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Scottie Scheffler told what he needs to shoot on Sunday to win The Masters for a third time

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Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Scottie Scheffler now has a realistic chance of winning The Masters on Sunday despite reaching the halfway stage of the event 12 shots off the lead. Scheffler is one of the names who now has a fantastic opportunity to triumph at Augusta National today. The world number one is just four shots back of both Cameron Young and Rory McIlroy.

Obviously, McIlroy opened the door for the rest of the field with his 73 on Saturday. However, Scheffler produced the joint-best round of the day to leave himself tied for seventh. It must not be forgotten that Scheffler also has very good memories of playing alongside Haotong Li, his playing partner on Sunday, with the Chinese star joining the 29-year-old in the final group at The Open Championship last year.

What Scottie Scheffler needs to shoot on Sunday to win The Masters You would imagine that Scheffler will need to be on the attack on Sunday if he hopes to win The Masters for a third time. And speaking on The Smylie Show , Smylie Kaufman explained what he believes Scheffler needs to shoot in the last round if he is going to be one to take the title. Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images โ€œI thought that if Scottie could get within four shots of the lead once he started making that run, I said heโ€™s going to have a chance tomorrow,โ€ he said.

โ€œHe needs to shoot six-under par tomorrow. I think 13โ€™s the number unless, of course, Cam Young or Rory McIlroy go and run away. Thereโ€™s a lot of pressure on a Sunday.

Weโ€™ll see. โ€ The two players Smylie Kaufman can see making a Sunday charge at Augusta National The only reason why it is hard to see 13 under par being the winning score is the fact that there are so many elite players in the mix. Sam Burns is one shot off the lead, while Shane Lowry , Justin Rose , and Jason Day are just above Scheffler on the leaderboard.