Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre holds a four-shot lead heading into the ultimate spherical of the BMW Championship, however faces a frightening remaining day paired with world No 1 Scottie Scheffler.
MacIntyre proved greater than as much as that take a look at on Saturday although, as he moved to 16 below par on the head of the sector after carding a 68 at Caves Valley Golf Membership in Maryland, displaying steely nerve by holing a group of massive par putts after which delivering a 40-foot birdie on the ultimate gap to take care of a wholesome cushion on the house favorite.
FedExCup defending champion Scheffler gained a stroke on MacIntyre over the course of the 18 holes, however by no means acquired nearer than three photographs and the Scot is assured that he can outlast the American on Sunday as he goals to seize his third PGA Tour title, and first of the yr.
“If I do my job well these guys have got to do really well to catch me,” he stated. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of fight in the dog and I’ve got all the fight.”
Scheffler, in the meantime, goes for his fifth win of the yr, which might make him the primary participant since Tiger Woods to win a minimum of 5 occasions in consecutive years. He hasn’t had a spherical over par because the third spherical of the Vacationers Championship almost two months in the past.
The four-time main winner assured reporters following his spherical that he is aware of what is required win the match on Sunday.
“It’s up to me,” stated Scheffler. “He’s playing some great golf, and it’s up to me to go out there and chase him down.”
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Si Woo Kim was not blissful after his tee shot on the seventeenth gap on the BMW Championship, unleashing his frustration with 4 large membership smashes
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg will look to make it a three-horse race after his birdie on the 18th introduced him inside two photographs of Scheffler.
Sam Burns and England’s Harry Corridor are two additional photographs again in a tie for fourth, one shot forward of Tommy Fleetwood and Maverick McNealy.
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