Just 24 hours before the latest chapter in Scottie Scheffler’s legend, he shot a third-round 66 and held a five-shot lead heading into the final day of the Tour Championship. On Saturday, Scheffler faced a question that could have exposed old wounds.
Since 2022, Scheffler has been the best player in the world, but he had left East Lake without the PGA Tour’s final tournament title the past two years. These moments were memorable because they were so uncharacteristic. Last year, Scheffler started the Tour Championship as the top seed with a two-stroke lead but managed only one round under par, finishing T6. The year before, he had a six-shot lead but ended with a final-round 73, losing by one stroke to Rory McIlroy.
