Scottie Scheffler has extended his lead to five shots going into the final day of the Tour Championship.
Scottie Scheffler prepares to putt on the seventh hole during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Atlanta. – Scottie Scheffler birdied four of his last five holes Saturday at East Lake for a 5-under 66 that kept Collin Morikawa at bay and moved the No. 1 player in golf one round away from capping his season with a $25 million FedEx Cup prize.
“Pretty sure I breached the rules, so I’m paying the price for it, and I feel good about it,” Theegala said. “I’m not 100% sure. But I’d say I’m 98, 99% sure that some sand was moved.”Morikawa, who started the tournament six shots behind Scheffler as the No. 7 seed, got within two shots of the lead when he holed a birdie putt from just inside 10 feet on the par-5 sixth hole.
Morikawa three-putted for par from 60 feet on the par-5 15th, and then birdied three of his last four holes for a 67. He wound up losing a little more ground to Scheffler. Scheffler was at 26-under par. The five-shot lead is not the largest since this format began in 2019. Scheffler had a six-shot lead two years ago, closed with a 73 and finished one shot behind a hard-charging Rory McIlroy.“I feel like I’ve done a lot of stuff well and played solid, so I’m looking forward to the challenge of trying to finish off the tournament tomorrow,” he said.
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