ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The leaders didn’t have to be
on the course long for the changes to begin showing up near the top
of the leaderboard. Overnight leader Billy Horschel has birdied his
first two holes at Sea Island and moved to 14 under, three clear of
his playing partner Michael Thompson who also birdied No. 2 to
reach 11 under. Nick O’Hern opened the day at 8 under,
bogeyed his first hole, and now birdied three straight to reach 10
under and sit in third. Webb Simpson bogeyed No. 3 to fall to 9
under, five shots off the pace. There are five players currently
tied for fifth, seven shots off the pace -- Ben Crane, Jeff
Overton, Scott McCarron, Johnson Wagner and Louis Oosthuizen. All
nine of the players mentioned above are currently playing the front
nine at Sea Island. With the calm conditions right now, players are
taking on the course in ideal scoring conditions.