Scheffler overcomes late double bogey for 66, part of a five-way tie in Houston
Scottie Scheffler made double bogey from what he thought was a good shot, responded with back-toback birdies and finished with a 4-under 66 on Saturday to be part of a fiveway tie for the lead in the Houston Open.
Scheffler is trying to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win three consecutive PGA Tour starts, and he would appear to be in the pole position among players with so little experience at winning on tour.
David Skinns, a 42-yearold from England, had a 65 and was the first to post at 9-under 201. He was joined by Stephan Jaeger of Germany (66), Thomas Detry of Belgium (67) and Alejandro Tosti of Argentina (68), all of them trying to win on the PGA Tour for the first time.
Three others with one PGA Tour win, including U.S. Amateur champion Nick Dunlap, were another shot behind.
Tony Finau, who had a two-shot lead going into the third round, didn't make a birdie until the 13th hole on another blustery day at Memorial Park. He salvaged a 72 and was still in the thick of it, just two shots behind.
CIGANDA SHOOTS 66 TO SHARE LPGA LEAD >>
Carlota Ciganda shot 6-under 66 to share the lead with fellow hometown favorite
Sarah Schmelzel and Hyo Joo Kim after a blustery third round in the LPGA Tour Ford Championship in Gilbert, Ariz.
Two days of ideal conditions and low scoring gave way to gusty wind that had balls oscillating on the greens at Seville Golf and Country Club.
Hannah Green had the overnight lead at 14 under, but quickly fell back as the wind made pulling the right club and even putting difficult.
An Arizona State alum from Spain, Ciganda had two eagles before the wind started sending plumes of dust across the course, posting an early 15-under 201 in her bid to win for the first time in eight years.
Schmelzel, also an Arizona resident who grew up in the area, shot 70 in her bid to win on the LPGA Tour for the first time.
NHL VEGAS WINS ON EMPTYNET GOAL IN OT >>
Jonathan Marchessault scored into an empty net 3:30 into overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 2-1 victory in Minnesota over the Wild.
Minnesota, desperate to make up ground in the fight for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference, pulled goalie Filip Gustavsson about three minutes into the extra period. But Vegas gained control of the puck, and
Marchessault fired a shot from near his own blue line that found the back of the net for his 40th goal of the season.
As a result, Vegas earned two points and Minnesota zero, thanks to a rule that penalizes any team that loses after pulling its goalie in overtime. MCDAVID HAS TWO GOALS, ASSIST IN OILERS WIN >> Connor McDavid scored two goals and added an assist to take the lead in points this season as the Edmonton Oilers dumped the Anaheim Ducks 6-1 at home.
Tennis COLLINS BEATS RYBAKINA TO WIN MIAMI OPEN >>
Danielle Collins had the perfect send-off at her final Miami Open, beating Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 to capture the title in her home state before an adoring crowd that included Andre Agassi and Martina Navratilova.
The 30-year-old Collins announced at the Australian Open that this season would be her last because she's suffering from endometriosis, an ailment that affects the uterus.
Ranked No. 53 and unseeded, Collins notched her third career title and first since San Jose in 2021.
Motorsports
LARSON WINS NASCAR POLE >> Kyle Larson turned a fast lap at 120.332 mph on Saturday to win the pole position for tonight's NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway in Virginia.
Larson, the defending race winner, barely edged Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott for his first pole of the season. Elliott was slower by just 0.002 seconds.
Ross Chastain of Trackhouse Racing qualified third and Alex Bowman, another Hendrick driver, was fourth. Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing and Todd Gilliland of Front Row Motorsports will start in the third row, followed by Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Ty Gibbs and Team Penske teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano.
Truex, the points leader through six races, is the only driver to have finished on the lead lap in every race.
SMITH WINS SPRING NASCAR XFINITY RACE AGAIN >>
Chandler Smith took the lead with 59 laps to go and won the spring NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a row.
Smith led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing — the seventh time the organization has done it — with Aric Almirola second and Taylor Gray third in his first start in the series. Corey Heim was fourth, Jesse Love was fifth and Bubba Pollard was sixth, also in his first start in the series.