Protecting the lead: Ancer takes 54-hole lead

NORTON, Mass. – Abraham Ancer enters Monday’s final round of the Dell Technologies Championship with a one-shot lead. It’s just the second time in 49 career PGA TOUR starts that he’s held or shared a 54-hole lead. The only other time came earlier this season when he was the co-leader with Francesco Molinari after three rounds of the Quicken Loans National. Molinari went on to win while Ancer shot a final-round 72 to finish in a tie for fourth. He thinks that experience – and seeing how Molinari converted the lead into a victory — should serve him well on Monday as he chases his first PGA TOUR win. “He ended up playing an awesome round,â€� Ancer said. “Completely flawless. But I’m just going to draw back on that and see what I did wrong and what I did good and just focus on that, just have a good time, play some good golf tomorrow and have some fun.â€� TARGET NUMBER Since the introduction of the FedExCup Playoffs, the winner of the Dell Technologies Championship has finished between 15 and 22 under par. Ancer will start the final round at 13 under. “I know coming into the week that the average winning score was around 17,â€� said one of his chasers, Tyrrell Hatton. “We’ll see what conditions are like tomorrow. If they’re fairly similar, for sure, scores will be fairly low again.â€� PROTECTING AT TPC BOSTON Five times in the history of the Dell Technologies Championship has the 54-hole leader/co-leader gone on to win. PROTECTING THIS SEASON Third-round leaders/co-leaders have won 28 times this season. The most recent came last week when Bryson DeChambeau converted his four-shot lead after 54 holes into his first win in the FedExCup Playoffs.

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