Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick were at 11-under 199, one shot clear of British Open champion Brian Harman, who had to settle for a 67.
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Scottie Scheffler was feeling good enough with his short game that he was willing to take on a long shot with high risk. Just like everything else Saturday, it worked out just fine for him in the BMW Championship.
“I haven’t hit driver off the deck as much with this driver as I have drivers in the past,” Scheffler said. “The shot is really shaped well for that kind of play. … I tried it the first day because I thought it would be fu, and I hit a pretty good shot. And then I did it again today because it was fun.”
The top 10 players - all but two have won on the PGA Tour this year - are separated by four shots going into the final round.At stake for more than a half-dozen players is making sure they finish in the top 30 in the FedEx Cup to advance to the Tour Championship next week at East Lake. Among those on the bubble is Jordan Spieth.
He missed two more par putts from 5 feet and 8 feet on the back nine, but steadied himself coming in and holed a 7-foot par putt on the final hole for a 71. He had opened with rounds of 71-70, not the ideal start for someone who came into Olympia Fields at No. 30 in the FedEx Cup. The four-way tie for seventh projects him inside the top 20, and now it’s a matter of staying there.
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