The World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is now co-leader in Houston

Scottie Scheffler notched another double-double Saturday on day three and responded with back-to-back birdies to finish 66 strokes (-4) and share the lead at the Houston Open with four other golfers. This Sunday, Scheffler can become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win three consecutive PGA Tour tournaments.

Scheffler will start from the pole on this final lap due to the lack of experience of his rivals. David Skinns, a 42-year-old Englishman, shot a 65 and was the first to reach 201 strokes (-9). He was joined by the German Stephan Jaeger (66), the Belgian Thomas Detry (67) and the Argentine Alejandro Tosti (68), all trying to win for the first time. Three other players with PGA Tour success, including US Amateur champion Nick Dunlap, are a stroke back.

Tony Finau, who had a two-shot lead at the start of the third round, didn’t birdie until the 13th hole on another wild day at Memorial Park. Scheffler, number 1 in the world, just won the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship.

Taylor Moore, who won the Valspar Championship last year, and Akshay Bhatia, the Barracuda Championship last summer, are also at 202. They each shot 67.

Finau, a day after nailing it all, kept missing the putter. He hit the green on the 13th hole and holed two putts for his first birdie, but on the 15th he went into the water and came out with a bogey. On the par-5 16th, his second shot bounced left and into the water, causing him more trouble. But he was caught for birdie after his penalty dropped and put himself within striking distance of Scheffler and others heading into Sunday.