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Three-way tie atop Valspar Championship leaderboard after three rounds
Viktor Hovland plays his shot from the second tee during the second round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament at Innisbrook Resort. Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images

Colombia's Nico Echavarria shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 in the third round of the Valspar Championship on Saturday and joins second-round leader Jacob Bridgeman and Norway's Viktor Hovland atop the leaderboard at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla.

The trio is at 7 under going into Sunday's final round.

Ricky Castillo (68) is in fourth place at 6 under.

Among the top four in the standings, only Echavarria recorded his best round of the tournament on Saturday.

Justin Thomas (65) moved into a tie for fifth place at 5 under. Davis Riley (69), Ireland's Shane Lowry (70), Germany's Jeremy Paul (70), Taiwan's Kevin Yu (68) and Japan's Ryo Hisatsune (71) also are at 5 under.

Thomas posted his score before Bridgeman began his third round. Bridgeman played the frontside in 2 over before four birdies and a bogey across his first five holes on the backside.

Sam Ryder posted a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. He also had four bogeys in his round of 70, leaving him at 2 under for the tournament.

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

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