Carson Young, Cole Sherwood and Josh Teater all sit at 12 under and are tied for the 54-hole lead at the Colonial Life Charity Classic contested at The Woodcreek Club in South Carolina.

Charting the leaders (stats entering week)

Carson Young (T1/-12)

• Opened his round with 13 straight pars before playing Nos. 14-17 in 7 under (eagle-birdie-birdie-albatross); holed a 4-iron from 233 yards on the 542-yard, par-5 17th; his 7-under 63 was the best third-round score
• This marks his third 54-hole lead/co-lead in PGA TOUR-sanctioned competition and first on the Korn Ferry Tour; last year at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, he led by one entering the final round and finished T13 after a Sunday 73
• Entered the week No. 24 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List off the strength of two top-five finishes:
  • Third/Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard
  • Fifth/Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club
• As a conditional member on the PGA TOUR (finishers No. 126-150 from 2025 FedExCup Fall Standings), currently No. 180 in the FedExCup with five made cuts in six starts
• Played full-time on the PGA TOUR for three seasons (2023-25), posting 19 top-25 finishes across 92 starts; earned his TOUR card via the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour season, highlighted by a win at the 2022 Panama Championship
• Played four seasons at Clemson University (2013-16), where he was a two-time All-ACC First Team selection
• Won the South Carolina Amateur when it was played at The Woodcreek Club in 2013

Cole Sherwood (T1/-12)

• Carded a bogey-free 64 Saturday to move into a share of the lead; this marks the first time he has led/co-led after any round in PGA TOUR-sanctioned competition
• Through three rounds, leads the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (7.073)
• Last year in his first full season on the Korn Ferry Tour, finished No. 41 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List with top-three finishes at the 118 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro (T2) and Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club (T3); earned full status for the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Season (top 75 from Korn Ferry Tour Points List)
• Finished No. 7 in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking after four seasons at Vanderbilt University (2020-24), earning conditional membership for the remainder of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season.

Josh Teater (T1/-12)

• His third-round 64 ended with a three-putt bogey on the par-4 18th, dropping him into a three-way tie for the lead at 12 under
• This marks his fourth lead/co-lead entering the final round on Korn Ferry Tour (Last: 2023 BMW Charity ProAm presented by TD SYNNEX, finished T2)
• At the 2009 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health, converted a one-stroke lead after three rounds into a four-stroke victory, his first of two wins on the Korn Ferry Tour

Additional notes

• Open qualifier Jamie Wilson, an alumnus of the University of South Carolina (2016-21), carded a third-round 66 and is T12 at 7 under.
• Sam Choi carded a bogey-free 65 and is T6 at 9 under; currently a conditional member (Second Stage medalist and ties from 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School) and stands to improve his position in the reorder, which will take place after the Colonial Life Charity Classic.
• Six players currently ranked in the top 20 on the season-long points list are in the top 15 on the leaderboard:
  • T6, Ian Gilligan (No. 11 points list)
  • T9, Michael Johnson (No. 9)
  • T15, Blades Brown (No. 10)
  • T15, Cooper Dossey (No. 12)
  • T15, Doc Redman (No. 5)
  • T15, Caleb VanArragon (No. 19)