SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Seamus Power made up a two-shot deficit over the windblown closing holes Saturday at Port Royal for a 4-under 67, giving him a share of the lead with Austin Smotherman going into the final round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
Smotherman finished off his round of 66 with a 10-foot par save while trying to play as conservatively as possible in wind that lived up its reputation in Bermuda.
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