Henry takes 3-point lead at Reno PGA event

American JJ Henry earned 14 points to take a three-point lead after the third round of the PGA Tour’s Reno-Tahoe Open on Saturday.

Henry posted an eagle for the third consecutive day and has 36 points overall in the Stableford format event which awards eight points for double eagle, five for eagle, two for birdie and none for par.

Players are deducted a point for bogey and three points for anything worse.

Henry, who is seeking his second career USPGA Tour title, is three points ahead of Brazil’s Alexandre Rocha in the PGA Tour’s first Stableford scoring event in six years.

Second round leader Rocha scored nine points Saturday and is in sole possession of second with 33 points.

John Mallinger was third at 32, followed by first-round leader Andres Romero, of Argentina, with 31. Mallinger earned 10 points and Romero also picked up 10.

Bill Lunde (14), England’s Gary Christian (12) and John Daly (9) are tied for fifth place with 28 points.

Daly briefly held the lead with an eagle on the par-five 13th, but then tumbled back down the leaderboard after posting three straight bogeys.

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