in his bid to win his first tournament in eight years. Watson, 47, took a one-shot lead over Taichi Kho and Jazz Janewattananond into the final round of the Asian Tour’s International Series event in Morocco.

He made birdie on the par-4 17th hole at the Red Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, which put him into a tie with Kho, a 25-year-old from Hong Kong. But Kho birdied the par-5 18th hole and when Watson made par there Kho clipped him by one. Watson has not won a LIV Golf event in his time there. His last victory remains the 2018 Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour, where shot a final-round 63 to win by three.

“I played great," Watson said. "I played as well as I could. Taichi beat me by one, and it was great to see a young player like that perform so well. It shows the game of golf is in a great spot, and it was fun to watch how well he played today."