"Pretty tough guy to catch" - Scottie Scheffler hopes to 'put pressure' on Hideki Matsuyama as he chases historic FedEx Cup win
In the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Scottie Scheffler is seven strokes behind Hideki Matsuyama. Although he knows the lead is not easy to overcome with just one round left, he still hasn't given up hope.
On Saturday, August 17, Matsuyama fired a 6-under 64 to reach 17-under, holding a five-stroke lead after 54 holes. Scheffler, who was just two shots off the lead after the second round, shot a 69 on Day 3 to sit at 10-under.
During the post-round interview on Saturday, Scottie Scheffler shed light on his final round plan.
"Going into tomorrow, I'll do what I can to put some pressure on Hideki," he said as per PGA Tour. "But if he goes out tomorrow and shoots another 5-, 6-under, he's going to be a pretty tough guy to catch. But I'm definitely not totally out of the tournament."
Although this is the third straight year Scheffler is entering the playoffs as No. 1 in the standings, he hasn't found success in winning even once. Last year, he eventually finished sixth in the FedEx Cup.
This year has been phenomenal for the World No. 1 golfer, as he claimed six titles on the Tour, including the Masters and the Players Championship. Earlier this month, he became the Olympic gold medalist in Paris. Another win would make him the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win seven times in a single season.
When will Scottie Scheffler tee off at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Round 4?
Scottie Scheffler is paired with Viktor Hovland for the last round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The pair will tee off from the first hole on Sunday, August 18, at 1:30 pm ET.
Here are the complete tee time details for the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship (All Times in ET):
- 7:45 am: Jordan Spieth, Max Homa
- 7:55 am: Rory McIlroy, Jake Knapp
- 8:05 am: Max Greyserman, Cameron Young
- 8:15 am: Taylor Moore, Thomas Detry
- 8:25 am: Mark Hubbard, Keegan Bradley
- 8:35 am: Si Woo Kim, Tom Hoge
- 8:45 am: Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes
- 8:55 am: Eric Cole, Cam Davis
- 9:05 am: Davis Thompson, Matthieu Pavon
- 9:20 am: Patrick Rodgers, Adam Hadwin
- 9:30 am: Ludvig Åberg, Peter Malnati
- 9:40 am: Russell Henley, Sungjae Im
- 9:50 am: Sepp Straka, Corey Conners
- 10:00 am: Emiliano Grillo, Tom Kim
- 10:10 am: Austin Eckroat, Justin Thomas
- 10:20 am: Shane Lowry, Min Woo Lee
- 10:30 am: Stephan Jaeger, Jhonattan Vegas
- 10:40 am: Sahith Theegala, Collin Morikawa
- 10:55 am: Byeong Hun An, Ben Griffin
- 11:05 am: Maverick McNealy, Taylor Pendrith
- 11:15 am: Harris English, Nick Taylor
- 11:25 am: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Victor Perez
- 11:35 am: Adam Scott, J.T. Poston
- 11:45 am: Erik van Rooyen, Chris Kirk
- 11:55 am: Patrick Cantlay, Aaron Rai
- 12:05 pm: Brendon Todd, Alex Noren
- 12:15 pm: Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood
- 12:30 pm: Justin Rose, Wyndham Clark
- 12:40 pm: Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel
- 12:50 pm: Matt Fitzpatrick, Tony Finau
- 1:00 pm: Seamus Power, Akshay Bhatia
- 1:10 pm: Denny McCarthy, Xander Schauffele
- 1:20 pm: Sam Burns, Will Zalatoris
- 1:30 pm: Viktor Hovland, Scottie Scheffler
- 1:40 pm: Hideki Matsuyama, Nick Dunlap