Barracuda Championship 2014: Daily Leaderboard Analysis, Highlights and More

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Published: August 1, 2014

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The 2014 Barracuda Championship is an oft-overlooked event, playing out on the same weekend as the star-studded WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Like any professional golf event, it does have its merit, although in ways many casual golf fans might not expect.

The high-risk, high-reward nature of the Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno, Nevada lends itself to one of the great experiments on the PGA Tour.

The Barracuda Championship is the only Tour event to use the Modified Stableford scoring system, which awards points based on the player's number of strokes at each hole. Miscues are penalized, while an eagle can boost a score in a hurry. Here is a quick look at the scoring system.

 

Modified Stableford Scoring System

Strokes Double-Eagle Eagle Birdie Par  Bogey 2+ Bogeys Points 8  5  2  0  -1  -3 And just because this group of golfers missed out on the exclusive Bridgestone Invitational doesn't mean there is any real dearth of talent out on the links. In fact, some of these names could become major players on the tour in due time. Here is the daily leaderboard for the Barracuda Championship.



 

Day 3 Recap

Geoff Ogilvy jumped into the outright lead at the Bridgestone Invitational after adding 12 points on Saturday. He sits three points ahead of Jason Allred and Nick Watney heading into the final round on Sunday.

The 37-year-old was consistently strong throughout Day 3. According to PGATour.com, he had a 78.57 percent driving accuracy and made 72.22 percent of the greens in regulation. Ogilvy was particularly effective on the green, gaining almost a full stroke (.918) with his putting.

Ogilvy is 18 holes away from earning his first PGA Tour win a little over four years.

Nick Watney had the lead after 36 holes but struggled mightily on Saturday. His performance has steady dropped ov...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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