Scottie Scheffler Just Shot a 65 at Augusta and Now He's Right There With McIlroy

The Masters is doing what the Masters does best: turning a coronation into a knife fight. Scottie Scheffler dropped a Masters-best 65 on Saturday and suddenly he's in the thick of it heading into Sunday at Augusta National. This thing is still wide open.

McIlroy's Collapse Sets the Stage

Rory McIlroy came into the weekend holding the biggest 36-hole lead in Masters history. That's the kind of cushion that should put you in the green jacket. Instead, McIlroy stumbled hard on moving day, including a water shot at Hole 11 that turned into a double-bogey. He still finished the third round tied for the lead, but the momentum has completely shifted. When you blow a lead like that, the rest of the field can smell blood in the water.

Scheffler Making His Move

Scheffler's 65 put him right in the conversation. He knocked in birdie after birdie, staying patient and aggressive when it counted. Cameron Young also kept pace with his own hot round, sinking his eighth birdie of the day to tie for the lead. But Scheffler's score was the round of the day, and heading into Sunday, he's got every reason to believe this thing is his to win.

Sunday at Augusta

Here's what makes the Masters so brutal and so beautiful: Saturday's heroics mean nothing if you can't finish on Sunday. McIlroy threw away history. Scheffler answered with the round of the tournament. Young is hanging tough. One of these guys is going home with a green jacket, and one of them is going home knowing they had it and let it slip away. That's Augusta in April. That's why we watch.

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