American Scottie Scheffler quietly climbed alone to the top of the Charles Schwab tournament standings in the third round, presented Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.
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After two days where many athletes shared the first position, Scheffler was able to distance himself from his opponents by hitting the white object 69 times. After an uneventful first nine holes, he stalled three birdies against a bogey to take the lead.
By virtue of a score of 199 (-11), he will begin the final round on Sunday with a two-strike priority over two of his compatriots, Brendon Todd and Scott Stallings.
The two representatives of the maple leaf present at this competition had managed to access the rounds of the weekend, Friday. Adam Svensson is the highest ranked after 54 holes. With a card of 69 (-1), his third under par of 70 in as many tries at this competition, he climbed to 17th place. He is still far from the leader, more precisely accusing seven strokes behind.
Nick Taylor can also forget the trophy given to the winner, who displays a cumulative of 209 (-1).