Florida, March 15 Indian-American Sahith Theegala carded a solid four-under 68 to move back into the top 10 with one round remaining at the $25 million Players Championship.
Theegala had six birdies against two bogeys in his 68, bringing his total score to seven-under par. He is six shots behind Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, who extended his lead to three shots after carding one-under 71. His total score is now 13-under par.
Theegala is currently ranked T-10 on the leaderboard alongside four other players: Robert MacIntyre, Austin Smotherman, Jacob Bridgeman, and Sepp Straka.
Another Indian-American, Akshay Bhatia, carded a two-under 70 to gain two positions and be ranked T-26 alongside world number one Scottie Scheffler, who carded a four-under 68 to have a total score of four-under par.
Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju carded a strong round of six-under 66 to move into the top 20. Yellamaraju is now T-19 with a score of five-under par.
Rory McIlroy continues to have a disappointing week, as he is ranked T-57 after carding an even par third round, with his total score at one-over par.
Theegala started his third round with a birdie on the first hole before dropping a stroke on the seventh, and finished the front nine at even par. On the back nine, the 28-year-old set himself up for a strong round with consecutive birdies on the 11th and 12th holes before making his final bogey on the 14th. He then birdied the 15th, 17th, and 18th holes.
If Theegala finishes in the top 10 this week, he could move into the top 15 of the FedExCup rankings.
Michael Thorbjorsen moved into second place after carding a five-under 67. Thorbjorsen's total is now 10-under par.
Cameron Young is in third place with a total score of nine-under par, and there is a six-way tie for fourth place between Matt Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas, Corey Conners, and Xander Schauffele, all at 8-under par after three rounds.
MacIntyre shot the low round of the day, a seven-under 65, to move up to T-10.
If the current positions hold, Bridgeman will replace Collin Morikawa as the FedExCup leader by the end of the week, and Akshay Bhatia will retain his second position, as Morikawa will drop to third.