Golf Channel · Mar 19, 2022
Davis Riley fires 62 alongside Justin Thomas to take Valspar lead
Riley 'fed off energy' in red-hot Valspar Rd. 3
0:002:15PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Davis Riley made three birdies from tough spots to close out the front nine and then kept right on rolling Saturday until he had a 9-under 62, a tournament scoring record and a two-shot lead in the Valspar Championship.
And just like that, a Masters invitation is in view for Riley, a 25-year-old PGA Tour rookie.
He played before the largest gallery at steamy Innisbrook, most of them there to watch the other Alabama alum in the pairing. Justin Thomas did his part with a third consecutive 66, which any other year would have set a tournament record.