Eric Cole has put himself in position for another shot at a long-sought first PGA Tour victory, shooting a season-best seven-under 63 to take the third-round lead in the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Forth Worth, Texas.
Cole matched the best round of the tournament to get to 12-under 198, a stroke ahead of Ryan Gerard after he finished a round of 68 with back-to-back birdies. Mac Meissner (67) and reigning US Open champion J.J. Spaun (68) were two strokes back.
After four birdies in his first eight holes, Cole added two more through 11 holes on a 90-degree day at Hogan's Alley, which firmed up in that heat after rain earlier in the week. His only bogey was sandwiched by birdies on the back nine.
