Eric Cole has matched A.J. Ewart for the lowest individual round at Colonial Country Club at this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge.
Cole, who seeks his first win on the PGA Tour, is in the clubhouse with the lead after posting a 7-under 63 during his third round Saturday.
“The course has a lot of history, so many great players and champions here. I am very excited to start the challenge tomorrow,” he said told CBS after his round. “It’s what you work hard for, it’s where you want to be.”
Almost guaranteed to be in one of the final two groupings Sunday, the 37-year-old Cole said he plans to “keep doing the same thing” he did on Moving Day when he returns to Colonial for the last 18 holes.
“Obviously that worked pretty well today,” the Tour’s 2023 Rookie of the Year said with a grin.
Cole has finished inside the top 10 in two of his last three events. He’s sat inside the top 50 in all 9 tournaments he’s survived the 36-hole cut.
In addition to the first win on Tour, he’s set to net a $1.7-million payday and 500 FedEx Cup points if the results.
“One of those days where everything went right, I got off to a good start and it just turned into a bunch of birdies,” Cole said recapping his round. “It’s going to be hard to back this up.”
