Barracuda Championship 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Saturday

Saturday was moving day at the 2015 Barracuda Championship, and moving is exactly what J.J. Henry, David Toms and Jonas Blixt did in the third round at the Montreux Golf and Country Club.

Henry sits atop the leaderboard, with one round remaining, but Toms, Blixt and a handful of other golfers are well within striking distance, with the title on the line.

Here is the look at the top 10 after three rounds of play. The rest of the leaderboard can be found here, courtesy of PGATour.com.

Place	Golfer	Overall	Saturday Score
1	J.J. Henry	41	17
T2	David Toms	40	18
T2	Jonas Blixt	40	16
4	Robert Garrigus	37	16
5	Patrick Rodgers	35	14
6	Steve Flesch	34	15
T7	Retief Goosen	33	16
T7	Andres Gonzales	33	7
9	Brendan Steele	32	6
T10	Ricky Barnes	31	11
T10	Tom Hoge	31	10

There is a reason that doesn’t look like a normal PGA Tour leaderboard. The Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada. uses Modified Stableford scoring, which awards eight points for a double eagle, five points for an eagle, two points for a birdie and nothing for par. It also takes a point away for a bogey and takes three points away for a double bogey.

It is a high-reward system with eagles or a stretch of birdies dramatically altering the face of the entire tournament.

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Henry capitalized on the scoring Saturday on the way to an impressive 17 points behind nine birdies and a single bogey. It brought his overall total to 41 after he took the lead over Toms and Blixt with a birdie on the par-five 18th.

Henry is more than comfortable playing at the Barracuda Championship, as he told the Associated Press: "I love coming here. For whatever reason the golf course kind of suits my eye and I just enjoy being out here kind of up through the trees and the mountains. Just a beautiful place to be this time of year." 

As for Toms, he traded leads with Henry down the stretch of the third round and ultimately settled for a second-place tie heading into the final round at 40 overall. He tallied an 18 on the day and actually had more holes with a birdie (10) than without Saturday, although he did bogey twice.

Toms caught fire in the middle of his round to take a temporary lead, as PGA Tour Media pointed out: 

Blixt also has a 40 overall next to his name on the scoreboard, and it was all about early consistency with him, as PGA Tour Media noted:

Despite the steady play, Blixt made his biggest move with a monumental eagle on No. 8 that notched him a critical five points and kept him near the top of the leaderboard.

Robert Garrigus checks in at fourth place with a 37 overall after he scored 16 points Saturday. Even he is only four points back and well within striking range with an impressive hole or two Sunday. All it would take is a single eagle or a couple of birdies to shoot to the top.

Elsewhere, Steve Flesch sits in sixth place with a 34 overall after he scored 15 points Saturday, but he turned heads on No. 18 with a critical five-point eagle, as the PGA Tour shared:

Speaking of impressive shots Saturday, Chris Smith turned in a beautiful approach on the way to a top 12 position (tied for 12th at 29 overall), per the PGA Tour:

It wasn't as much of a banner day for Brendan Steele or Andres Gonzales, who entered play Saturday as the co-leaders and watched others take full advantage of moving day by moving straight past them in the standings.

Steele only scored six points Saturday and sits nine points back at 32 overall in ninth place, while Gonzales was slightly better with seven points Saturday. Steele would have turned in a better score, but he tallied a disappointing double bogey on No. 2. Gonzales is eight points back at 33 overall and is tied for seventh after notching four birdies and a bogey in the third round.

The number of players who moved ahead of Steele and Gonzales Saturday underscores what fans could see in a thrilling final round.

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There are five golfers within six points of each other atop the leaderboard, and this scoring system encourages an aggressive style of play with points for birdies and eagles and nothing for par. What's more, the worst a golfer can do is lose three points, so a double bogey is just as bad as a 10 on a single hole.

Look for golfers to take more chances Sunday, with the tournament hanging in the balance because pars are not going to win the title.

There are still a number of competitors who can walk away with the Barracuda Championship. All it could take is a single five-point eagle to capture the crown.