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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler returned to his normal Masters Tournament form in a big way on Saturday.
Scheffler shot his career low at Augusta National Golf Club, a 7-under 65, in the third round. It was a rare bogey-free round.
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It came the day after he shot 74, which ended a streak of 10 consecutive par-or-better rounds here. He opened with 70.
At 7-under 209, he was the clubhouse leader when he finished, but he will need a rally Sunday to catch the tournament leaders, who teed off 2½ hours after he did and were ahead of his tournament pace while on the course.
Scheffler is hoping to keep up his Arnold Palmer-esque run this week. Palmer famously won his Masters title in even-numbered years (1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964). Scheffler’s wins came in 2022 and 2024.
It’s hard to believe, but Scheffler shot his 65 without making birdies on the two back nine par 5s, No. 13 and 15. He parred both.
“It definitely could have been lower,” Scheffler said. “But like I said, I did what I needed to do. Went out and executed to give myself some opportunities, and more of that tomorrow, and I think I'll be in a good spot.”
He did play the two par 5s on the front nine in 3 under with an eagle on No. 2 (a 6-foot putt) and a birdie on No. 8 (3-footer). He added a birdie on No. 9 to go out in 4-under 31.
He said after Friday he didn’t want to “force it” on Saturday, and he followed that game plan on the course where his scoring average was 70.33 entering this year.
“Any time you can have success on this golf course I think it can only give you more confidence,” Scheffler said. “You know, being able to get it done here, you have to do a lot of things right. I think it would be silly to say that doesn't give you some confidence going into a tournament, a tournament like this.”
David Westin is a recipient of the Masters Major Achievement Award and has covered every tournament at Augusta National Golf Club since 1979 for The Augusta Chronicle. He also caddied at the club for a time.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Scottie Scheffler shoots Masters-best 65 in third round at Augusta
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Scheffler shot his career low at Augusta National Golf Club, a 7-under 65, in the third round. It was a rare bogey-free round.
More: Masters leaderboard, scores, groupings, tee times, more
It came the day after he shot 74, which ended a streak of 10 consecutive par-or-better rounds here. He opened with 70.
At 7-under 209, he was the clubhouse leader when he finished, but he will need a rally Sunday to catch the tournament leaders, who teed off 2½ hours after he did and were ahead of his tournament pace while on the course.
Scheffler is hoping to keep up his Arnold Palmer-esque run this week. Palmer famously won his Masters title in even-numbered years (1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964). Scheffler’s wins came in 2022 and 2024.
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It’s hard to believe, but Scheffler shot his 65 without making birdies on the two back nine par 5s, No. 13 and 15. He parred both.
“It definitely could have been lower,” Scheffler said. “But like I said, I did what I needed to do. Went out and executed to give myself some opportunities, and more of that tomorrow, and I think I'll be in a good spot.”
He did play the two par 5s on the front nine in 3 under with an eagle on No. 2 (a 6-foot putt) and a birdie on No. 8 (3-footer). He added a birdie on No. 9 to go out in 4-under 31.
He said after Friday he didn’t want to “force it” on Saturday, and he followed that game plan on the course where his scoring average was 70.33 entering this year.
“Any time you can have success on this golf course I think it can only give you more confidence,” Scheffler said. “You know, being able to get it done here, you have to do a lot of things right. I think it would be silly to say that doesn't give you some confidence going into a tournament, a tournament like this.”
David Westin is a recipient of the Masters Major Achievement Award and has covered every tournament at Augusta National Golf Club since 1979 for The Augusta Chronicle. He also caddied at the club for a time.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Scottie Scheffler shoots Masters-best 65 in third round at Augusta
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