ATLANTA – Scottie Scheffler needed to regroup. Mother Nature had the answer.
The world No. 1 was even par for his round through 12 holes at the PGA Tour’s finale and clinging to a one-stroke lead when the weather-warning horn sounded for the second time Saturday at the Tour Championship, sending the field scrambling for shelter. Shortly afterward, officials suspended play for the day, and Scheffler had his reprieve.
When Scheffler, who began the week at 10 under thanks to the circuit’s strokes-based scoring format at the finale, returned early Saturday to complete his third round, he quickly got back on track with a 5-footer for birdie at the 13th hole.