Travelers Championship 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Daniel Berger shot an eight-under 62 Saturday at the Travelers Championship to seize sole possession of the lead at 15 under overall entering Sunday’s final round.

Berger entered the third round in a tie for first with Tyrone Van Aswegen, Russell Henley and Marc Leishman, but the unheralded American carded the best round of the day to carry a three-shot cushion into the fourth round.

Here is a look at the leaderboard with three rounds of play officially in the books:

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Berger’s dominance of TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, on Saturday was the best showing of the 23-year-old’s young career:

At the Travelers Championship (@PGATOUR), Daniel Berger’s 3rd-round 62 was a career-low for a round on the PGA Tour.

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 6, 2016

Berger picked up his first PGA Tour win in June when he was victorious in the FedEx St. Jude Classic, and he is in prime position to triumph for the second time in as many months.

He carded a remarkable nine birdies and just one bogey, including five birdies in a seven-hole stretch from No. 11 through No. 17.   

As SkratchTV pointed out, Berger’s spectacular putting was perhaps the biggest reason for his impressive score of 62:

26 total putts, 10 one putts.We’re not 100% sure what Daniel Berger said to his putter here, but it worked. pic.twitter.com/eTEhbLZouH

— SkratchTV (@skratchTV) August 6, 2016

If he manages to close out the win Sunday, it could lead to a huge …

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