Scottie Scheffler was nowhere near his best on day three of the BMW Championship but as per usual, he fought hard and carded a round of three-under par 67.
Robert MacIntyre leads heading into the final round of the BMW Championship, but world number one Scheffler is firmly in his rearview mirror.
The 29-year-old from Dallas, Texas, is frighteningly consistent and it seems like he’s hardly ever outside of the top-five.
He’s now on track to record his 13th consecutive top-eight finish on the PGA Tour – quite remarkable really.
Scheffler’s iron play at the BMW Championship hasn’t been at its brilliant best, but he still has a great chance to win his fifth PGA Tour event of 2025.
However, Scheffler was not happy at all during his third round, after he and MacIntyre were put on the clock for slow play.
The four-time major champion will have to chase down an in-form MacIntyre on Sunday, but we all know he’s very much capable of doing just that.
Scottie Scheffler annoyed after he was ‘punished’ at the BMW Championship
Scheffler has an uncanny knack of grinding out not just decent scores when he’s playing distinctly average, but very good ones.
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His 67 on Saturday at Caves Valley was a great example of that.
However, even the best in the business get flustered sometimes.
The American addressed the media after day three at the BMW Championship, and responded when asked whether being put on the clock midway through his round affected him.
He said: “Yeah. I mean, it’s frustrating. I didn’t really feel like I did anything to put us behind on time.
“Bob and I got warned on No. 9, and I felt like we did some pretty good stuff on 9, 10 and 11 and we somehow didn’t gain a single second on pace of play. I’m not really sure how that’s possible.“
It was then put to Scheffler that Ludvig Aberg, who was playing in front of him, is a quick player.
Scheffler responded by saying: “They got put on the clock as well today. So I don’t know how quick he was today.
“It’s just one of those things where all of a sudden now I’m punished for a rules decision I did not totally agree with, and then I can feel it gusting on 12, I can feel it gusting on 13, and there was nothing I can do about it; you’ve got to get up there and hit the shot.
“Overall I did what I could to keep us on pace, and hopefully we don’t run into that situation tomorrow.“
What Scottie Scheffler has said about slow play previously
Scheffler is fairly quick when he plays golf.
He’s fairly methodical on the greens but aside from that, he gets on with his job in a pretty brisk manner.
Back at the US Open in June when rounds were taking nearly six hours to complete, Scheffler offered his take on the situation.
He said: “Why do you think?
“It felt long to me. Both the par-5s we basically walked up on the group in front of us. When it’s up on No. 8 — you’ve got a drivable par-4 on 17. (The long par-3 eighth hole) is basically a drivable par-4, too. You guys are the ones watching. I’m just trying to play. I’ve got too many concerns other than the pace it takes to get around this place.
“Going into a golf course like this with this many players and this tough of a golf course, you know it’s going to take a while. Look at the ground we’ve got to cover out there to walk 18 holes. That’s a big piece of property. It just takes time.”
Scheffler was clearly unhappy with the pace of play at Oakmont, but he understood why it happened.
It just seemed like when Scheffler and MacIntyre were put on the clock at the BMW Championship on Saturday, it was a little harsh to say the least.