'Phenomenal' Scheffler surges to Memorial lead

Memorial Tournament third-round leaderboard

-8 S Scheffler (US); -7 B Griffin (US); -5 N Taylor (Can)

Selected others: -2 S Lowry (Irl); E X Schauffele (US); +2 R MacIntyre (Sco); +3 T Fleetwood (Eng); +8 J Rose (Eng); +9 M Fitzpatrick (Eng)

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World number 1 Scottie Scheffler stormed to nan apical of nan leaderboard pinch a four-under-par 68 successful a "challenging" 3rd information of nan Memorial Tournament successful Columbus, Ohio.

The 28-year-old American continued his awesome tally of shape to spell 1 changeable up of compatriot Ben Griffin, whom he had trailed by 3 going into nan day.

Scheffler is searching for a 3rd triumph from his latest 4 tournaments and went bogey free connected Saturday, making pars connected nan first 13 holes earlier finishing successful style pinch birdies astatine 14, 15, 17 and 18.

That surge gave him nan lead connected 8 nether overall.

Griffin had 5 birdies and 5 bogeys successful his level-par 72.

Canada's Nick Taylor carded a two-over 74 and is 3 shots disconnected nan lead, while Ireland's Shane Lowry has a stock of seventh spot aft a one-over 73.

Scheffler said of his low-scoring round: "I was decidedly proud of nan measurement I finished, and it was really challenging.

"Around this play course, moreover par, I think, coming would person been a beautiful coagulated score.

"I felt for illustration I could person sewage a small spot much retired of nan round, but I felt for illustration I was playing bully and conscionable a mates lips present and location would person changed nan people a small bit."

Taylor said of nan situation of competing against Scheffler for nan title connected Sunday: "I'll beryllium trying to pursuit him down.

"He's evidently playing phenomenal, truthful I'll person to play immoderate of my champion play to beryllium successful nan hunt location pinch nan past fewer holes to go."