Matt McCarty takes lead at Black Desert in his 2nd PGA Tour start

Matt McCarty took a two-stroke lead into the final round in his second PGA Tour start, shooting a 7-under 64 on Saturday in the inaugural Black Desert Championship. A three-time winner this season on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn an instant promotion to the PGA Tour, McCarty had a 19-under 194 total at Black Desert Resort in the tour's first event in Utah in 61 years. On a breezier, but still low-scoring afternoon on the Tom Weiskopf design carved out of an ancient black lava field, the 26-year-old McCarty played a five-hole stretch on the front nine in 6 under — highlighted by an eagle chip-in on the par-5 seventh.

Matt McCarty takes lead at Black Desert in his 2nd PGA Tour start

Matt McCarty takes lead at Black Desert in his 2nd PGA Tour start

Matt McCarty takes lead at Black Desert in his 2nd PGA Tour start

Matt McCarty takes lead at Black Desert in his 2nd PGA Tour start

Matt McCarty takes lead at Black Desert in his 2nd PGA Tour start