Golf: Three Kiwis in first PGA cut

Danny Lee. Photo / Daily Post

Three New Zealand golfers are sitting inside the cut mark going into the fourth round of the United States PGA Tour final qualifying tournament in Florida.

Josh Geary continues to lead the way, shooting a one-over 72 at the Panther Lake course at Orange National today.

He is in a share of 16th place on six-under par 207 after three rounds, with the top 100 players to progress to the final 36 holes after the completion of the fourth round tomorrow.

Tim Wilkinson and Danny Lee are also currently inside the cut.

The big move came from Lee who shot an impressive three-under 69 at the challenging Crooked Cat course today to move to even-par after three rounds. He is now in a tie for 61st place.

Starting off the 10th hole, Lee turned at even par before mixing four birdies and a bogey coming home.

The lefthanded Wilkinson shot an even-par 71 at Panther Lake to move to one-over par and a share 77th spot, currently one shot inside the cut mark.

Steven Alker is in 127th place on five-over after shooting a two-under 70 at Crooked Cat to be three shots off the current cut mark, while Michael Hendry shot a one-over 73 to be at six-over.

The top 25 players after six rounds earn full playing rights to the PGA Tour for 2011 and the next 50 gain full cards to the second-tier Nationwide Tour.

- NZPA