A superb seven-under 65 third spherical took Scottie Scheffler to the highest of the leaderboard within the Hero World Problem right here on Saturday.
Scheffler, who completed second right here within the final two editions, returned two eagles and 4 birdies however ended with a bogey.
Scheffler is three photographs forward of Matt Fitzpatrick, whose final eight holes had one par alongside an eagle, 4 birdies, a bogey and a double bogey.
Justin Thomas (68) lies third, whereas Jordan Spieth, Tony Finau, Jason Day and Collin Morikawa (68) are six photographs behind the chief.
Tiger Woods made a one-under 71, and is tied-Sixteenth alongside two-time defending champion Viktor Hovland.
“It’s whether or not or not the physique can do it. I’m very pleasantly shocked at how I’ve recovered day by day,” Woods stated.
“I’m very excited at how I’ve felt bodily. Knocking off some rust. We will all the time knock off rust at residence, nevertheless it’s so totally different come sport time. Because the week progresses, my really feel for pin excessive will get higher and higher each day,” Woods stated.
The constant Scheffler, who has 17 top-10 finishes in 23 begins coming into this week, stated, “It’s good to see some putts go in. These greens may be powerful to putt at occasions, however I’m rolling it good.”
Scheffler surged forward with an eagle on the third and 4 birdies on sixth, seventh, ninth and twelfth. A protracted putt eagle on the fifteenth pushed his result in 4 strokes, till he dropped a shot on the final gap.
England’s Fitzpatrick signed for a 65 to climb up the leaderboard.
THE RESULTS (TOP FOUR)
Third spherical
200: Scottie Scheffler (69, 66, 65); 203: Matt Fitzpatrick (70, 68, 65); 205: Justin Thomas (70, 67, 68); 206: Jason Day (71, 69, 66), Jordan Spieth (68, 67, 71), Tony Finau (67, 71, 68), Collin Morikawa (69, 69, 68)
(The author is in Nassau on invitation from Hero MotoCorp)