Scheffler seeks No. 1 spot

The degree Masters champion Scottie Scheffler earned from the McCombs School of Business at Texas did not equip him with the skills to figure out the new formula for the Official World Golf Ranking. He is No. 2 in the world. He can go back to No. 1 if he wins the Hero World Challenge, simple as that. “I don’t like being No. 2,” he said. “I don’t like finishing second.” Scheffler took a step in that direction in the relentless wind at Albany. He ran off four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine for a 4-under 68, leaving him in the group one shot behind defending champion Viktor Hovland. Hovland made eagle for the second consecutive day — the other 19 players have combined for one eagle this week — had three consecutive birdies on the back nine and had a 70. He was at 5-under 139.