On Saturday at East Lake, Patrick Cantlay started the day chasing. Then, he delivered one of the round’s best performances to join Tommy Fleetwood at 16-under to lead the field. And just like that, he gave the golf fans an impressive performance to eclipse season-long sub-par performances with three missed cuts and no wins. On the other hand is his fourth-round group player sharing the lead, Fleetwood.
The English fan-favorite has come painfully close to a win this season. At the Travelers Championship, Fleetwood led until the final green, only to see Keegan Bradley sink a clutch birdie moments after he missed his own par putt. At the FedEx St. Jude Championship, he surged ahead with three birdies in four holes on Sunday’s back nine, but a par at the 16th and a missed 7-footer at 17 c