Lowry four off the lead at Travelers Championship

Shane Lowry goes into the final round of the Travelers Championship four shots adrift of leader Tom Kim.

The Offaly man’s second round 62 shot him up the leaderboard, and while he couldn’t quite replicate that form, a five-under par round of 65 sees him tied for seventh alongside Justin Thomas and Tony Finau.

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The 37-year-old began his round at the TPC River Highlands course with a bogey, but by the turn had picked up three birdies, and finished strong, with three birdies in the final five holes for a 65 where play was again delayed for nearly three hours due to what the PGA Tour called a “dangerous weather situation”.

Lowry, who claimed his third PGA Tour win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event with Rory Mcllroy in April, begins Sunday on 14-under par, teeing off alongside Thomas and Finau.

Seamus Power carded a 69 and is tied for 34th on six-under par.

American Cameron Young holed a 10-foot putt for a 59 for the first sub-60 score in nearly four years on the PGA Tour and the 13th in history, though Tom Kim has held onto a narrow lead.

Having moved within five shots of Kim’s lead, Young said his preparation had done little to suggest such a score was on its way.

“Didn’t feel particularly awesome,” he said. “I chunked a few less on the range than I did yesterday. Then, yeah, came out and just was very comfortable and things just started coming down close to the hole.”

Kim carded a second straight 65 to sit at 18 under par with world number one Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia just a shot behind.

“It’s a stacked leaderboard,” said Kim, a day after his 22nd birthday. “Out here, a five, six-shot lead is not safe at all. So I’ve got to go out tomorrow and do the same game plan and execute.”