The American scottie schefflerchampion of the last edition of the Augusta Masters, this Saturday maintained the leadership of the Phoenix PGA tournament with the Spaniards Jon Rahm two hits.
Nothing changed in the third round in the tournament lead as the distance between Scheffler and Rahm was also two shots on Friday.
In this fascinating rivalry between the two former number one, Scheffler, champion in Phoenix in 2022, signed a -3 card, the same record obtained by the Spaniard.
Scheffler is -13 cumulatively after three rounds and Rahm is -11.
Both golfers have options to wrest the number one from Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy this week.
Also posting a -11 overall is Canadian Nick Taylor, who is tied for second with Rahm after his -4 on Saturday.
For his part, Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas achieved a -3 this Saturday and remains among the best with a total of -8.
After two days in which the competition had to be delayed due to a lack of light, which forced some players to get up early the next day to finish their rounds, this Saturday all the players played their holes.
The Phoenix tournament runs through Sunday at TPC Scottsdale, which is about a half-hour drive from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, where the Super Bowl will be played that same day between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Source: La Verdad
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