Memorial Tournament 2018: Bryson DeChambeau Takes over 1st Entering Sunday

After three rounds of the 2018 Memorial Tournament, Bryson DeChambeau is alone atop the leaderboard at 14 under at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

Patrick Cantlay, Kyle Stanley and Joaquin Niemann are tied for second place at 13 under, while Byeong Hun An has sole possession of fifth at 12 under.

Round 3 Leaderboard

1. Bryson DeChambeau (-14)

T2. Kyle Stanley (-13)

T2. Patrick Cantlay (-13)

T2. Joaquin Niemann (-13)

5. Byeong Hun An (-12)

6. Justin Rose (-10)

T7. Whee Kim (-9)

T7. Tiger Woods (-9)

T7. J.B. Holmes (-9)

T7. Hideki Matsuyama (-9)

Full results at PGATour.com.

DeChambeau's six-under 66 was tied for the second-lowest score of the round, and he was particularly excellent toward the end, birdieing four of his final six holes.

Although the 24-year-old settled for par on No. 17, the damage could've been far worse after he put his second-shot approach in the rough to the right of the green. Despite the difficult lie, he dropped his chip shot four feet from the pin and sunk his par putt:

DeChambeau was similarly accurate on the 18th hole. His second shot hit the back of the green and rolled to within five feet of the cup:

Based on his comments following the round, DeChambeau takes an analytical approach to his swing, and it's hard to argue with the results.

"It's got to do with anatomical limits of your body and how you can best utilize them for your proprioception," he said, per Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard.

According to the Associated Press' Doug Ferguson, DeChambeau still wasn't content with his performance Saturday:

Like DeChambeau, Cantlay was six under for the third round and is now in title contention as a result. His biggest highlight was an ace on the par-three eighth hole, and he added a second eagle on No. 15:

Stanley, who was the co-leader with Niemann through 36 holes, had a shot to once again share the lead with DeChambeau but bogeyed his final hole to slip to 13 under.

It was a fitting capper to an up-and-down round for Stanley. He was at two over through six holes before a pair of birdies got him back to even par as he made the turn. Stanley was better on the back nine but still couldn't avoid running into trouble before wrapping up his day.

A pair of marquee stars are lurking further down the leaderboard, but they may have too much ground to make up.

Tiger Woods went four under in the third round to move to nine under for the tournament, while Rory McIlroy's eight-under 64—the best score of the round—has him six shots back of DeChambeau. Regardless of whether McIlroy or Woods can catch the leader, their pursuit of the Memorial Tournament title will add to the drama Sunday.