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Mar 1, 2026

S.Y. Noh, Alistair Docherty, share lead heading into final round of 119 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro

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    After 54 holes at the 119 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro, S.Y. Noh and Alistair Docherty co-lead by three strokes.

    Charting the co-leaders (stats entering week)

    CategoryS.Y. NohAlistair Docherty
    Age3431
    2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List4210
    Starts – Wins – Top-10s on Korn Ferry Tour in 20263-0-04-0-1
    Starts – Wins – Top-10s in Korn Ferry Tour Career57-1-481-0-8
    Starts – Wins – Top-10s at Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro1-0-02-0-0

    S.Y. Noh (T1/-17)

    • Makes seven birdies (Nos. 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16) against one bogey (No. 3) for a 6-under 64 in the third round
    • One-for-one in converting 54-hole leads/co-leads in his Korn Ferry Tour career; held the 54-hole lead en route to his lone Korn Ferry Tour victory at the 2013 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship
    • Sets a new 54-hole career-low score at 17-under 193 (previous 54-hole low score: 196/2025 Evans Scholars Invitational)
    • Missed the cut in only other previous start at the Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro (2025)
    • Stands No. 42 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List off the strength of two top-25 finishes in three starts this season (T11/The Panama Championship; T25/Astara Golf Championship)
    • Finished No. 62 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List for a second consecutive season to retain full membership for the 2026 season
    • Returned to the Korn Ferry Tour following the 2023 PGA TOUR season after a No. 171 finish in the FedExCup Fall
    • Owns 244 starts on the PGA TOUR with 43 top-25 finishes and 13 top-10s, highlighted by a win at the 2014 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

    S.Y. Noh sinks a 33-foot birdie putt at 3M Open

    S.Y. Noh sinks a 33-foot birdie putt at 3M Open


    Alistair Docherty (T1/-17)

    • Cards a 6-under 64 in the third round with five birdies (Nos. 2, 8, 9, 15, 18) and an eagle (No. 10) against one bogey (No. 17)
    • Holds first 54-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career (previous high 54-hole position: T3/2024 The Blue Championship/finished fourth; 2025 LECOM Suncoast Classic/finished seventh)
    • At 17-under 193, establishes a new 54-hole career-low score (previous 54-hole low score: 196/2025 Compliance Solutions Championship)
    • Has held a share of the lead after all three rounds of the 119 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro
    • Bidding for his first Korn Ferry Tour victory in his 82nd start on Tour
    • Stands No. 10 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List off the strength of a T2 finish at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club, his lone made cut in four starts this season
    • Finished T16 at the 118th Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro, his second start in the event (2024/MC)
    • Marks his fourth consecutive season on the Korn Ferry Tour, with previous Korn Ferry Tour Points List finishes of No. 86 (2023), No. 32 (2024), and No. 50 (2025)
    • Notably finished two places out of PGA TOUR membership at the end of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, and one stroke shy of TOUR membership at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry
    • Played four seasons at Chico State (2012-16), an NCAA Division II program, garnering three All-America honors and earning the 2016 California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year award

    Additional notes

    • Phichaksn Maichon (T3/-14), who finished No. 6 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2025, usurps previous career-low round of 66 (three times) with a 6-under 64 and holds his best 54-hole position in what is his 14th start on Tour (previous high 54-hole position: T28/2025 The Blue Championship/finished T31).
    • Amateur Segundo Oliva Pinto (T5/-13), who is making his first career start on the Korn Ferry Tour as an open qualifier this week, paces the five Argentine players who made the 36-hole cut with a 6-under 64 in the third round.
      • First amateur to make the 36-hole cut at the event since Vicente Marzilio (T64/-3) – who also made the cut this week – at the 115th Visa Argentina Open Presented by Macro (finished T13)
    • Four-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Ben Kohles (T5/-13), along with Noh, is the only other Korn Ferry Tour winner of the 11 players who stand T8 or better.
    • Rookie Chad Sewell (T5/-13), who earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for the first time this season via Final Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, had previously never stood higher than T45 through 54 holes in five previous starts on Tour (2026 The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island/finished T58).
    • Ben Carr was assessed a one-stroke penalty for a Bad Time in accordance with the Korn Ferry Tour Pace of Play Policy; Carr took 65 seconds to play his second stroke on the 11th hole.
      • After being tested in 2025, a revised policy was implemented on the Korn Ferry Tour for the 2026 season that assesses a one-stroke penalty for a player’s first Bad Time
    • As part of The Open Qualifying Series, the leading player not otherwise exempt who makes the cut at this week’s Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro will qualify for The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

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