Griffin, Schmid share lead going into Colonial final round - ESPN

FORT WORTH, Texas — Ben Griffin and Matti Schmid matched each other again Saturday and will go into the final round at Colonial tied four strokes ahead of the field and with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler lurking not much further back.

Griffin and Schmid each shot 2-under 68 after fast starts they didn't maintain. They were at 13-under 197 after posting the same score for the third straight day at the Charles Schwab Challenge. They followed opening 66s and then 63s that put them in the lead together.

Rickie Fowler shot 67 and at 201 will be paired with the co-leaders in the final group Sunday when Schmid seeks his first PGA Tour victory and Griffin his first individual title after pairing with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last month. The 36-year-old Fowler, who has dropped to 127th in the world after being in the top 25 as recently as early 2024, hasn't won since the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit that was his sixth victory and ended a four-year winless streak.

Coming off his third major victory at the PGA Championship a week ago, Scheffler began the day 10 strokes back before a 6-under 64 that got him to 7 under and within six strokes. He would have been closer if not for three bogeys his last seven holes. But, with another big round Sunday, he still has a chance to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three starts in a row.

Robert MacIntyre and Lucas Glover also shot 64. MacIntyre was in a tie for fourth with Nick Hardy and Akshay Bhatia at 8 under.

Scheffler was on the wrong end of one of the biggest comebacks at Colonial three years ago when Sam Burns overcame a seven-shot deficit in the final round and beat his good friend on a playoff hole. That matched