Moving Day at the 48th Junior PGA Championship saw Utah’s Brock Porter advance to the final round. Another hot day on the Blue Course at Congressional Country Club proved challenging.
Day three saw typical humid summer weather and high temps at the Junior PGA Championship. As players sweated out their rounds the lead in the Boys Division has condensed to a group of four players. Another five players sit just one shot back at -5 through three rounds, with the tournament finishing today.
For St. George’s Brock Porter, a 3-over through 4 start left him temporarily two shots outside the cut line but it was’t enough to derail his day. A 3-under 33 on the scenic back nine got him in at even par 72 for the day and even-par for the championship heading into today’s final round.
“I didn’t hit the driver great on the front nine, that led to a struggle. I went bogey and a double back to back which was unfortunate, and hurts the momentum,” Porter said. “Then I birdied the first three holes of the back nine, so that really got me going. Then I felt I finished really well.”
A birdie on the 18th certainly helped his position.
And a great tee shot on the gorgeous downhill par 3 10th hole got him off to a critical stretch of three consecutive birdies that kept him in the cut and on the fringe of the hunt.
“I hit a little 9 iron on 10 and it drew back into the back left pin, then had about 10 feet and made it, so that was good.”
How does he feel for the final round?
“It should be good. I’ll be excited and hopefully I can play really well. That’s the goal.”
Garrett Johnston is a golf podcaster and writer who hosts the Beyond the Clubhouse Podcast with Tour pros, caddies and broadcasters. He lives in Washington, DC and you can follow him on Instagram @garrettjohnstong