SURREY, British Columbia — Tripp Kinney and Patrick Newcomb each sit at 15-under par and share the 54-hole lead at the Fortinet Cup Championship following Saturday’s third round at Morgan Creek Golf Course. Kinney jumped to the top of the leaderboard after a bogey-free 7-under 63, while Newcomb carded his second consecutive 6-under 64 to grab a share of the lead.

The pair leads Calgary’s Hunter Thomson by one stroke heading into Sunday’s final round. Thomson positioned himself to move inside the top 80 and secure status for next season after carding a bogey-free 62 and would jump from No. 96 to No. 48 in the Fortinet Cup. John DuBois is also projected to move inside the top 80 from No. 93 to No. 78 after carding a course record 9-under 61.

Michael Brennan, the No. 1 player in the Fortinet Cup standings, trails by two strokes after carding a 2-under 63 on Saturday.

Kinney started the week at No. 20 in the Fortinet Cup points list and would move to No. 4 with a win on Sunday. Kinney will play in the final group for the third time this season, and he finished as the runner-up the last time he played in the last group at the Explore NB Open.

Newcomb entered the week at No. 31 in the points list and would move to No. 7 in the points list with a win.

All players completed play on Saturday. Final-round tee times are scheduled to begin Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and run until 1 p.m. off the No. 1 tee, with groups going off in twosomes.

Charting the leaders

About Tripp Kinney (T1/-15)

• Searching for his first career win as a professional in his 55th career PGA TOUR-sanctioned start and 26th start on PGA TOUR Americas
• Best finish this season came at the Explore NB Open, where Kinney finished as the runner-up
• Finished No. 55 in the 2024 Fortinet Cup, with his best finish in 2024 coming at the Commissionaires Ottawa Open (T10)
• Earned Big 12 Conference First-Team All-Academic honors four times during his collegiate career
• Is the third member of his family, along with his grandfather and great grandfather, to letter in a varsity sport at Iowa State
• Lists Royal Melbourne as his favorite golf course

About Patrick Newcomb (T1/-15)

• Holds a share of the 54-hole lead for the first time in 2025
• Inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020
• In 184 PGA TOUR-sanctioned starts, Newcomb has registered four wins, the last of which came in 2020 at the Bupa Championship
• In 15 starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2025, Newcomb has registered three top 10s, the last of which came at the Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos - CBM Aggregates where he finished fourth.

Competition notes

Course setup: Par 70, 6,955 yards; Round 3 average: 68.289
Weather: Cloudy with a high of 21 (69). Wind from the east at 2-10 kmh with gusts up to 24 kmh.

• Tripp Kinney and Patrick Newcomb share the 54-hole lead at 15-under.
• Fortinet Cup No. 1 Michael Brennan is two strokes back after carding a 2-under 68 on Saturday.
• John DuBois carded a 9-under 61 to set a new course record at Morgan Creek Golf Course and currently sits at T14.
• Hunter Thomson carded a bogey-free 62 with a 6-under 29 on the back nine to move into solo third.
• Hole No. 2, the 525-yard par 4, played as the toughest hole in the third round (+0.515 strokes over par).
• Hole Nos. 7 and 13, the 520-yard and 562-yard par 5s played as the easiest holes in the third round (-0.545 strokes under par).
• The top 10 players in the season-long Fortinet Cup points list will earn Korn Ferry Tour cards for the 2026 season, while players in the top 80 will retain status for the start of the 2026 PGA TOUR Americas season.
  • Currently projected to move inside the top 10: Tripp Kinney (T1, from No. 20 to No. 4), Patrick Newcomb (T1, from No. 31 to No. 7)
  • Currently projected to move inside the top 80: Hunter Thomson (third, from No. 96 to No. 48), John DuBois (T14, from No. 93 to No. 78)