Justin Thomas leads clutch of top names into final round in Mexico

• Thomas on 15 under, one stroke ahead of Reed and Van Rooyen
• Jon Rahm hits hole-in-one in his 61; Rory McIlroy on 11 under

It is doubtful that stirring Saturdays are essential as mainstream golf seeks to swat aside the threat from a breakaway tour. Still, they cannot do any harm. As debate rages about whether the sport’s uppermost echelon in current form carries enough appeal, Mexico City provided the backdrop to some timely theatre.

A batch of the world’s best players – Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy – will joust for the first WGC title of 2020. So, too, will Erik van Rooyen as he pursues by far the greatest triumph of his career. When Reed’s desire to switch a controversial narrative, McIlroy’s wish to endorse his position at the summit of the world rankings and Thomas’s quest to atone for a play-off loss here in 2018 are factored in, day four promises to be quite the spectacle.

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