In-form Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Smith set up Masters head-to-head

They’ve been the top players in golf so far in 2022 - and now Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Smith are set to go head-to-head in the final round of the 86th Masters.

American Scheffler, who came into the event as the new world No 1 on the back of three wins in quick succession, holds a three-shot lead on 10-under in the season’s opening major

But he’s being chased at Augusta National by Aussie Smith, who has won twice this year and, perhaps more significantly, loves it round here.

He’s made the cut in all five of his previous appearances, including two top 10s and a runner-up finish in 2020.

That year, the Queenslander secured a place in the event’s history by becoming the first player to shoot in the 60s in all four rounds.

In the penultimate circuit on this occasion, he was the only player to sign for a score in the 60s on a day when the scoring average was the fourth test since the 1980s.

World No 2 Jon Rahm laboured to a 77 while Tiger Woods signed for a 78 - his worst score in more than 90 rounds in this tournament.

Scheffler, who held a five-shot lead at the halfway stage, was still four shots in front playing the last before having to take a penalty drop after his drive caught a tree on the left of the fairway.

But the 25-year-old is still in the driving seat as he bids to join Ian Woosnam (1991), Fred Couples (1992), Tiger Woods (2001 and 2002) and Dustin Johnson (2020) to claim a Green Jacket as the game’s top-ranked player.

Scheffler, who recorded top-20 finishes in his previous two starts here, led by six at one point after getting to 11-under before opening the door slightly with his closing bogey.

“I felt pretty comfortable,” said Scheffler, who has Teddy Scott, who helped Bubba Watson win twice in this