Three-way tie atop Valspar Championship leaderboard after three rounds

Field Level Media|published: Sat 22nd March, 18:42 2025

Mar 22, 2025; Palm Harbor, Florida, USA; Nico Echavarria checks the wind before playing his shot from the eighth tee during the third round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament at Innisbrook Resort. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images

Colombia's Nico Echavarria shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 in the third round of the Valspar Championship on Saturday and joins second-round leader Jacob Bridgeman and Norway's Viktor Hovland atop the leaderboard at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla.

The trio is at 7 under going into Sunday's final round.

Ricky Castillo (68) is in fourth place at 6 under.

Among the top four in the standings, only Echavarria recorded his best round of the tournament Saturday.

Justin Thomas (65) moved into a tie for fifth place at 5 under. Davis Riley (69), Ireland's Shane Lowry (70), Germany's Jeremy Paul (70), Taiwan's Kevin Yu (68) and Japan's Ryo Hisatsune (71) also are at 5 under.

Thomas posted his score before Bridgeman began his third round. Bridgeman played the frontside in 2 over before four birdies and a bogey across his first five holes on the backside.

Sam Ryder posted a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. He also had four bogeys in his round of 70, leaving him at 2 under for the tournament.

--Field Level Media