Trey Winstead takes four-stroke lead into final round of Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank
“Things to know
Korn Ferry Tour rookie Trey Winstead posts 6-under 66 in the third round to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank
Mexico’s Alvaro Ortiz is in solo second through three rounds of play after a bogey-free 4-under 68 on Saturday
Davis Shore and William Mouw card 8-under 64s for the low rounds of the day and move into a three-way tie for third with second-year member Ricky Castillo
36-hole leader Garett Reband cards a 3-over 75 and is 10-under for the tournament
This week marks the sixth playing of the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank
The event made its return to the Korn Ferry Tour schedule last season after last being contested in 2015
Final round tee times will run from 8:35 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. local timeThird-round lead notes
3 - Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win The Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank
2 -Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win on Tour in 2024
Trey Winstead (Leader -18)
Carded a third-round 6-under 66 with four birdies (Nos. 7, 11, 13, 18) and two eagles (par-5s No. 3 and 14) against two bogeys (par-4s No. 1 and 16) to take a four-stroke lead into the final round
Four-stroke lead entering Sunday marks the largest 54-hole lead through six events this season
Second largest 54-hole lead in the history of the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank; Paul Haley II, who went on to win, held a six-stroke lead after 54 holes
Second-round 7-under 65 matched the lowest round of his career; posted a bogey-free 5-under 65 in the first round of The Panama Championship earlier this year
Opened the week at Prince of Wales Country Club with a 5-under 67
Leads the field in total eagles with three
Biding for first career Korn Ferry Tour victory
Second lead or co-lead after any round in a Korn Ferry Tour Event and first 54-hole lead of his career
Held the 18-hole lead at The Panama Championship earlier this season; finished T5
Making sixth career Korn Ferry Tour start in first season as a member; he finished T28 at Final Stage of 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry for guaranteed starts in the first 12 events of the 2024 season
Owns three missed cuts, a T66 and T5 in five starts this season, as well as a T43 as an open qualifier at the 2023 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics
Played five seasons at Louisiana State University (2017-22), where he was a two-time medalist at the David Thoms Intercollegiate and garnered a 2017-18 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team selection
Quotables
Winstead on his play through 54 holes… “Pretty much everything. I mean, you have to drive it pretty good out here just to get in the fairway so you control your approaches into the green. Have been fortunate enough to get some pretty good looks and convert some of them.”