Viktor Hovland fired ten birdies and two bogeys on Saturday to increase his lead to three shots in the Hero World Challenge.
What. A. Round. 👏
Viktor Hovland dominated on Saturday at the Hero World Challenge. pic.twitter.com/puqgXNUf5F
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He made the most of the muddy conditions following heavy rain on Wednesday and his 64 was the best score of the day.
"I hit a lot of just good quality iron shots to give myself seven to 12 feet. It wasn't like I hit one just incredible shot and stuff it or make it like I did the other days, but it was just kind of consistently giving myself looks."
A win on Sunday would make the Norwegian player the only back-to-back winner of this event other than tournament host Tiger Woods.
Throwing darts 🎯
Viktor Hovland is on fire with his TENTH birdie of the day 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jUPlOcvGuK
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Masters champion Scottie Scheffler eagled the par-5 15th and closed with a 66 but found dealing with the mud difficult.
"Who's good at those? You pretty much have no idea what the golf ball's going to do," he said. "It's not something that I would practice at home just because it's not something that I believe should happen on the golf course."
Fellow American Justin Thomas also carded a 66 but managed to stay bogey-free for a share of third place at 8-under alongside compatriot Cameron Young (68).
"It's unfortunate," said Thomas. "And you can get some really, really unlucky breaks and unfortunate situations. But like I said, everybody has to deal with it and the more you let it get to you, probably the worse off you are."
