Masters champion Scottie Scheffler closing in on victory at Hilton Head

Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour dominance looks to be showing no signs of slowing down as the world number one heads into the final day of the RBC Heritage with a one shot lead on 16 under.

Fresh off securing his second Masters title in three years, the 27-year-old shot up the leaderboard at Hilton Head on Saturday with a bogey-free third round score of eight under 63.

He leads by one stroke from Austria’s Sepp Straka, while America’s Collin Morikawa sits outright third on 14 under.

Ready for Sunday @RBC_Heritage 🏌️‍♂️

Leaderboard after Round 3:1. Scottie Scheffler (-16)2. @SeppStraka (-15)3. @Collin_Morikawa (-14)T4. @SRTheegala (-13)T4. @PRodgersGolfT4. Ludvig Åberg

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 20, 2024

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy carded a second straight round of 68 to be tied for 12th place on 10 under.

Meanwhile, defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick is tied for 25th after the Englishman carded a third round score of 70.

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