Scottie Scheffler Leads Memorial Tournament Holding Historic Bogey-Free Round

Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1 golfer, took the outright lead at the Memorial Tournament with an 8-under par score after a bogey-free third round, featuring four birdies in his final five holes. This strong finish demonstrated his key strengths of patience and elite club face control, which Jordan Spieth described as possibly the best ever seen, attributing Scheffler's remarkable consistency and distance control to these skills. Scheffler is closing in on his third win of the season and is in position to become only the second player after Tiger Woods to achieve back-to-back Memorial Tournament victories. Despite a solid lead, Scheffler faces competition from Ben Griffin, who trails by just one shot, and others like Jordan Spieth and Nick Taylor. Scheffler’s ability to maintain composure on a difficult course and his strategic approach to scoring have been central to his dominance during the tournament. His modesty contrasts with his performance, as he humorously noted that sometimes his swing feels like handling a foreign object despite his top-level control.