Seven shots ahead midway through his second round, Scheffler held just a two-shot lead over Xander Schauffele heading into the weekend and then sat neutral Saturday on a hot, rainy day that was interrupted twice by weather suspensions. The final horn, at 6:38 p.m. ET, due to lightning in the area, was enough to end play for the day.
Fifteen players in the 29-man field have completed their third round.
The third round will resume at 9:45 am. on Sunday, with the final round scheduled to begin as scheduled at 11:16 a.m. There is only a 20% chance of storms in the forecast. Live coverage will air on Golf Channel once Round 3 resumes. Coverage of the final round will begin on Golf Channel at noon and switch to NBC at 1:30 p.m.
Results across the field from the Tour Championship
Garnering just one birdie in his first 12 holes on Saturday, Scheffler was caught by Schauffele on the front nine but never gave away the outright lead. The world No. 1 led throughout the tournament after starting the week as the top seed, at 10 under par.
“It felt good,” Scheffler said. “I wasn’t playing well, but I was kind of there. I was looking forward to giving myself some chances at the end, but then the horn blew.”
Schauffele’s round to this point has been much more eventful, as he has mixed in four birdies and three bogeys in his first 11 holes.
When play resumes Sunday morning, Scheffler and Schauffele will play approach shots on the 13th hole.
Sungjae Im moved into solo third place, 4 under par for the round with four holes remaining. Not counting initial strokes, both Im and Schauffele are top 12 under par for the week.
Highlights: Tour Championship, Round 3
Rory McIlroy, with two holes to play, sits four shots off the lead, while defending FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm are among 14 under par with holes remaining in the third round .
Asked if he noticed the leaderboard getting condensed on Saturday, Scheffler said, “I didn’t really see much. I was trying to stay in my own little world. With a 72-hole event, I think it’s still pretty early in the tournament and right now I think we’re all just jockeying for position.”
The winner in East Lake will receive $18 million, while second place earns $6.5 million and third place earns $5 million.
