Hubbard's late surge gives him 1-shot lead at Myrtle Beach Classic

On the sun-warmed fairways of Myrtle Beach, Mark Hubbard finds himself one shot from a dream he has carried through 274 professional starts — his first PGA Tour victory. Saturday's closing birdie surge was less a display of raw power than of hard-won patience, a quality that separates the golfer he is becoming from the one he used to be. With a crowded leaderboard and a major championship berth awaiting the winner, Sunday's final round poses the oldest question in sport: can a man hold on to something he has spent a career reaching for?