Hero World Challenge: Scheffler tops leaderboard; Tiger Woods comfortable to ‘knock off some rust’

An excellent seven-under 65 third spherical took Scottie Scheffler to the highest of the leaderboard within the Hero World Challenge right here on Saturday.

Scheffler, who completed second right here within the final two editions, returned two eagles and 4 birdies however ended with a bogey.

Scheffler is three pictures forward of Matt Fitzpatrick, whose final eight holes had one par alongside an eagle, 4 birdies, a bogey and a double bogey.

Justin Thomas (68) lies third, whereas Jordan Spieth, Tony Finau, Jason Day and Collin Morikawa (68) are six pictures behind the chief.

Tiger Woods made a one-under 71, and is tied-Sixteenth alongside two-time defending champion Viktor Hovland.

“It’s whether or not the body can do it. I’m very pleasantly surprised at how I’ve recovered every day,” Woods stated.

“I’m very excited at how I have felt physically. Knocking off some rust. We can always knock off rust at home, but it’s so different come game time. As the week progresses, my feel for pin high gets better and better each and every day,” Woods stated.

The constant Scheffler, who has 17 top-10 finishes in 23 begins coming into this week, stated, “It is nice to see some putts go in. These greens can be tough to putt at times, but I’m rolling it good.”

Scheffler surged forward with an eagle on the third and 4 birdies on sixth, seventh, ninth and twelfth. An extended putt eagle on the fifteenth pushed his result in 4 strokes, till he dropped a shot on the final gap.

England’s Fitzpatrick signed for a 65 to climb up the leaderboard.

(The author is in Nassau on invitation from Hero MotoCorp)