Charles Schwab: Sunday promises lot more for Scheffler than a win

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With the Charles Schwab Challenege, Scottie Scheffler is bidding to post the first five-win season on PGA TOUR since Justin Thomas in 2016-17. Photo: si.com

After holding a share of the 18- and 36-hole lead at Charles Schwab Challenge, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (-11) moved into sole possession of the lead following a 2-under 68; leads by two strokes over Brendon Todd and Scott Stallings.

He is bidding to post the first five-win season on PGA TOUR since Justin Thomas in 2016-17. Scheffler would join Bobby Locke (6 wins, 1947) and Joe Kirkwood Sr. (5 wins, 1923) as players to win their first five PGA TOUR titles in the same season.

 

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Would become just the fourth player (fifth instance) since 1960 with five TOUR wins in a season before the beginning of June (Arnold Palmer/1960/1962, Johnny Miller/1974, Tom Watson/1980).

He is in search of his fifth victory in his last 10 PGA TOUR starts. Played his first 52 holes without a bogey before a 3-putt bogey on the par-4 17th. J.T. Poston (2019 Wyndham Championship) remains the most recent TOUR winner without a bogey over 72 holes.

Scheffler would become the first World No. 1 to win the Charles Schwab Challenge since Adam Scott in 2014.

 

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Would become the first FedExCup leader to win the Charles Schwab Challenge.

He is 1-for-3 when holding a 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (won 2022 Masters Tournament). Making his third appearance at the Charles Schwab Challenge (T55/2020, MC/2021).

Prior to this week, the lowest score in six rounds at Charles Schwab Challenge was 2-under 68 (R1/2020).

Brendon Todd (T2) turned in the round of the day with a bogey-free 5-under 65, one shy of his best score in 22 rounds at the Charles Schwab Challenge (64/R2/2021).

 

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Scott Stallings (T2) is making his 220th start since the last of his three PGA TOUR wins (2014 Farmers Insurance Open); his best finish in nine prior starts at the Charles Schwab Challenge is T4 in 2013.

 

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Harold Varner III (4th) is in search of his first victory in 182 PGA TOUR starts (best finish: T2/2021 RBC Heritage); was 7-for-7 in Scrambling en route to a bogey-free 68 Saturday.