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Defending champion Scottie Scheffler fails to make a move, trails by 7 shots entering final round

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Masters Golf

Scottie Scheffler walks to the green on the first hole during the third round at the Masters golf tournament, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The door was open all day for Scottie Scheffler.

The defending Masters champion failed to take advantage time and time again, leaving him seven shots behind leader Rory McIlroy with a round left in his bid to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three green jackets in a four-year span.