Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour dominance doesn’t seem to be slowing down as the world number one leads by one shot heading into the final day of the RBC Heritage on 16 under.
“I felt like my ball-striking was really good today,” said the American. “Hit a lot of greens. I played the par-5s well. The par-3s I felt like today were playing very challenging, and I played the par-3s really well. Overall it was a good effort. Proud of the score today.
“I think tomorrow is going to be challenging. We’re going to get a different wind tomorrow, so the golf course will play pretty different. It’s something that we’ll adjust to tonight, kind of get in the right headspace. Go out tomorrow and try our best to stay patient and execute. ”
Fresh off securing his second Masters title in three years, the 27-year-old shot up the leaderboard at Hilton Head on Saturday with a bogey-free third round score of eight under 63.
With a win on Sunday he would become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2006 to win a major and win on Tour the following week. Woods won the PGA Championship and followed it with a win at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. He would also become the first player since join Bernhard Langer in 1985 to win the Masters Tournament and RBC Heritage in back-to-back weeks. Jack Nicklaus won both events in 1975, but with the Wyndham Championship separating the two.
Scheffler leads by one stroke from Austria’s Sepp Straka, while America’s Collin Morikawa sits outright third on 14 under.
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy carded a second straight round of 68 to be tied for 12th place on 10 under.
Meanwhile, defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick is tied for 25th after the Englishman carded a third round score of 70.
