Theegala produced six birdies and two bogeys in his third round to move to 7-under par overall. He trails Sweden\u2019s Ludvig Aberg, who extended his lead to three shots after carding a 1-under 71 to reach 13-under par.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Another Indian-American, Akshay Bhatia, returned a 2-under 70 to move up two places and sit tied for 26th alongside world number one Scottie Scheffler, who carded a 4-under 68 to move to 4-under overall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju impressed with a 6-under 66 to break into the top 20. He is currently tied for 19th place at 5-under par.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rory McIlroy continued to struggle, carding an even-par round to remain tied for 57th with a total score of 1-over par.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Theegala began his round with a birdie on the first hole but dropped a shot on the seventh to make the turn at even par. On the back nine, the 28-year-old gained momentum with consecutive birdies on the 11th and 12th holes before a bogey on the 14th. He finished strongly with birdies on the 15th, 17th and 18th holes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He is currently tied for 10th alongside Robert MacIntyre, Austin Smotherman, Jacob Bridgeman and Sepp Straka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A top-10 finish this week could push Theegala into the top 15 of the FedExCup standings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aberg maintained his advantage with a steady round that included a birdie and a bogey on the front nine, followed by an eagle and a bogey on the back nine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A top-10 finish this week could push Theegala into the top 15 of the FedExCup standings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Cameron Young sits third at 9-under par, while Matt Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas, Corey Conners and Xander Schauffele are tied for fourth at 8-under after three rounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n