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Boo Weekley grabs one-stroke lead after second straight 66 at Insperity

Boo Weekley shot a second consecutive bogey-free 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Ernie Els into the final round of the Insperity Invitational.

Boo Weekley grabs one-stroke lead after second straight 66 at Insperity

kept the scorecard clean again and moved to the front at the Insperity Invitational presented by , carding a bogey-free 66 for the second consecutive day to take a one-stroke lead into the final round.

That leaves Weekley ahead of , the World Golf Hall of Fame member, heading into Sunday’s finish at the event. For Weekley, the back-to-back 66s have turned the tournament into a straight duel at the top, with the margin thin enough that one mistake can change the shape of the round in a hurry.

The result matters because it gives Weekley control at the right time in the , where a second straight bogey-free 66 is the kind of form that can separate a contender from the field. Els remains close enough to apply pressure, but Weekley enters the final round with the lead and the momentum that comes from not giving shots back.

The tension now sits in how long that clean run can last. Weekley has already shown twice that he can post a 66 without a bogey, and Els has the pedigree to make the chase uncomfortable. Sunday’s final round will decide whether Weekley’s steady play holds up or whether the Hall of Famer turns a one-stroke gap into something else by the closing holes.

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