Zalatoris, Day out in front; Rahm drops to third

Will Zalatoris shot a seven-under-par 65 on Friday and moved into a tie at the top of the leaderboard with Australia's Jason Day after three rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open at the Torrey Pines South Course in San Diego.

The PGA Tour rookie of the year last season was tied with Day at 14-under 202 heading into Saturday's final round, having started the day six shots off the lead which was shared by three players, including world No. 1 Jon Rahm of Spain and Justin Thomas, ranked No. 6.

An eagle two at the 381-yard, par-four second hole got Zalators' third round off to a hot start. He hit a 338-yard drive to 38 yards from the pin and chipped in from there, landing the ball on the front of the green before it rolled to the cup.

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He added five birdies, including three in a row at the eighth, ninth and 10th holes, leaving the American in prime position for his first PGA Tour victory. He made a splash last season when he finished second at the Masters.

Yet his best shot Friday might have come from an awkward lie near a bunker at the 11th. He scooped the ball out of the rough, over a bunker and back into more rough in front of the green, where it checked up and released to within an inch of the cup for a par.

"[The second hole] was pretty awesome, but the one on 11 was just kind of a joke," Zalatoris said.

"That's a shot that you're having an up-and-down contest with your buddies, you're just trying to get it somewhere on the green and I just got away with it.

"Two is probably a little bit more important in my opinion just because it got the momentum right for the day."

Day had a pair of birdies on the front nine before closing strong