Canada's Svensson drops to 14th, Scheffler takes Players Championship lead on record day of scores

Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., fell behind as American Scottie Scheffler capped off a long day of 26 holes with one last birdie Saturday that gave him a seven-under 65 and a two-shot lead at The Players Championship, with no one else from the top 10 in the world within seven shots of him.

That might not make the final round any easier given the nature of the TPC Sawgrass as it dries out from a rain that led to a delay.

Min Woo Lee of Australia, the younger brother of U.S. Women's Open champion Minjee Lee, stayed with Scheffler stride-for-stride after holing out from 131 yards on the opening hole. His only bogey came at the end with a three-putt bogey, giving him a 66.

Cam Davis of Australia had a 67 and was four shots behind, followed by a group five back that included Tommy Fleetwood and Aaron Rai of England, who made a hole-in-one on the 17th. It was the first time the island green has yielded two aces in the same week. Chad Ramey made one in the opening round.

For Scheffler, who won this year in the Phoenix Open, a victory would send him back to No. 1 in the world. Scheffler referred to the ranking as "just an algorithm." What matters is winning, and all his wins so far have come against some of the strongest fields in golf.

What a finish