Scottie Scheffler built a five-shot lead at the RBC Heritage on Sunday to put himself on the verge of winning for the fourth time in five tournaments.
Scheffler holed a difficult pitch for eagle on his second hole Sunday and turned the RBC Heritage into another rout. A storm system with heavy rain stopped play for 2 1/2 hours, forcing a Monday finish.made a furious charge early in the round at 8 under through 11 holes, only to lose ground with a double bogey in the trees. He posted a 6-under 65 and finished at 15-under 269.
Scheffler is 20 under and has three holes remaining when the final round resumes at 8 a.m. ET Monday. He is on the verge of winning for the fourth time in five tournaments, the exception a runner-up finish in the Houston Open.The dominance looked about the same, minus the flat, tree-lined terrain of Harbour Town and the peaceful vibe on this idyllic island a week after a high-pressure major.was tied for second at 15 under when he hit his approach to the collar of the 18th green.
Scheffler has not made worse than par since a double bogey on the third hole Thursday. That was put to test on his final hole. He hit his second shot on the par-5 15th into the water, had to drop behind a row of trees and then hit his shot with enough spin on the rain-softened green to feed down the slope to 12 feet.
He holed the par putt, lightly pumping his fist, showing more emotion than when he made his eagle on No. 2 or the two birdies that followed.elected to finish his round when the horn sounded to stop play. His tee shot sailed out of bounds. His fourth shot went into the native area, and Hoge chopped his way to a quintuple-bogey 9. That gave him a 74, dropping him from a tie for sixth to a tie for 18th.
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