Players Championship R3: Wyndham Clark and Xander Schauffele tee up Sunday duel
Xander Schauffele leads Wyndham Clark by one heading into the final round of the Players Championship on the PGA Tour.
Players Championship round three leaderboard:
-17 X. Schauffele, -16 W. Clark, -15 B. Harman, -13 M. McNealy, M. Fitzpatrick, -12 S. Scheffler, S, Theegala, -8 N. Lashley, -9 T. Montgomery, H. Matsuyama, J.T. Poston
Selected others:
-9 L. Aberg, R. McIlroy, -8 S. Burns, -5 T. Fleetwood
Xander Schauffele will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Players Championship.
Schauffele tore round TPC Sawgrass on Saturday, firing a bogey-free 7-under 65 at the flagship PGA Tour event.
The American had trailed overnight leader Wyndham Clark by four strokes but snuck in front on the 13th hole after draining a 58 foot birdie putt.
Clark had to work hard for his 2-under 70. His round threatened to unravel at the famed 17th when he chunked his tee shot into the water.
But the 2023 U.S. Open champion managed to hold his nerve to save bogey after opting to re-tee his ball instead of heading for the drop zone.
Elsewhere, world number one Scottie Scheffler once again battled through the pain of a neck injury to card his 25th consecutive under par round.
Scheffler is by no means out after posting a 4-under 68 to reach 12-under but the defending champion will need some mistakes from the leaders.
Rory McIlroy (69) cut a frustrated figure once again as he struggled to gain any momentum.
But he managed to birdie his final three holes to reach a 9-under par total.
England's Matt Fitzpatrick is tied for fourth. He is looking for his first victory since the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship last October.
Reigning Open champion, Brian Harman, posted the best round of the day with a sublime 8-under 64.
What the players said...
Scottie Scheffler
Brian Harman
Xander Schauffele
Wyndham Clark
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