Masters champion Scottie Scheffler closing in on victory at Hilton Head
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Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour dominance looks to be showing no signs of slowing down as the world number one heads into the final day of the RBC Heritage with a one shot lead on 16 under. 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.
He leads by one stroke from Austria’s Sepp Straka, while America’s Collin Morikawa sits outright third on 14 under.
Ready for Sunday @RBC_Heritage ️♂️
Leaderboard after Round 3:
1. Scottie Scheffler (-16)
2. @SeppStraka (-15)
3. @Collin_Morikawa (-14)
T4. @SRTheegala (-13)
T4. @PRodgersGolf
T4. Ludvig Åberg— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 20, 2024
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.