Schenk takes 4-point lead in smoky Barracuda

<div></div> <div class="article-meta"> <span class="timestamp" data-behavior="date_time" data-date="2021-08-08T01:33:44Z"><span class="time" data-dateformat="time1" data-showtimezone="true">9:33 PM ET</span></span></p> <ul class="authors"> <li> <p><span>Associated Press </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <p>TRUCKEE, Calif. — <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/10372/adam-schenk">Adam Schenk</a> birdied the par-4 18th in smoky conditions from wildfires Saturday for an 11-point round and four-point lead in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system.</p> <p>Players receive eight points for an albatross, five for eagle, two for birdie and zero for par. A point is subtracted for a bogey, and three points are taken away for a double bogey or worse.</p> <p>Schenk, the 29-year-old former Purdue player seeking his first PGA Tour title, had seven birdies and a bogey in the third round to reach 38 points on Tahoe Mountain Club’s Old Greenwood Course.</p> <p><a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/5502/andrew-putnam">Andrew Putnam</a>, the 2018 winner for his lone PGA Tour title, was tied for second with <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/9364/erik-van-rooyen">Erik van Rooyen</a>. Putnam had a nine-point day, and van Rooyen scored 10 points.</p> <p><a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/1037/scott-piercy">Scott Piercy</a> (8) and first-round leader <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/6196/joel-dahmen">Joel Dahmen</a> (7) had 33 points. Second-round leader <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/5882/emiliano-grillo">Emiliano Grillo</a> (2) was at 31, and <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/9658/taylor-pendrith">Taylor Pendrith</a> (14) at 30.</p> <p>Because of concerns about the smoke, the tee times Saturday were pushed back.</p> <p>The winner will earn a spot in the PGA Championship next year but not the Masters because the event is being played opposite a World Golf Championship – the FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/sports/2021/08/08/schenk-takes-4-point-lead-in-smoky-barracuda/">Schenk takes 4-point lead in smoky Barracuda</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/sports">Patabook Sports</a>.</p>

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