The winner of the 2002 PGA 2002 championship, Rich Beem, reflects on the sensational of the third round of Scottie Scheffler at Quail Hollow and reflects if someone can prevent the world n ° 1 from closing another major success …
It was an incredible round today and finally as Scottie did [five under through the final five holes]It simply does not happen around Quail Hollow – at least not for normal players!
As we know, however, Scottie is anything but normal.
After his bogey at the age of 13, there was the eagle at 14, Birdie at 15, the Birdie missed at 16 then the Birdies at 17 and 18 years old – you cannot write a better script than this one in the last round.
What we have seen today was more what we have seen in the past two years, where he became crazy and won everything. This is what motivates the best of the game, heading against their peers.
It was a little surprising to see Rory [McIlroy] Go out this week and be a little flat, but it is not surprising to see Scottie go out with a little chip on his shoulder.
He says: “Everyone talked about the world n ° 2, when I am world n ° 1 and know how good I am”. He shows us all this. He is one of those players that you dream of being one day, even less a week or a year.
Who could hunt him on Sunday? It will take something from another world.
These two players [Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau] Sit up five and six shots in advance respectively, so that they should go out and pull a 64 – at the very least – and hope that Scottie does not go there and does not get comfortable at the start of his round.
Yes, they have a chance, but you have to get Scottie out of his comfort zone. I do not know which golf course or what circumstances do this.
Scottie at the moment is in full flow, just as he was at CJ Cup Byron Nelson a few weeks ago when he won eight.
It does not give much hope to The Chasing Pack, and for us, we look at it, it does not seem that something that makes us think that it is vulnerable before the final round.
He has better and better each round and I expect Scottie to go there tomorrow with the same state of mind, walk on the gas and seek to get six as quickly as he can.
Scheffler “ looking forward to the final challenge
Scottie Scheffler, addressing the media after his third round 65 of six sous:
“He [winning] would mean a lot. These tournaments are very important to us and you work all your life to have a chance to earn major tournaments, any tournament elsewhere.
“Tomorrow, I have a good opportunity to go there and try to win the golf tournament, but it will take another very good tour. There are a lot of great players who continue me in the ranking and someone will set up an excellent tour.
“It’s up to me to go there and have another very good tour and finish the tournament – I’m looking forward to the challenge.”
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