Ex-Cal Golfer Michael Kim Cards Bogey-Free 67 at the Travelers

He was tied with Byeong Hun An at 4 under through three rounds, one stroke better than fellow Golden Bear Collin Morikawa
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Michael Kim fired a bogey-free round of 67 in the third round of the Travelers Championship and was tied for 25th along with fellow Cal alum Byeong Hun An after completing play Saturday.

Kim and An are 4 under par through 54 holes, well back of Tommy Fleetwood, who is at minus-16 after making an eagle on the 13th hole on the way to a 7-under 63.

Fleetwood, who has seven wins in Europe but is chasing his first PGA Tour victory, has a three-stroke lead over Russell Henley, who made nine birdies on the way to a 61, and Keegan Bradley, who also played bogey-free golf and carded a 63. Both are three back at minus-13 and tied for second.

Cal grad Collin Morikawa, the world’s fourth-ranked player, shot a 69 on Saturday and was at 3 under par and tied for 33rd place. Max Homa was at even par and tied for 46th place through three rounds after a 71.

Few golfers in the field had a rougher day than world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who had part of a three-way tie for the lead at 9 under par after two rounds. Scheffler opened the day with a triple-bogey and had a double bogey on the eighth hole on his way to a 4-over 39 on the front nine. He finished with a 72 and is tied for eighth place at 7 under and six strokes back of Fleetwood.

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is also part of the six-way tie for eighth after posting a 68 on Saturday.

Scores were low Saturday, with six players coming in at 63 or better and no one shooting worse than 74.

Kim, 31, owns just one career victory on the PGA Tour and is ranked No. 56 in the world. He had birdies on Nos. 5, 6 and 13. An, 33 years old and ranked No. 49, is still chasing his first win on the tour. Birdies on 15 an 16 boosted his standing through three rounds.

Morikawa was 3 under for the day with six birdies and three bogeys until a double-bogey 6 on the par-4 17th hole. He trailed his two Cal compatriots for a stroke.

Homa shot 71 for the second day in a row after opening the event Thursday with a 2-under 68.

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Jeff Faraudo was a sports writer for Bay Area daily newspapers since he was 17 years old, and was the Oakland Tribune's Cal beat writer for 24 years. He covered eight Final Fours, four NBA Finals and four Summer Olympics.