Casey leads midway through third round at Atlanta

ByReuters

Published 23/09/2017 at 21:09 GMT

Sept 23 (Reuters) - England's Paul Casey held a one-stroke lead over Americans Kevin Kisner and Brooks Koepka midway through the third round of the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta on Saturday.

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Casey, in the chase for the FedExCup and its $10 million bonus, started impressively with three birdies and an eagle in his first seven holes before consecutive bogeys left him at 10-under.

The eagle came at the par-5 sixth hole where Casey sank a 11-foot putt.

Kisner and Koepka were 9-under through 13 holes with Australian Jason Day among those still on the course at 8-under

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Webb Simpson, joint overnight leader with Casey and Justin Thomas, stood at 7-under through 10 holes while Thomas was at 6-under through nine after three bogeys.

Sunday's winner of the season-long FedExCup standings, which will be determined by the outcome of the Tour Championship, will receive a $10 million bonus.

Americans Jordan Spieth and Thomas were 1-2 in the standings through Friday's play. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina,; Editing by Neville Dalton)

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