Scheffler raced out of the gate with a bogey-free 66 on Thursday, endured swirling winds and shot even-par 72 when scores ballooned on Friday and bounced back from his lone rough patch of the tournament – a double bogey at 10 and bogey at 11 – by making an eagle at 13 on Saturday and shoot 71 to claim a one-stroke lead heading into the final round.

Charges have been filed against two men in connection with the death of three Kansas City Chiefs fans in January 2024. Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson are both charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of the delivery of a controlled substance.

Scottie Scheffler is the career scoring leader at The Players, in no surprise. What is a surprise is how few past champions are among that group.