Scottie Scheffler is eighteen holes away from his first FedEx Cup championship.
Scheffler leads Collin Morikawa by 5 strokes following the third spherical of the Tour Championship on Saturday at East Lake Golf Membership.
After a gradual begin to his day, Scheffler rolled in birdies at Nos. 14, 16, 17 and 18 to card a 5-under 66 and improve his cushion over Morikawa (67). Scheffler is 26 underneath getting into Sunday.
The World No. 1 entered the Tour Championship main the FedEx Cup race for the third consecutive 12 months. Scheffler was overtaken for the title by Rory McIlroy of Northern Eire in 2022 and Viktor Hovland of Norway in 2023.
However now, he’s placing the ending touches on the most effective seasons in latest PGA Tour historical past. If Scheffler finishes the job Sunday, he’ll be the primary participant to win seven instances in a season since Tiger Woods in 2007.
The Tour Championship winner takes dwelling the FedEx Cup and a $25 million prize.
Xander Schauffele started the day in third at 16 underneath and solely managed an even-par 71. Sahith Theegala surpassed him for third, birdieing his final 5 holes and 7 of his final eight for a 66 that vaulted him to 17 underneath.
On his third gap, Theegala self-reported a two-stroke penalty for grounding his membership in a bunker, as he believed his clubhead touched sand on his backswing, turning a par right into a double bogey. However the PGA Tour mentioned he had the chance to overview the incident with a guidelines official following the spherical.
Wyndham Clark (68) and Adam Scott (68) of Australia are tied for fifth at 15 underneath, whereas Sam Burns (68) moved to 14 underneath.
Shane Lowry of Eire fired a 6-under 65 with seven birdies to maneuver to 13 underneath. He matched Norway’s Hovland (10 underneath) for the low spherical of the day.