PALM HARBOR (SNN-TV) – Adam Schenk is playing for the 10th consecutive week on the PGA Tour and finally seeing some good results in Palm Harbor.
Schenk finished today with a 2-under 69 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the Valspar Championship. Schenk had four birdies, all but one of them from inside 10 feet, and finished with a bogey from the bunker short of the 18th on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook. He sits at 7-under 135, one shot ahead of Kramer Hickok, who shot a 68 today. Jordan Spieth posted a 70 and was only two shots behind.
Sam Burns, the two-time defending champion, is trying to become the first player to win the same tournament three straight years since Steve Stricker at the John Deere Classic. He had a 73 and was seven shots behind. Justin Thomas had a 70 and was in the group at 3-under 139.
