Farmers Insurance Open 2015: Day 3 Leaderboard Results and Twitter Reaction

If there was a theme for the third round of the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open, it was picking your spots. There weren't many low numbers to be found on the courses Saturday, so anything around par was going to ensure you could stick around the top of the leaderboard. 

After taking the lead on Friday with a six-under 66, Harris English looked like he would be alone there again on Saturday, but a bogey on 16 dropped him to nine-under and into a tie with J.B. Holmes. 

There really weren't any low scores going around, as four-under led the pack on Saturday. The good news is this does leave things in an interesting spot heading into Sunday's final round, with so many players hovering near the top of the leaderboard. 

Here is a look at that leaderboard after Saturday's third round, as well as a closer look at what happened on the course: 

English looked like he might be in trouble early, hitting a double bogey on the fourth hole that left him at eight under par. That brief hiccup may have been an early wake-up call for the 25-year-old, as the PGA Tour tweeted out the results from his next 11 holes:

After going winless in 2014, English is 18 holes away from completing a solid start to this season. He finished third at the Sony Open in January, though he failed to build on that momentum by finishing 30th at the Humana Challenge and 40th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. 

Speaking to Gary Van Sickle of Golf.com, English said that the key to his success this season has been the result of extra work after missing last year's Ryder Cup team:

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I worked harder, I hit more balls, spent more time on the putting green and it almost made me worse. I got in a rut where I couldn’t get out. It’s hard when you’re struggling to think that you don’t need to practice more. It was one of the first times I’ve had to deal with that. But I learned a lot from it and about myself and how to persevere.

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The key for English will be closing things out, which didn't happen on Saturday with that gaffe on No. 16. He's done well in the final round of his last four events, shooting 70 or lower each time. If that trend continues, the American star could secure his first PGA Tour victory since November 2013. 

Holmes got a taste of the lead, per the PGA Tour, thanks in large part to finishing the 14th hole with a birdie:

Bogeys on 15 and 17 knocked Holmes out of the lead briefly, but he did salvage the back nine with a birdie on No. 18 to put himself in a position to tie for the lead with some help that would eventually come from English. 

The five players at eight under par were eerily similar on Saturday. Nick Watney made par with a 72, but Spencer Levin, Lucas Glover, Chad Campbell and Jimmy Walker all went two under par to get within one shot of the lead. 

Campbell had the shot of the day with a hole-in-one on the third hole, via PGA Tour:

The funny part of Campbell's round is that he's only here because of an exemption, per Will Gray of Golf Channel:

Hopefully, Campbell is able to stick around without the use of exemptions because he's usually good for at least one ace every year. 

Levin seemed to have luck in his favor during the third round, not that he was striking the ball horribly with four birdies and two bogeys. Yet when you see a shot like this, via the PGA Tour's official Twitter feed, something weird is going on:

Walker had the most precise round of the foursome, hitting three birdies and one bogey. The 37-year-old continues to be on a roll after winning the Sony Open three weeks ago. 

Alex Myers of Golf Digest noted on Twitter that Walker's ranking, while still good, doesn't reflect how impressive his game has been:

For statistical evidence of how good Walker has been over the last 13 months, Cory Bradburn of Golf Digest issued this number:

Sometimes it can take the rankings time to reflect how well a player is hitting the ball, but Walker certainly deserves to be feared. He's not the first name you look for when the rounds are finished, yet there isn't anyone who is more efficient. 

The big winner on Saturday was Scott Stallings, who started the day in 50th place and moved all the way up to 13th, thanks to a four-under 68 that included just two bogeys. He will likely fall short of winning on Sunday with three shots to make up, but it's still an impressive move for the 29-year-old. 

With little movement from the very top of the leaderboard and some scrambling directly below English throughout the round, everything is set up for a dramatic conclusion to the Farmers Insurance Open. Holmes has been making a push in the last two days and should have all the confidence in the world. 

Keep an eye on that group of five players at eight under par. Those players didn't do anything extraordinary on Saturday, save for Campbell's ace, but all of them have shown at various points the ability to catch fire at a given moment. It wouldn't be a surprise to see one of them steal a victory.