
Carson Young leads Myrtle Beach Classic as Seamus Power bounces back with birdie streak
Carson Young fired the best round of the day, a seven-under 64, to move into the lead ahead of the final round of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic on Saturday in South Carolina.
Seamus Power bounced back from his disappointing second round 76 to post a two-under 69 and move back in the right direction on the leaderboard.
However, it was another mixed round for the Waterford man who posted four bogeys and two birdies during his opening 14 holes.
Remarkably, Power then finished with a flourish to post four consecutive birdies to take some confidence into Sunday's final round.
Young, who began the day at six under, played bogey-free golf for the second straight round, and he highlighted his rainy day with an eagle on the par-five 15th hole to get to 13-under at Dunes Golf and Beach Club. Young is looking for his first tour win.
"I got my whole family down here, my little girl and my mom and brother and my wife's parents and her brother," Young said. "It's been cool to have family out here and a bunch of support with friends.
"I hear a bunch of "go Tigers"out there and guys that I haven't seen in years. ... It kind of just feels like old times," added Young, who golfed collegiately at Clemson and the 30-year-old described it as "awesome" to be playing close to home.
Harry Higgs followed up a 66 on Friday with a 68 and moved into second place by himself at 12-under. He survived two early bogeys and had five birdies for the day.
Second-round co-leaders Mackenzie Hughes of Canada and Chile's Cristobal Del Solar had diverging outcomes.
Hughes shot a 70 -- two bogeys and three birdies - to sit alone in third place at 11 under, while Del Solar opened with a birdie, but it was the first of just two for the day. He had three bogeys on the front nine, two more on the back nine plus a double-bogey, and finished with a five-over 76.

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