Cantlay stays one in front of Rahm in US PGA Tour

AFP, Washington :
Patrick Cantlay rolled in an eight- foot birdie putt at the final hole Friday to stay one stroke in front of top- ranked Jon Rahm in the US PGA Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta.
Cantlay started the day two shots in front of Rahm and had four birdies without a blemish in his four-under 64. That included a 15-footer at the 17th and his testing effort at 18 that preserved his lead on 17-under after Rahm had closed with three straight birdies.
Rahm finished with six birdies against one bogey in his five-under 65.
That put him at 16-under in the tournament that features a staggered start in which players were staked to strokes based on their spot in the playoff standings.
After his victory in the BMW Championship last week, Cantlay was ranked first and had a two-stroke lead, on 10-under, heading to the very first tee on Thursday.
Rahm started the tournament four off the pace, but has steadily eaten into that deficit, and Cantlay said it was “definitely” important to drain that final birdie.
“I think I’ve gotten all the par-fives so far, four birdies on the four par-fives I’ve played, and it’s important around this golf course because the fives are gettable.