Scheffler has 2-shot lead at Players

— Scottie Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Scheffler capped off a long day of 26 holes with one last birdie Saturday that gave him a 7-under 65 and a two-shot lead at The Players Championship, with no one else from the top 10 in the world within seven shots of him.

That might not make the final round any easier given the nature of the TPC Sawgrass as it dries out from a rain that led to a delay.

Min Woo Lee of Australia, the younger brother of U.S. Women's Open champion Minjee Lee, stayed with Scheffler stride-for-stride after holing out from 131 yards on the opening hole. His only bogey came at the end with a three-putt bogey, giving him a 66.

Lee only got into The Players Championship two weeks ago when he narrowly stayed in the top 50 after the Honda Classic. Now he's in the final group with the Masters champion. Scheffler was at 14-under 202.

Cam Davis of Australia had a 67 and was four shots behind, followed by a group five back that included Tommy Fleetwood and Aaron Rai of England, who made a hole-in-one on the 17th. It was the first time the island green has yielded two aces in the same week. Chad Ramey made one in the opening round.

For Scheffler, who won this year in the Phoenix Open, a victory would send him back to No. 1 in the world. Scheffler referred to the ranking as "just an algorithm." What matters is winning, and all his wins so far have come against some of the strongest fields in golf.

Jon Rahm, the current No. 1 and three-time winner this year, withdrew before the second round with a stomach ailment. Rory McIlroy at No. 3 missed the cut with rounds of 76-73.

Storms kept half the field from finishing on Friday. Scheffler returned at 7 a.m. with eight holes to play, made a pair of birdies to get within two-shots of 36-hole leader Adam Svensson and then swapped turns at the top with Lee most of the day.