"Just gotta believe in the golf gods"- Sahith Theegala explains his strategy for the 2024 3M Open
Sahith Theegala made a clutch chip for a birdie during the third round of the 3M Open. When asked about the strategy behind it, he thanked the golf gods for giving it to him back.
On Saturday, July 27, Theegala carded five-under 66 with the help of six birdies and just one bogey. He aggrieved at 12-under and was just four strokes behind the lead after 54 holes.
During the post-round interview, Theegala credited the golf gods for saving him in clutch moments.
"Golf gods are weird, man," he said. "They'll give it to you back. You just gotta believe in the golf gods. They'll give you something back and they gave me a couple there. Yeah, just felt really good. I like kind of forgot to celebrate, I was just relieved that it went in and I could be done with that hole because that hole's done a number on me as well."
During the Saturday round of the 3M Open, Sahith Theegala made a birdie on the par-4 ninth hole, thanks to a chip from the rough. Reflecting on the hole, he said it was a tough challenge, and he thanked the organizers for moving the tee up. He felt that this adjustment contributed to the several low scores registered on the third day at TPC Twin Cities.
"I striped my second shot and I just hit it too good," he continued. "I hit it through the wind, which I haven't been hitting it too good this week. So I was actually in a decent spot over the green and I just mishit the chip a little bit, it came out really hot. It was probably to be -- give myself credit, probably at least 15 feet by, probably closer to 20.
"So for that to go in was such a big bonus. It probably saved me more than a shot and a half. Felt like I couldn't get a putt to fall the first -- I made two nice putts the first two holes and then I hit a bunch of great putts that kept going over the edge," he added.
When will Sahith Theegala tee off at the 3M Open 2024, Day 4?
Sahith Theegala is grouped with Patrick Fishburn and Cam Davis for the final round of the 3M Open. The trio will tee off on Sunday, July 28 at 12:24 PM ET.
Carson Young and Charley Hoffman will be the first pair to tee off for the final round of the 3M Open on Sunday, beginning their round at 7:50 AM ET. They will be followed by Dylan Wu, Cody Gribble, and Kevin Yu, who will tee off at 8:01 AM ET.
Following the third round, Sahith Theegala is at 12-under, four shots behind Jhonattan Vegas, who fired a bogey-free 8-under 63 in the third round. Matt Kuchar is one stroke behind after shooting 63, while Maverick McNealy also carded 63 to finish two shots back.