Scottie Scheffler will take a two-shot lead into the ultimate spherical of the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis as he appears to finish his first win since January.
The three-stroke benefit the world No 1 had carved out at midway after a second-round, course-record 61 was trimmed by one as he bogeyed his penultimate gap at TPC Southwind on Saturday earlier than signing for a two-under 68 and shutting on 13 underneath.
Sam Burns carded a scorching, bogey-free eight-under 62 whereas Sungjae Im shot a three-under 67 with these gamers the chief’s closest challengers on 11 underneath.
However Scheffler is now only one good day away from his maiden trophy since The American Specific in California at the beginning of the yr, not that he hasn’t threatened in that point.
The 30-year-old has recorded 5 runners-up finishes, together with on the 3M Open in his earlier occasion, and 9 top-fives in complete within the intervening months.
In his third spherical in Tennessee, Scheffler bogeyed his fourth gap earlier than birdies at two, 11, 12 and 16 preceded that dropped shot at 17, which got here after he picked out a left-hand bunker together with his second shot on the par 4.
Defending FedExCup Playoffs champion Tommy Fleetwood stays within the hunt after a two-under Saturday – the spotlight of which was a monster birdie putt at 13 – leaving him 5 strokes adrift of Scheffler on eight underneath and in a share of fourth with Jake Knapp.
Rory McIlroy has not shot a spherical underneath par at TPC Southwind this week
Rory McIlroy, although, is languishing in tied-67th place on six over – 19 pictures off Scheffler – after taking pictures a two-over 72 on Saturday, with the world No 2 but to put up an under-par spherical this week.
McIlroy, a three-time FedExCup Playoffs champion, was even par on the day heading to the 18th in his third spherical, solely to then end with a double bogey after discovering the water off the tee.
The 37-year-old picked up back-to-back birdies at 9 and 10, whereas his bogeys got here at two and 13 earlier than his gory last gap.
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