It will be a final group of Viktor Hovland and Ryan Gerard on Sunday at the Tour Championship, with the FedExCup and $10 million on the line and plenty of threats behind them.
Hovland grabbed the solo lead with a 5-under 65 on Saturday, closing the round with four birdies in six holes. He went up-and-down out of a bunker on No. 18 to close things out.
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The final round will begin Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
The mini-leaderboard:
1. Viktor Hovland, -15
2. Ryan Gerard, -14
T3. Adam Scott, -12
T3. Ludvig Aberg, -12
T3. Scottie Scheffler, -12
T3. Chris 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 looms
It was a perfectly solid round for Scottie Scheffler, who didn’t bogey and currently sits three strokes off the lead going into Sunday. It wasn’t without its difficulties.
The No. 1 golfer in the world was visibly frustrated at times, but he’s going to be looming large going into the final round after a 4-under 66. It’s not a bad position now that he’s healthy.
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He’ll be in a pairing with Chris Gotterup on Sunday.
Rory McIlroy charges back into contention
One of the biggest disappointments of the tournament through 38 holes was three-time champion Rory McIlroy, who entered the third round near the bottom of the field at 23rd, then bogeyed No. 2.
Sixteen holes later, he was signing his scorecard with a share of the lead.
It was indeed moving day for McIlroy, who posted a 7-under 63 to rocket himself back into contention going into the final day. His early start time means he’s back in seventh place after the leaders got their rounds in, so he still has plenty of work to do at five strokes back.
The big change for McIlroy was his putter, which ranked 25th in the field in his mistake-filled second round, then first on Saturday. Via the PGA Tour, McIlroy felt he gave himself plenty of help on that front:
“I feel like I just left myself in better spots on the greens,” said McIlroy, who rattled off five birdies on the inward nine. “I gave myself easier putts, putts that didn’t break two ways, and I didn’t have a ton – I felt like, when I got it rolling there on the back nine, every putt was like a cup right or a cup left.”
He’s definitely onto something there. His first six birdies all saw him one-putt from less than nine feet out.
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