Alex Noren carded a 4-under 67 in the third round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship to aggregate at 19-under. He holds a one-stroke lead after 54 holes at the event.
Camilo Villegas shot 6-under 65 on the third day at Port Royal to jump three spots to second after 54 holes. He holed seven birdies and a bogey in the third round, moving him up three spots on Saturday, November 11.
Following a 61 and a 66 in the first two rounds, Noren shot a second straight bogey-free round on Saturday, and sank four birdies, including one on the 17th hole. A win this week will end his quest for his career's first PGA Tour title.
Here's a look at Noren's bag at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2023:
DRIVER
- Callaway Paradym 8.5 degrees @7.5 with Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
FAIRWAY WOODS:
- 3-wood: Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond (15 degrees @14) with Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80 TX shaft
Hybrid
- Callaway Apex (18 degrees) with True Temper Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 90 6.5 shaft
IRONS:
- Callaway Apex TCB (4-9) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
WEDGES:
- Callaway Jaws 46-10S, 50-10S, 56-08C and 60-08C with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shaft
PUTTER:
- Odyssey O-Works 1W
GRIP:
- Golf: Pride Tour Velvet
BALL:
- Callaway Chrome Soft X
Noren is paired with Camilo Villegas and Matti Schmid for the final day at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The trio will begin the round on Sunday, November 12, from the first tee at 8:50 am ET.
Schmid shot 65 with the help of an eagle and a birdie on the final two holes and is tied with Ryan Moore for third after 54 holes. The Sunday round will kick off at 6:40 a.m. ET and Luke List, Brian Stuard, and Charley Hoffman will be the first trio to tee off from the first tee. Cody Gribble, Andrew Novak, and Kyle Stanley will be the first group to begin on the 10th hole and will tee off at 6:45 am ET.
How has Alex Noren performed in the 2022-23 season?
Alex Noren made 17 cuts in 27 starts this PGA Tour season. His best finish came at the Shriners Children Open, where he finished T3. Currently, he's placed 86th in the FedEx Fall.
Here's a look at Alex Noren's performances in the 2022-23 season:
- Fortinet Championship: T36
- Shriners Children's Open: T44
- THE CJ CUP in South Carolina: T37
- World Wide Technology Championship: T42
- Cadence Bank Houston Open: T4
- WM Phoenix Open: CUT
- The Genesis Invitational: CUT
- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: T61
- THE PLAYERS Championship: CUT
- World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: T52
- Valero Texas Open: T15
- Masters Tournament: CUT
- Mexico Open at Vidanta: CUT
- Wells Fargo Championship: CUT
- PGA Championship: CUT
- Charles Schwab Challenge: T29
- the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday: T52
- U.S. Open: CUT
- Rocket Mortgage Classic: T9
- Genesis Scottish Open: CUT
- The Open Championship: T23
- 3M Open: T13
- Wyndham Championship: T38
- Fortinet Championship: CUT
- Sanderson Farms Championship: T43
- Shriners Children's Open: T3
- ZOZO Championship: T48