2013 RBC Heritage R3 Notes - PGA TOUR Media

The lowest first 54-hole score at the RBC Heritage is 197, set by Justin Leonard in 2002.Additional Player Notes2012 U.S. Open champion and three-time PGA TOUR winner Webb Simpson carded a third-round 6-under 65 tomove to second place. It equals his best round of the season, set during the third round of the AT&T PebbleBeach National Pro-Am (finished T26) and the third round of the Humana Challenge (MC). His previous-bestround at Harbour Town was 68, set on three occasions and most recently in the final round in 2011 (T14).Two starts removed from his first-career victory at the Tampa Bay Championship, 36-hole leader Kevin Streelmansits in solo-third place in his fifth start at the RBC Heritage (best finish was T17 in 2012).Brendon de Jonge (T4) recorded a 4-under 67 on Saturday, marking the third time in five tries he has turned in 67or better in the third round at the RBC Heritage, but he has never broken 70 on Sunday. He is seeking his firstTOUR win in his 161 st career start.Graeme McDowell (T4) appears to be figuring out Harbour Town. In three prior starts, six of his 10 rounds wereover 74, including a 7-over 78 in the final round in 2005. This week he owns all three rounds at par or better (71-67-68) and is in striking distance of his second PGA TOUR title (2010 U.S. Open).Carl Pettersson sits T60 in his attempt to join Payne Stewart (1989-90), Davis Love III (1991-92) & Boo Weekley(2007-08) as back-to-back winners at the RBC Heritage. He kept a 20-year streak intact this week, as nodefending champion has missed the cut at the RBC Heritage since Davis Love III in 1993.2012 FedExCup champion and 2011 RBC Heritage champion Brandt Snedeker made the 36-hole cut (2-over144) and the 54-hole cut (2-over 215) on the number and sits T60.Miscellaneous NotesFive players in the top 10 on the leaderboard are looking for their first PGA TOUR victory: Brendon de Jonge (T4),Ryo Ishikawa (T6), Justin Hicks (T6), Billy Horschel (T6) and Steve LeBrun (T6). The RBC Heritage has 10 firsttimewinners: Hale Irwin (1971), Graham Marsh (1977), Doug Tewell (1980), Nick Faldo (1984), Davis Love III(1987), Glen Day (1999), Jose Coceres (2001), Peter Lonard (2005) and Aaron Baddeley (2006) and BooWeekley (2007).Three players in the top 10 are making their first start at the RBC Heritage: Ryo Ishikawa (T6), Billy Horschel (T6)and Steve LeBrun (T6). Just five players have won the RBC Heritage in their first appearance: Boo Weekley(2007), Jose Coceres (2001), Stewart Cink (2000), Bob Goalby (1970) and Arnold Palmer (1969).For the third consecutive year, no players will card all four rounds in the 60s this week. A player has posted fourrounds in the 60s 26 times throughout the history of the RBC Heritage, with Jim Furyk and Brian Davis the latest(2010). Nick Price holds the event record with nine straight sub-70 rounds.Since the RBC Heritage moved into its slot after the Masters in 1983 (2011 the exception when it was played twoweeks after the Masters), just six players have won the event without having competed in the Masters the week before:Carl Pettersson (2012), Brian Gay (2009), Boo Weekley (2007), Aaron Baddeley (2006), Bob Tway (1995) and DavisLove III (1987).There are 32 players in this week’s field who competed last week at the Masters Tournament.Past RBC Heritage champions: Jim Furyk (T14), Aaron Baddeley (T33), Brian Gay (T41), Stewart Cink (T41), BooWeekley (T53), Brandt Snedeker (T60), Justin Leonard (T60), Carl Pettersson (T60) and Glen Day (MDF).This week, James Driscoll announced his “Birdies for Boston” initiative, with proceeds going to the One FundBoston (onefundboston.org). For the next two weeks, Driscoll will personally donate $1,000 for each birdie hemakes in competition at the RBC Heritage and Zurich Classic of New Orleans. For the week, Driscoll (MDF) madenine birdies. Driscoll is encouraging TOUR players and fans to get involved by logging on tohttp://together.pgatour.com/players/23409.html.Bogey-free rounds:R1 – Jason Day (67), Marc Leishman (67), Johnson Wagner (67), Bill Haas (68), Hunter Mahan (68), WebbSimpson (68), Camilo Villegas (68).R2 – Chris Kirk (69)R3 –Webb Simpson (65), Jerry Kelly (66), Charley Hoffman (66), James Hahn (66), Ben Crane (66), Brendon deJonge (67)