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Scheffler surged back into contention with a stunning back nine featuring an eagle and five birdies.
The four-time major winner had been seven shots behind overnight leader Michael Kim at the turn on day three of the PGA Tour event in Minnesota.
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Scheffler admitted he had given himself a talking-to that featured language “I shouldn’t repeat if it’s being recorded” after his bogey on nine.
The American suddenly hit a hot streak and carded a seven-under-par 64 to finish on 14-under, tied for the clubhouse lead, with several contenders on the course.
“We’ll see how far back I am going into tomorrow, but overall definitely pleased with the back nine,” Scheffler said.
“Probably going to need another low number tomorrow if I want to keep the pace.”
It has been a year of consistently fine golf but multiple frustrating near-misses for Scheffler He has won just one tournament, back in January, despite multiple runner-up finishes, and no majors.
Meanwhile, Leona Maguire remains just outside the top 10 at the Scottish Open after a third-round 73.
The Cavan woman, in a share of 11th, is 11 shots off the lead held by South Korea’s Jenny Shin, on 12-under.
At the Senior Open Championship, Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley are well down the leaderboard after rounds of 74.
Harrington shot two birdies and six bogeys as he faded after rounds of 70 and 72. McGinley is a shot further back, seven-over for the tournament, after two birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey, having previously varied with rounds of 68 and 75.
American Jerry Kelly and Australia’s Cameron Percy lead by three clear shots on eight-under. Darren Clarke missed the weekend cut.
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Séamus Power shoots superb 63 in third round at 3M Open
LAST UPDATE | 25 Jul
IRELAND’S SÉAMUS POWER shot a superb round of 63 to take a share of the early Saturday clubhouse lead at the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota.
Power’s bogey-free round left him 14-under for the tournament, in a large group featuring Scottie Scheffler.
But American Jackson Koivun was among those to surpass the target, signing for a sizzling 61 to lead on 20-under.
That leaves Power, Scheffler, Davis Thompson and Brian Harman six shots off and in a share of ninth.
After back-to-back rounds of 68, Power shot eight birdies to soar up the leaderboard and into contention.
The Waterford man birdied the third, fourth, seventh, ninth, 12th, 14th, 16th and 18th.
Scheffler surged back into contention with a stunning back nine featuring an eagle and five birdies.
The four-time major winner had been seven shots behind overnight leader Michael Kim at the turn on day three of the PGA Tour event in Minnesota.
Scheffler admitted he had given himself a talking-to that featured language “I shouldn’t repeat if it’s being recorded” after his bogey on nine.
The American suddenly hit a hot streak and carded a seven-under-par 64 to finish on 14-under, tied for the clubhouse lead, with several contenders on the course.
“We’ll see how far back I am going into tomorrow, but overall definitely pleased with the back nine,” Scheffler said.
“Probably going to need another low number tomorrow if I want to keep the pace.”
It has been a year of consistently fine golf but multiple frustrating near-misses for Scheffler He has won just one tournament, back in January, despite multiple runner-up finishes, and no majors.
Meanwhile, Leona Maguire remains just outside the top 10 at the Scottish Open after a third-round 73.
The Cavan woman, in a share of 11th, is 11 shots off the lead held by South Korea’s Jenny Shin, on 12-under.
At the Senior Open Championship, Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley are well down the leaderboard after rounds of 74.
Harrington shot two birdies and six bogeys as he faded after rounds of 70 and 72. McGinley is a shot further back, seven-over for the tournament, after two birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey, having previously varied with rounds of 68 and 75.
American Jerry Kelly and Australia’s Cameron Percy lead by three clear shots on eight-under. Darren Clarke missed the weekend cut.
– © AFP 2026, with reporting from The 42 Team
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