Defending champion Viktor Hovland extended his lead to three strokes over 2021 runner-up Scottie Scheffler entering the final round of the Hero World Challenge.
Scheffler would return to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking with a win.
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Defending champion Hovland (1st/-13) recorded an 8-under 64, his lowest score in seven career rounds at the event.
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Made 10 birdies, including six on the final eight holes; career-high in official PGA TOUR events: nine (twice).
Won the 2021 Hero World Challenge in his tournament debut by one stroke over Scheffler.
Has held the 54-hole lead/co-lead in three official individual stroke-play events on the PGA TOUR (2-for-3): 2020 Puerto Rico Open (Won), 2021 World Wide Technology Championship (Won), 2022 Open Championship (T4).
Scheffler (T2/-10) carded a 6-under 66, highlighted by an eagle-3 at No. 15; there have been two eagles at No. 15 this week and Scheffler has made both of them.
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He finished runner-up at the 2021 Hero World Challenge in his tournament debut.
Has two top-10s in three starts on TOUR during the fall portion of the 2022-23 season (T3/World Wide Technology Championship, T9/Cadence Bank Houston Open).
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Justin Thomas (T3/-8) recorded a 6-under 66, highlighted by an eagle-2 at No. 7; Thomas has played 38 consecutive holes without a bogey or worse.
Cameron Young (T3/-8) is one of seven players in the field making his tournament debut; Young recorded five runner-up finishes on TOUR last season and was voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year.
Kevin Kisner recorded a hole-in-one at the par-3 12th.
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This was the first ace on No. 12 since the Hero World Challenge moved to Albany in 2015.
