Scottie Scheffler not out of the Masters after 65, his best score ever
Scottie Scheffler out of contention in a Masters? Not after a Saturday Moving Day personal-best score.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler returned to his normal Masters Tournament form in a big way on Saturday. Scheffler shot his career low at Augusta National Golf Club, a 7-under 65, in the third round.
It was a rare bogey-free round. More: Masters leaderboard, scores, groupings, tee times, more It came the day after he shot 74, which ended a streak of 10 consecutive par-or-better rounds here. He opened with 70.
At 7-under 209, he was the clubhouse leader when he finished, but he will need a rally Sunday to catch the tournament leaders, who teed off 2½ hours after he did and were ahead of his tournament pace while on the course. Scheffler is hoping to keep up his Arnold Palmer-esque run this week. Palmer famously won his Masters title in even-numbered years (1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964).
Scheffler’s wins came in 2022 and 2024. It’s hard to believe, but Scheffler shot his 65 without making birdies on the two back nine par 5s, No. 13 and 15.