The 25-year-old world number one played a good round of 71 on the par-72 course at Magnolia Lane on Saturday (April 9th, 2022, local time) and is still in the lead with a total of 207 strokes ahead of Cameron Smith from Australia (210). .
The South Korean Sungjae Im is already five shots behind the Texan in third place before the final day at the Augusta National Golf Club.
“I felt good. Being the leader is just fun. I’m already looking forward to tomorrow”said Scheffler after the so-called moving day – the day on which the pros position themselves for the final round.
Scheffler is the newcomer of the season
The currently most in-form professional on the PGA Tour – Scheffler won three of his most recent five tournaments – made hardly any mistakes in significantly cooler temperatures than on the previous days. A total of six birdies were achieved by the newcomer of the season, who only celebrated his maiden win on the US tour at the Phoenix Open in the Arizona desert in mid-February.
But towards the end, Scheffler got into trouble with the wind. Four stroke losses on the last seven lanes were the result. Finally, a ball got lost in a bush. “Of course you hate to bogey on the last hole. But the way I saved it felt like a par”said the American.