The final group will be Viktor Hovland and Ryan Gerard on Sunday on the Championship Tour, with the FedExCup and $10 million on the line and plenty of threats behind them.
Hovland grabbed the solo lead with a 65-under 65 on Saturday, closing the round with four birdies in six holes. He ascended and descended from the fort in No. 18 to close things.
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The final round will begin Sunday at 1:30 pm on CBS.
He is a mini leader;
1. Viktor Hovland, -15
2. Ryan Gerard, -14
T3. Adam Scott, -12
T3. Ludwig Aberg, -12
T3. Scottie Scheffler, -12
T3. Christopher Gotterup, -12
T7. Rory McIlroy, -10
T7. Cameron Young, -10
T9. Min Woo Lee, -9
T9. Russell Henley, -9
T9. Jacob Bridgeman, -9
T9. Sam Burns, -9
Scottie Scheffler breaks
It was a solid round for Scottie Scheffler, who didn’t bogey and now sits three shots off the lead going into Sunday. Not without difficulties.
The No. 1 golfer in the world was visibly frustrated at times, but it will be in a great round after the final round after 4-under 66. Not a bad position now is healthy.
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He will be paired with Chris Gotterup on Sunday.
Rory McIlroy charges into contention
One of the biggest disappointments of the tournament over 38 holes was three-time champion Rory McIlroy, who entered the third round at the bottom of the field on the 23rd, then bogeyed No. 2.
Sixteen holes later, he was sealing his scorecard with a share of the lead.
It was indeed a moving day for McIlroy, who shot a 63-under 63 to rocket himself into contention going into the final day. His first start of the season means he finished in seventh place behind his leaders, still needing to get back to five strokes.
McIlroy’s big change was his putter, which finished 25th in the field in his error-filled second round, then his first on Saturday. On the PGA Tour, McIlroy felt he had provided a great deal of help on that front:
“I feel like I left myself with better spots on the greens,” said McIlroy, who rattled off five birdies on the inside nine. “I made it easier on myself, putts that didn’t break two ways, and I didn’t have a ton – I felt like when I was rolling on the back nine there, every putt was like a right cup or a left cup.”
Surely onto something there. His first six birdies all saw him putt less than 9 feet out.