Scotty Cheffler took a shot from the 17th T -shirt in the third round of the championship round on August 31st.

Miami Mira No. 1 Scott Cheffler remained on the course, completed a wonderful season with a $ 25 million feder -sap title, and hit the final tour of the championship at the end of the season.

Comrades American Colin Morikaba could not fill the cheffler gap in the third round on August 31, and in Atlanta’s Golf Club East Stek for 67 years, and published 66. Masters and Olympic champion Schaeffler began the week with a 10-point deficit and a two-stroke lead over Xander Schauffele based on the staggered scoring system used in the season finale that determines the winner of the FedExCup Playoffs.

Morikawa, who started six strokes behind the favorite, has managed to close the gap to just one stroke through three rounds. Scheffler, aiming for a seventh PGA Tour victory this season, shows no sign of opening the door.

He showed a glimmer of hope when he missed the par-four first hole, where he missed a 12-foot par putt after hitting it into the rough on the right. But that was the only blemish on the 28-year-old’s scorecard, and his finish, which saw him birdie four of his final five holes, including the final three, sent a clear signal heading into the final round: “Just keep doing what I’ve been doing, stay in the moment and be patient there.” “I’ve had two bogeys on the first hole the last three days and both times I didn’t have a bogey after that, so that’s a good motivator for me,” Scheffler said. Morikawa had to wait until the par-5 sixth hole for his first birdie, but he missed it on the next hole.

But he also finished strongly, making three birdies from the 15th hole onwards, including the 17th and 18th.

“Solid. Not exactly the moving day that I needed, but I knew this entire week I was going to need something special to come out on top and I’m going to need something very special,” said Morikawa. “I’m hoping to get my swing going (in the fourth round).

“I’ve got to start putting. You have to do everything. That’s how it is.”

Further American Sahith Seegala (66) placed third, nine strokes behind Scheffler. Schauffele (71), the fourth shot of British Open and PGA Championship this season, the fourth shot. AFP