Scottie Scheffler Makes Personal PGA Tour History at The Memorial
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Once again, Scottie Scheffler is on a roll. The recently crowned PGA Champion took no time to rest and celebrate his victory, notching a top four finish at the Charles Schwab Challenge the next week, and now he is making a push at the Memorial Tournament.
Scheffler was not one of the ones putting up low numbers at Muirfield Village early in the week, but he put together back-to-back steady rounds of 70 to sit at 4-under par heading into the third round.
For most of Saturday, Scheffler was stuck in neutral. He made par on the first 13 holes while leader Ben Griffin raced out to a massive lead at 10-under.
Scheffler finally made birdie on the 14th, and that opened the floodgates. He finished with four birdies in his final five holes while Griffin faltered, and now the World No. 1 sits in the solo lead at 8-under with 18 holes to play.
While the fireworks came at the end of the day, Scheffler was rock solid from start to the finish. This marked his first bogey-free round at Muirfield Village in 19 career rounds at the Memorial, according to the CBS broadcast.
DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 31: Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays a shot from the third tee during the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club...
DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 31: Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays a shot from the third tee during the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 31, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio. More
Photo byNow, Scheffler sits as a massive favorite to take home the trophy for the second consecutive year on Sunday afternoon. He beat Collin Morikawa by one shot a year ago, and now enters the final round in his title defense with the same cushion.
Over the course of his career, the three-time major champion has been among the best in the business when hanging onto a lead. After running away with the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, Scheffler has now gone on to win his last eight events when holding an outright 54-hole lead, according to Justin Ray.
He may not be lapping the field at a very difficult Jack Nicklaus golf course, but Scheffler hasn't beaten himself thus far through three days.
That will make him very tough to beat, and it will take a spectacular effort to knock him out of the winner's circle come Sunday evening.
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