Charting the Leader (stats entering week)

Carl Yuan (first/-22)

• Records the low round of the day in 10-under 61; bounces back from a bogey at the par-4 first with seven birdies in a nine-hole stretch (Nos. 2, 4-8, 10) followed by four consecutive birdies on Nos. 13-16 to close his round
• Posts his career-low round, with his previous best being 62 on two separate occasions during the 2022 season (Visit Knoxville Open, Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse)
• Holds the first 54-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career, establishing a new career-high 54-hole position (previous best: T2/four times)
• At 22-under 192, posts his best 54-hole score of his Korn Ferry Tour career in what is his 85th start on the circuit (previous best: -15/195)
• Making his third career start in the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX; looking to post his best finish since 2020/T32
• Owns two made cuts in eight starts on the Korn Ferry Tour this season (best finish: T50/Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya)
• In eight cuts made on TOUR last season, collected two top-10s (T4/Sony Open in Hawaii, T5/Valspar Championship) to finish No. 136 in the 2024 FedExCup Fall standings
• Korn Ferry Tour winner who earned his first PGA TOUR card with a No. 2 finish on the season-long 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Eligibility Points List off the strength of three runners-up, including his win at the 2022 Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS

Austin Smotherman (second/-21)

• Solo 36-hole leader posts a third-round 5-under 66 via an eagle (No. 16) and four birdies (Nos. 1, 8, 11, 12) against one bogey
• Stands inside the top-five following 54 holes on the Korn Ferry Tour for the first time since the 2021 Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper (T3/finished T4)
• Matched his 18-hole career low score in the second round with 9-under 62; also recorded the best 36-hole score of his Korn Ferry Tour career at 16-under 127 (previous best: 132; twice)
• Owns eight top-25s and three top-10s in 13 starts this year, highlighted by a solo fourth at The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island
• Making fourth start at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX (best finish: 2019/T43)
• Split time last year between the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour; made 13 cuts over his 16 starts on TOUR with one top 10 (T7/Procore Championship), leading to a No. 169 finish in the FedEx Cup Fall
• Collected two top-10s in 11 starts during the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, leading to a No. 104 finish on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List
• Retained Korn Ferry Tour membership for the start of the 2025 season with a T19 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry (first 25 finishers and ties)
• Previously competed on the PGA TOUR during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, logging 11 top-25s and two top-10s over 60 starts (best finish: T5/2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta World)
• Earned PGA TOUR membership for the first time at the conclusion of the 2020-21 combined season with a No. 25 finish on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List

Additional notes

• Three-time Korn Ferry Tour winner and Class of 2023 Korn Ferry Tour graduate, Pierceson Coody (T3/-18), posts a bogey-free 4-under 67 and looks to record his fourth top-10 finish of the season in what is his seventh start of 2025.
• In what is his 16th career start on the Korn Ferry Tour, first-year member and 18-hole leader Nicolo Galletti (T3/-18) establishes a career-high 54-hole position (previous: T19/2025 Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club/finished T23).
• Galletti earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for the first time this season via a T26 finish at the Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry after advancing through First Stage and Second Stage.
• Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Sebastian Cappelen (5th/-17) stands inside the top-five following 54 holes for the first time since the 2019 UNC Health Championship presented by STITCH, which he went on to win to claim his second Korn Ferry Tour title.
• Korn Ferry Tour rookie Travis Trace (T6/-15), who was bogey-free thru 38 holes and carded his first bogey at the par-4 third, establishes a career-high 54-hole position (previous: T52/2025 AdventHealth Championship); Trace is making his fourth start of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season after earning conditional status on the Tour via a T109 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.
• Second-year member Austin Hitt (8th/-14) records his best 54-hole score on the Korn Ferry Tour at 14-under 200; marks the third time he has stood inside the top-10 after the third round this season.
• Sponsor exemption Blades Brown (T24/-10) stands inside the top-25 for the third time this season following 54 holes; seeking a solo-16th or better finish to secure Special Temporary Membership for the remainder of the season.