RBC Heritage: Dustin Johnson in solo lead heading into final round

Thomas Lott

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Dustin Johnson is in great position to win the RBC Heritage.

The world No. 1 is in the solo lead at 10 under for the tournament after shooting a 3-under 68 on a blustery day in Hilton Head, S.C.

With winds blowing at 14 mph on average and gusting up to 21, there were a few big rounds to be had on the course, but only a handful of them.

Johnson had some trouble to close out his day, tallying bogeys at the 16th and 17th holes, but fortunately for the 2016 U.S. Open winner, he birdied the previous three to give him a little bit of a cushion going into the final holes on the course.

The 34-year-old leads a cluster of players at 9 under as Ian Poulter sits among the group following a 12th-place finish at The Masters last week.

Poulter started his day with trouble with a double bogey at the first, but he followed that up by going 6 under through his last 17 holes to shoot a 4-under 67 for the day, which was the third best round on the course.

The British golfer is tied with Rory Sabbatini and Shane Lowry one shot back of Johnson.

Patrick Cantlay is two shots back at 8 under while Matt Kuchar is at 7 under and Webb Simpson sits at 6 under after shooting the best round on the day with a 6-under 65.

And there is good news for the golfers on Sunday as it is supposed to be bright and sunny with much lower winds than seen on Moving Day. That should help the final round to be something good with low rounds out there for the taking.

Thomas Lott