CLEMSON, S.C. — Former Clemson All-American Jacob Bridgeman shot a three-under-par 69 in the third round of The Masters on Saturday. He stands in a tie of 29th entering the final round.
Bridgeman will begin his fourth round at 11:29 on Sunday morning and will be paired with former Georgia All-American Sepp Straka.
Bridgeman’s round tied for the second best round by a former Clemson golfer at The Masters. The only round better is a four-under-par 68 by Dillard Pruitt in the second round in 1992. Bridgeman’s 69 was the best for a former Tiger in the third round, the first in the 60s.
Overall, Bridgeman’s 69 was the fifth round in the 60s by a former Tiger, the first since Kyle Stanley had a 69 in the final round of the 2019 tournament.
Bridgeman’s third round included five birdies and just two bogeys. He had an even-par 36 on the front side, then made a bogey on the 10th hole to go to one over for the round and 42nd in the standings.
But, the 2022 Clemson graduate finished strong with four birdies and three pars over his last seven holes. He made a birdie on 11 when he hit his second shot to three feet. He made a five-footer for birdie on the par five 13th. On the par five 15th hole he hit the green in two, then two putted from 52 feet. But he had to make a 10-footer for the birdie.
Bridgeman closed his round with a birdie on 18 when he hit his second shot from 187 yards to within 10 feet, then made the putt for birdie. In the first round he had chipped in for birdie from 57 feet on the closing hole.
Bridgeman has scores of 71-74-69 for the first three rounds, a 213 score, good enough for a tie for 29th with Sungjae Im, Hideki Matsuyama and Sepp Straka at two-under-par. Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young are tied for the lead entering the final round at -11.
With his 69 on Saturday, Bridgeman became just the fourth Clemson golfer to post two or more under-par rounds in the same Masters, the first two do it since 2010 when Lucas Glover had two. Sunday, Bridgeman will have a chance to join Pruitt (1992) as the only former Clemson golfers to post three under-par rounds in the same Masters.