Seattle's Ryan Benzel shot one of the day's best scores – a 4-under-par 67 – to move up 32 spots in the third round of the PGA Club Professional Championship at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.

Benzel, a former University of Idaho golfer, had five birdies and one bogey – including three birdies on par-4 holes of 470 yards or longer.

"I've missed only two fairways on this course," Benzel said. "I'm just killing the golf ball, and hitting it on a line I want to. As long as I keep in the fairway, I have the opportunity to put the ball where I want to."

He opened with a bogey, but rallied with three more birdies on his opening nine holes, including one on the 472-yard, par-4 18th – his ninth hole – where his 8-iron approach left him 12 feet from the hole. He made the putt.

"It's a golf course I've done well on," he said. "The greens are very, very good, and I'm putting pretty well."

Benzel's 67 leaves him tied for at tied for 11th for the tournament. He is at 3-under 210, five strokes behind leader Mark Sheftic (205). Benzel tees off today for the final round at 10 a.m. PDT.