Sami Valimaki tees off on hole 15 during the third day of the RSM Classic PGA golf tournament on the Seaside Course at Sea Island Resort, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in St. Simons Island, Ga. Sami Valimaki sits atop the leaderboard heading into the final round at 19-under-par. Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Sami Valimaki vaults into third-round lead at RSM Classic

Originally posted on Field Level Media | Last updated Nov 22, 2025 5:56 PM ET

Sami Valimaki of Finland fired a 5-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.

Playing on the Seaside course, Valimaki bogeyed the par-4 No. 2 hole, recovered with four straight birdies on Nos. 6-9, and notched two other birdies to move ahead of Patrick Rodgers (68 on Saturday) and Michael Thorbjornsen (68) by two shots with a 193 total.

Andrew Novak, who led after the second round, dropped into a tie for fourth at 196 after shooting a par 70 that included a double bogey on the par-4 10th hole and a bogey on the 3-par 17th.

Tied for the round of the day, Zac Blair moved up 18 spots into a tie with Novak and Johnny Keefer (67) with a 6-under 64, including seven birdies and one bogey in the final event of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall series.

This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.

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