Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was getting ready to his fourth win in 5 begins this yr when play was suspended for darkness on the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage.
Scheffler was 5 strokes clear with three holes to play and poised to turn into the primary participant to win 4 occasions in a five-tournament stretch since Tiger Woods in 2007-08.
A delay of two hours 32 minutes on the course at Harbour City in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on account of storms and heavy rain meant play couldn’t be accomplished and the spherical will resume on Monday (Tuesday AEST).
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Scheffler, the world primary, sat on 20 under-par for the event, with a quartet of gamers on 15-under.
He would additionally turn into the primary participant since Bernhard Langer in 1985 to win the Masters after which triumph on the Heritage, which is held the next week.
Scheffler’s capacity to get out of hassle, on the uncommon events he finds himself in it, was illustrated on the par-5 fifteenth gap as darkness set in.
The American hit his method shot means left into the water and was compelled to take a penalty stroke.
However he then hit his subsequent shot to 12 toes from the pin and made his par putt, to make sure that he stays with out a bogey since his double on the third gap within the first spherical.
“I felt just like the par was fairly necessary tonight, simply having the ability to fall asleep and nonetheless retaining a clear card. I felt like I bought a nasty break there within the fairway,” he stated.
“I haven’t needed to hit a shot like that in a very long time, so I figured there should have been mud on the underside of the ball. Simply good to maintain the cardboard clear.” he stated.
Extremely the par broke a mind-boggling streak for Scheffler of 53 holes wherein he didn’t rating larger than a 4.
Scheffler started the day with a one stroke lead however shortly prolonged that with an eagle on the par-5 second the place he brilliantly chipped his third shot from 53 yards.
He made birdie on the following par-5, the fifth, after driving his second shot to 30 toes and two placing.
He ended up four-under for the day after birdying the par-4 thirteenth, touchdown his method shot six toes from the outlet and making no mistake on the inexperienced.
Scheffler stated he would deal with Monday’s remaining three holes as if it have been one other full spherical of golf.
“I’ll simply go house as fast as I can, get some relaxation. I’ll deal with tomorrow like I’m taking part in 18 holes and do all my regular prep work and are available out right here able to go for the restart,” he stated.
Wyndham Clark was the one one of many gamers tied for second to have completed his spherical — posting a six-under 65.
Clark threatened to go a lot decrease than that after reaching the flip in 29 — with 5 birdies and an eagle on the second.
He stood at eight-under for his spherical after a birdie on the eleventh however then undid half of his work with a double bogey on the twelfth and bogeys on the thirteenth and fifteenth.
However he completed with birdies on 16 and 17 and was happy along with his work. “Actually it was a terrific day. I used to be making an attempt to get myself within the high 10 and have an excellent end, and it was type of enjoyable for just a little bit. Appeared like possibly we had an opportunity to do one thing loopy.” he stated.
Additionally on 15-under is Patrick Cantlay, who has only a putt remaining on the 18th, J.T. Poston, additionally on the ultimate gap and Sahith Theegala who’s on the sixteenth.
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, the runner-up at Augusta Nationwide final week, was an additional shot again with one gap to play.sev/bb