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2016 OHL Classic at Mayakoba

• Playa del Carmen, Mexico
• November 10-13, 2016
• Par/Yards: 36-35—71/6,987
• El Camaleón Golf Club at Mayakoba Resort
• Purse: $7,000,010
• FexExCup Points: 500 (winner)
• FINAL Third-Round Notes – Sunday, November 12, 2017
• Weather: Overcast, with spotty showers throughout the day. Wind ENE 7-15, with gusts to 20 mph. The third round resumed at 7:15 a.m. and ended at 12:30 p.m.
• This marks the third PGA TOUR event of the season (of seven) to be impacted by inclement weather (CIMB Classic, Sanderson Farms Championship).
• The third and fourth rounds are utilizing preferred lies and there will be no re-pairing of groups between rounds.
• Third-Round Leaderboard
  

  Patton Kizzire	62-70-66—198 (-15)
  Rickie Fowler	65-67-67—199 (-14)
  Scott Brown	67-69-66—202 (-11)
  John Oda	68-65-69—202 (-11)

• In the 10-year history of the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, five third-round leaders/co-leaders converted for the win. Most recently, Graeme McDowell achieved the feat in 2015.

Patton Kizzire

• In just his second start at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba (T58/2015), Patton Kizzire made seven birdies and two bogeys in round three, good for a 66 and 1-stroke lead.
• This marks Kizzire’s third time to lead/co-lead after 54 holes on the PGA TOUR. He finished T4 at the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship and solo-second at the 2016 Safeway Open after holding a 1-stroke lead after the third round.
• Kizzire is off to a solid start in the 2017-18 PGA TOUR Season, having finished T10 at the Sanderson Farms Championship and T4 a week later the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open last week.
• Kizzire claimed three top-10 finishes last season on the PGA TOUR, highlighted by a solo-second at the season-opening Safeway Open.
• Kizzire has advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs both seasons he’s been eligible. He finished No. 99 last season and No. 82 in the 2015-16 season. He currently sits No. 30 in the FedExCup standings and would move to the No. 1 spot with a win this week.
• Kizzire remains in search of his first career win on the PGA TOUR in his 63rd start this week. In 2015, Kizzire won twice on the Web.com Tour.

Rickie Fowler

• Making his first start in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba and of the 2017-18 PGA TOUR Season, four-time PGA TOUR winner Rickie Fowler bogeyed the par-4 17th hole to fall out of a share of the 15-under lead with Patton Kizzire. For the second straight day, he posted a 4-under 67 and is a shot back at 14-under 199.
• Fowler’s only blemishes through 54 holes were bogeys at the par-4 14th hole in round two and par-4 17th in round three.
• Fowler is coming off a solid 2016-17 PGA TOUR Season, highlighted by 10 top-10 finishes in 21 starts. Early in the season, he claimed his fourth career TOUR title at The Honda Classic.
• The 2017 Honda Classic was the only title Fowler claimed when not coming from behind in the final round. At PGA National, he led by four strokes after 54 holes.
• With a victory this week, Fowler would become the fifth player to win the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in his first start, joining Johnson Wagner (2011), John Huh (2012) Harris English (2013) and Fred Funk (2007, inaugural event).
• With a solo-seventh or better this week, Fowler will surpass $30 million in career earnings.
• Fowler is one of eight players in this week’s field who competed in the 2017 Presidents Cup.

Scott Brown

• Making his sixth start in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, Scott Brown offset bogeys at Nos. 1 and 16 with seven birdies, good for a 5-under 66 to get to 11-under 202.
• With four rounds in the 60s in the 2015 event, Brown finished T5 at 14-under 270.
• Brown is making his fifth start of the season, with a T5 at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES being his strongest showing. Last season, he amassed eight top-25 finishes, two of which were top-10 showings, en route to a 55th-place finish in the 2016-17 FedExCup.
• Brown is making his 166th career start on the PGA TOUR this week since his rookie year of 2012. His lone victory came at the 2013 Puerto Rico Open.

John Oda

• John Oda, a sponsor exemption playing his first PGA TOUR event as a professional, from Honolulu, Hawaii made 10 straight pars to start round three, before birdies at Nos. 11, 13 and 17 spurred him on to a 2-under 69. His lone bogey in round three came at the par-4 14th hole.
• Oda played three PGA TOUR events as an amateur. He shot 6-under 66 to lead the Monday qualifiers for the 2017 Sony Open in Hawaii before missing the cut with rounds of 70-69. He also missed the cut in the U.S. Open at Erin Hills this year. The junior at UNLV was an honorable mention All-American for the Rebels last season. In his only other PGA TOUR start, he played in the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii, missing the cut with a pair of 73s.

Miscellaneous Notes

• After making the cut on the number at 1-under 141, defending champion Pat Perez is at 1-under 212. The best performance by a defending OHL Classic at Mayakoba champion is 12th by Cameron Beckman in 2011. Brandt Snedeker was the last player to win after making the cut on the number – at the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open.
• Eight past champions of the OHL Classic at Mayakoba made starts this week: Pat Perez/2016 (-1), Graeme McDowell/2015 (-4), John Huh/2012 (-5), Johnson Wagner/2011 (-1), Brian Gay/2008 (-7), Charley Hoffman/2014 (MC), Harris English/2013 (MC) and Mark Wilson/2009 (MC). Only Fred Funk (2007) and Cameron Beckman (2010) are missing.
• Abraham Ancer, one of five Mexican players in the field this week, is the leading player from Mexico at 8-under 205. Oscar Fraustro shares the best result of any Mexican players in the history of this event with Carlos Ortiz when the pair finished T9 in 2014. Here’s a look at this week’s performances of other players from Mexico through 54 holes; Oscar Fraustro (-6), Roberto Diaz (-4), Carlos Ortiz (-1), and Jose de Jesus Rodriguez (MC).
• Chesson Hadley withdrew during the third round due to illness.
• Bogey-free rounds:
  R1: Vaughn Taylor (64), Rickie Fowler (65), Patrick Rodgers (67), Ben Silverman (68), Brian Stuard (69), Richy Werenski (69).
  R2: Brian Gay (65), Roberto Diaz (65), Denny McCarthy (65), Alex Cejka (67), Matt Jones (67), Emiliano Grillo (67), Kevin Streelman (68), Si Woo Kim (68), Brice Garnett (68), Ryan Armour (69).
  R3: Whee Kim (67), Ryan Moore (67), Alex Cejka (68), Kevin Streelman (69).
• Scoring Averages at the par-71 El Camaleón Golf Club:
  

  	Front 9	Back 9	Total	Cumulative
  R1:	35.341	35.008	70.348	---
  R2:	35.409	35.094	70.504	70.425
  R3:	35.128	35.526	70.654	70.502