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Just play, we\u2019ll handle the rest<\/p>\nSOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. \u2013 Scottie Scheffler finally showed some emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the 14th hole at Shinnecock Hills on Saturday, the game\u2019s best player roasted a drive 351 yards to the middle of the fairway but saw his approach bounce along and off the back of the green. That tends to happen here. But Scheffler hit a nifty pitch back up the slope and watched as it rolled into the cup for a birdie \u2013 the first of three in a row on his back nine \u2013 and he spent the entirety of the walk from the back of the green to the cup pumping his fist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt that point I’m still over par for the tournament, staring at a pretty tough up-and-down. So, to steal a shot there at least is a pretty good feeling. We’ve been battling for three days now, and yeah, at that point over par for the tournament, you can feel like it’s kind of slipping away. To steal one there was really nice,\u201d Scheffler said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It might be too little, too late, but we\u2019ve got to Sunday at the U.S. Open and, perhaps, reached the intersection of divine intervention and great golf. You never know in this crazy game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alas, it will still be a tall mountain to climb \u2013 even for the game\u2019s No.1-ranked golfer. He\u2019ll be in the final pairing alongside leader Wyndham Clark who \u2013 despite a shaky 18th-hole bogey \u2013 leads by six shots.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ve been battling hard for a few days, and I did a good job of keeping myself in the tournament. I’ll need a really nice round tomorrow if I’m going to try and catch Wyndham,\u201d Scheffler admitted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clark\u2019s six-shot lead on Scheffler, Sahith Theegala, Sam Stevens and Tom Kim is the fourth-largest 54-hole advantage in U.S. open history. Twenty-one times in major history, a golfer has held a lead of six shots or more heading into the final round and just once has that lead not been converted to a trophy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cScottie is the best player in the world, and he’s going to play probably really good. He always does, but it’s nice to have a six-shot lead on him. But really, I’m just going to keep approaching it the same way,\u201d said Clark, whose effort on the greens has been the difference as he sits first in strokes gained: putting for the week and made over 50 feet of just par putts on Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I go out and execute and go through my process and hit the shots I know I can hit, I like my chances.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is Scheffler\u2019s first crack at capturing the career grand slam, and he\u2019s at least given himself a shot.<\/p>\n
Sunday is father\u2019s day. And it\u2019s also his birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s appropriate to understand what\u2019s at stake,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked really hard for a long time to have a chance to win golf tournaments and to win major championships. I think understanding the moment and giving it your best shot is all part of the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just play, we\u2019ll handle the rest<\/p>\n
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