2024 Zozo Championship leaderboard, scores: Justin Thomas sits two shots back of lead after Round 3 in Japan
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The two-time PGA Championship winner will enter the final round two strokes off the lead
A topsy-turvy Moving Day at the 2024 Zozo Championship that began with Nico Echavarria holding a two-stroke lead over Justin Thomas ended in such a manner despite the theatrics throughout Round 3. A closing eagle from the Colombian put the finishing touches on a third-round 65 and pushed his name to 17 under -- two clear of Thomas and three clear of Max Greyserman.
"It [the last hole] was very special," Echavarria said. "It was very hard to see out there at the end. It was dark, it was gloomy, so I couldn't tell how close it was. I heard the roar, but when I got there and it was almost tap-in, it was very good ... It was a 5-wood. I had a perfect number for a middle-of-the-green 5-wood. Was trying to cut it a little, maybe pushed it a hair, but it was perfect."
It took just two holes for Thomas to erase Echavarria's 36-hole lead as the American came out the gates firing with back-to-back birdies. The lead became Thomas' alone after a bogey from the overnight frontman on the par-4 4th, but only then did Echavarria find his form.
