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Zim’s De Jonge shares Vegas lead

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LAS VEGAS — Swede Jonas Blixt birdied six of the last seven holes to regain a share of the lead with Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge after Saturday’s third round of the $4,5 million Las Vegas Open.

LAS VEGAS — Swede Jonas Blixt birdied six of the last seven holes to regain a share of the lead with Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge after Saturday’s third round of the $4,5 million Las Vegas Open. Report by Reuters Co-leader with the burly de Jonge overnight, PGA Tour rookie Blixt took advantage of another near-perfect day for scoring in the Nevada desert as he fired a sizzling five-under-par 66 to post a 19-under total of 194.

De Jonge finished with four birdies in his last five holes to card a matching 66 while first-round pacesetter Ryan Moore of the United States made it a three-way tie at the top after returning a flawless 65.

With Americans Jimmy Walker (66) and Tim Herron (68) next best at 14-under, the first of four events in the PGA Tour’s Fall Series seems set for a Sunday shoot-out between the lead trio in the final round at the TPC Summerlin.

De Jonge, who like Blixt is bidding for his first victory on the PGA Tour, said he was relishing the scoring frenzy.

“When everyone is playing well, you can feed off each other, and I think we did a good job of that today,” the 32-year-old said. “Everyone played well and hopefully we’ll have more of the same tomorrow.”