England’s Matt Fitzpatrick hit a formidable third-round 68 to offer himself a three-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler going into the ultimate spherical of the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.
The previous US Open champion began his spherical nervously, with two bogeys in his first two holes.
Fitzpatrick was again on par by the twelfth gap, whereas birdies on the twelfth and 14th earlier than a chip-in eagle on the fifteenth gave him a 68 for the day.
Regardless of his wholesome lead, Fitzpatrick can be wanting over his shoulder at world primary Scheffler following his sensational seven-under-par 64.
The four-time main winner made eight birdies, dropping only one shot with a bogey on the seventh.
Scheffler, who’s aiming for his twenty first PGA Tour title on Sunday, was filled with reward for chief Fitzpatrick after ending his spherical.
“I love him as a result of he works actually onerous,” Scheffler mentioned.
“He is a man that I see at all times doing stuff so as to play effectively. He is a man that he will get actually into his stats. He is a man that is going to verify each single field that he can so as to get out right here and play effectively.”
Sepp Straka, Brian Harman and Si-Woo Kim make up the remainder of the highest 5 on 13 below.
