Fort McMurray, AB (Sports Network) – Joel Dahmen and Lucas Lee carded matching 67s on Saturday to grab a share of the lead through three rounds of the Syncrude Boreal Open.<\/p>\n
Dahmen and Lee sit at 9-under-par 207 through 54 holes at Fort McMurray Golf Club, one stroke ahead of Brett Lederer (68), Tyler Aldridge (69) and David Dragoo (70).<\/p>\n
“I put myself in a good position for tomorrow and that’s all I was trying to do,” said the 25-year-old Dahmen.<\/p>\n
Overnight leader Nick Taylor stumbled to a 73 and dropped into a share of sixth place at 7-under. The former World Amateur No. 1 sits alongside Canadian Riley Wheeldon (68), Russell Surber (69) and Jorge Fernandez-Valdes (71).<\/p>\n
Defending champion Cory Renfrew (70) and Wil Collins (69), who won last week’s Dakota Dunes Open, are part of a group tied for 10th at minus-6.<\/p>\n
Dahmen and Lee began the third round in a tie for 11th place, four shots off the lead.<\/p>\n
The former started with three straight pars and a bogey before kickstarting his round with a birdie at the fifth and another gain at the eighth to highlight an outward 35.<\/p>\n
Lee, meanwhile, played his outward stretch in bogey-free fashion, picking up birdies at Nos. 3, 5 and 6 to stay near the top of a crowded leaderboard.<\/p>\n
Dahmen eventually separated himself around the turn, using an eagle at the par-5 11th and birdies at Nos. 14 and 16 to grab the lead at 9-under. The American parred his final two holes to remain there.<\/p>\n
Lee also eagled the 11th, briefly hitting minus-9 with that feat, but he stumbled to a bogey at No. 13. After a stretch of four pars, the Brazilian birdied the last to join Dahmen on top.<\/p>\n
“I’ve finished second here four times and I’m ready to try and win tomorrow,” said the 25-year-old Lee. “I played very solid today, but I think it’s going to take another good round to win.”<\/p>\n
NOTES: Dahmen and Lee are both seeking their first PGA Tour Canada win … Dahmen’s best finish this season is a tie for eighth at the Dakota Dunes Open … Lee missed the cut in both of his previous starts this season, at the Dakota Dunes Open and Times Colonist Island Savings Open … The first round was completed Friday after heavy rain forced a suspension of play on Thursday. This is the third straight tour event that has been hampered by rain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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