JERSEY CITY, N.J. – An early tee time on Saturday isn’t always a bad thing on the PGA Tour.
Brand Snedeker's sudden climb up the leaderboard on Day 3 at The Northern Trust began almost three and a half hours before the front-runner teed off, and he was able to take advantage of the calm and cool morning conditions.
“The way the wind is blowing, you're able to get to those two par 5s relatively easily and just took advantage of it,” said Snedeker, who feasted on Liberty National’s par 5s.
Snedeker began his charge at the par-5 sixth hole with an approach from 214 yards that landed 12 feet from the hole for an eagle.