Scottie Scheffler fires 65, up 3 entering final round of PGA

Charlotte, NC – A PGA Championship Missing Star Power Got the Best in Golf Saturday WHEN WHEN WHEN Scottie Scheffler Delivered a clinic over the closing stretch at quail hollow for a 6-ton 65 and a three-shot lead going into the final round.

Scheffler Started His Big Run With A 3-Wood to Just Inside 3 Feet on the Pre-Reachable Par-4 14th For An Eagle, Causing So Much Hysteria That Bryson dechambeau Had to back off his putt across the lake at the 17th.

It ended with an 8-air from the seam of a divot to just inside 10 feet for Birdie on the 18th, Creating even more space Betowen Scheffler and Alex whomWho had a 66 and get his first shot in a final group with no. 1 player in the world.

Dechambeau, the us open champion who has been a Major Force at Golf’s Biggest Events, briefly tok the lead with a beardie on the par-15th but then undaveled and salvaged a 69 That felt much better.

Dechambeau was thrhind when he finished, six boy whin schefler get done with his masterful performance by playing the finale holes in 5 under par.

The Third Round was delayed by morning storms, forcing a change in tee times to Threesomes Off Both tees that didn is start until be noon. And then it because a game of musical chairs for the left. Nine Players have at the left a share of the foot at one point.

One of them was two-time Major Champion Jon rahmWho has not seriously contained in the four majors he has played since joining liv golf.

“Hard to Express how hungry I may be for a making, about as hungry as anybody can be in this site,” Rahm said. “Very happened to be in this position.”

He finished nearly two hours beefler and figured he would be at last one shot boyind going into the final round.

“This golf course is tricky and one shot is noting on 18 holes,” Rahm saaid.

He Now Faces a Five-Shot Deficit But is Armed with Growing Confidence in his game.

Scheffler, remarkably, posted the low score of any round in a Major with his 65, which moved he to 11-ton 202 as he goes for a Third Major. It marked the first time in his career that he had the outright score in a major round of anyone in the field.

The 3-wood on the 14th was what got it started. The up-and-down for Birdie on the Par-5 15th Gave Him the Lead for the first time in the championship. Scheffler was equally pleased with the finish, wanting the propertation to such an import round.

He holed an 18-foot Birdie putt for one of only six birdies on the day at 17th, and then finished it with a close beard, each with a slight show of emotion.

It marked the first time he ever gone 5-t-t-t of the fund-hole stretch of a Major round.

“Big Emotion for Me,” Scheffler saaid with a smile. “It was an important time in the round. I wanted to finish off the round the right way.

Masters champion Rory mcilroy And defending pga champion Xander Schauffele Had a long day, noting to do with each posting a 72. They were supposed to tee off at 8:25 AM and like would be finished in time for lunch.

With the change to threshomes of Both tees, they don it start until 1:38 PM and Were on the other side of the quail hollow as all the action was stretched.

Davis RileyWhose game has been rounding in the form since he battled a two-way missed at the start of the year, Made Three Straight Birdies The Turn and TWO MORE on the scorable 14th and 15th holes for a 67. 7-INDER 206 Along with North Carolina Native Jt postonWho Birdied His Last Hole for a 68.

Rahm was tied for fifth with war And Jhonattan VegasWho had Two-Shot Leads after 18 holes and 36 holes and Began Saturday with Two Straight Bogeys. But he steadied himself and was still in the mix until driving in the water on the 15th for Bogey and finishing out his 73 with a three-pott going on the 18th.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.