Golf

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler closing in on victory at Hilton Head

Meanwhile, defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick is tied for 25th after the Englishman carded a third round score of 70.

Scottie Scheffler chips to the green on the 15th hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament (Chris Carlson/AP)
Scottie Scheffler chips to the green on the 15th hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament (Chris Carlson/AP) (Chris Carlson/AP)
By PA Sport Staff

Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour dominance looks to be showing no signs of slowing down as the world number one heads into the final day of the RBC Heritage with a one shot lead on 16 under.

Fresh off securing his second Masters title in three years, the 27-year-old shot up the leaderboard at Hilton Head on Saturday with a bogey-free third-round score of eight under 63.

He leads by one stroke from Austria’s Sepp Straka, while America’s Collin Morikawa sits outright third on 14 under.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy carded a second straight round of 68 to be tied for 12th place on 10 under.

Meanwhile, defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick is tied for 25th after the Englishman carded a third-round score of 70.