Brad FritschMichael Conroy/The Associated Press
Brad Fritsch bogeyed the final hole for a round of 72 to sit one stroke off the lead heading into the final round of the Mylan Classic in Pennsylvania.
The Ottawa-area golfer, who started the third round with a one stroke lead, gave that up with back-to-back bogeys on two of his first three holes. He got back to even par for the day with two birdies in three holes starting at No. 6. Fritsch trailed Cliff Kresge by a stroke until Kresge bogeyed the 17th to fall back to 12-under par. However, Fritsch missed a chance at being in the final grouping on Sunday when he bogeyed the 18th, leaving him in a three way tie for second at 11-under par.
"On 18 I hit the best drive I'd hit in the last four hours and it's lying in the hazard," said Fritsch, who hit only four of 14 fairways. "I can't remember the last fairway I hit. I think it was 10. That's not the way I usually play but I just wasn't hitting quality shots."
"My short game saved me today and I'm only one shot out. Luckily nobody went nuts out there. I'm just worn out."
"I hit some great shots around the greens but I can't complain about the score because I played much worse than 72, much worse."
Rookie Robert Streb (69) and Nicholas Thompson (68) also find themselves tied at 11-under par.
Eighteen players are within five strokes of Kresge heading into the final round.
Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., double bogeyed the final hole for a round of 73 to leave him at 1-under for the tournament.