. He shot a career-best 65 on Saturday and stands at 6-under 210.
Henley’s Strong Performance
Henley hit 11 of 14 fairways. He needed only 25 putts, avoiding a three-putt for the first time this week.
“Super calm conditions, and I just felt like I hit my irons great and gave myself a lot of looks for birdie and had some good par saves. Extremely pleased,” Henley said.
Other Bulldogs in the Hunt
Georgia has more former players in the field than any other college program. Oklahoma State is second with three former players remaining in the field. Texas, North Carolina, Cal, UNLV, UCLA and Wake Forest each have two.
Former Bulldogs Harman, Henley, English and Straka all made the cut. All four are under par entering the final round.
Sepp Straka shot 3-under 69 and is at 2-under 214. He only hit seven fairways but finished his second straight round without a three-putt and needed only 28 putts.
Straka said, “Today was definitely my worst round. I was just able to make some putts.”
Harris English shot 71 for the second straight day and is tied with Harman at 215.
Harman’s Recovery After a Rough Start
Through 22 holes at the Masters, Brian Harman appeared to be going back home to St. Simons.
Harman shot 79 the first day and was 10 over par after a second-round bogey at No. 4. Harman recovered to shoot 69 — 10 shots lower than Thursday — and continued to build the momentum on Saturday with a personal-best 67.
“I believe in myself,” he said. “I know it’s always right around the corner. It’s hard to keep telling yourself that sometimes when you haven’t seen a lot of evidence, but I’ve got 15 years to show you that right around the corner is pretty good.”
Harman will start the last round at 1 over par. It’s not close enough to win the tournament, but definitely good enough to contend for the honor of being the low Bulldog.
Harman admitted he shot himself out of the tournament on the first day, but said he didn’t change anything to initiate the turnaround.
“I’ve been driving the ball a lot better,” Harman said. “Been in position a lot. The first day I just mishit a couple irons that led to bogeys instead of birdies. If I hit good shots, there’s no telling how that round gets turned around. That’s what’s so interesting about this place. There’s just no faking it.”
“It’s nice to see a couple of good rounds around here,” Harman said. “Just trying to have another good round tomorrow and see if I can’t catch lightning here one year.”
“They’re all friends of mine,” Harman said. “I’m trying to beat everybody, not just the guys from Georgia.”