Ryan Gerard sits just one stroke adrift of the leader, Eric Cole, heading into the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Gerard turned what would have been a decent round into a good one on day three of the Charles Schwab Challenge, after he birdied his final two holes.
On what ended up being a really challenging third round for everyone in Fort Worth, Texas, the 26-year-old American proved that he has the strength of mind required to achieve huge success in the game.
Ryan Gerard’s late flourish will undoubtedly have put him in great spirits heading into the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The firmness of the greens at the Charles Schwab Challenge has surprised players so far this week.
And Gerard’s impressive ball-striking should stand him in good stead in that regard heading into Sunday’s final round.
However, he did highlight one big mistake that he made on Saturday at Colonial Country Club.
Ryan Gerard admits what he did at the Charles Schwab was ‘not acceptable’
The 2025 Barracuda Championship winner addressed the media in Fort Worth after posting a third-round 68.
Gerard responded when asked by reporters to explain what caused him to make a really sloppy bogey on the first hole at Colonial on Saturday.
“Yeah, we made a really, really bad bogey on 1,” he said.
“I hit it, I hit the wedge too far. I thought the green was going to be softer, it took a big bounce, sat straight down.
“I had absolutely nothing. Just kind of made a mess of the first hole. That’s not acceptable.“
Ryan Gerard’s elite mentality enabled him to bounce back
After his bogey on the first hole on Saturday, Gerard made birdies on two and three to steady the ship immediately.
“You don’t knock yourself out of it early on in the day on Saturday by making one kind of bad decision,“ the 26-year-old insisted.
“That’s kind of something that we talked about was, you don’t need to press it, you don’t need to force it, you don’t need to just push it to the edge right away, there’s a lot of golf left to be played and a lot of opportunities.
“This course isn’t just going to present them to you, you’re going to have to go out and execute good golf shots and take advantage of them when they show up.
“But it’s not one of those things where that was a day ruiner, that wasn’t going to be a deal breaker, that wasn’t going to be the end of the week.“
Ryan Gerard will be hoping to make a better start on Sunday at the Charles Schwab Challenge, as he goes in search of his second PGA Tour win.
