No. 1 Scheffler has lead alone going to Colonial final round

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler almost made it through another round at Colonial without a bogey, this time with wind gusting through the trees at Hogan's Alley. The world's top-ranked player has the lead alone after the third round.

Scheffler, whose only bogey at Colonial so far this week came at No. 17 on Saturday, shot a 2-under 68 with wind gusts of around 30 mph and temperatures in the upper-90s. His 11-under total was two strokes ahead of Brendon Todd, whose third-round 65 was bogey-free, and Scott Stallings (70).

Consecutive birdies to start the back nine gave Scheffler a two-stroke lead. He had a 20-foot chip-in from the left edge of the green at No. 10, then hit a 357-yard drive and 250-yard approach at the 621-yard 11th before pitching to 6 inches.

Scheffler's bogey was a three-putt from 37 feet at No. 17, where his 5-foot par chance slid just left of the cup. He got that stroke back with a 31-foot birdie on his final putt of the day.

The only bogey-free round other than Todd was a 68 by Harold Varner III, who was alone in fourth place at 8 under.

Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., is tied for 17th at 4-under, while Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C. is tied for 38th at 1-under.

After Scheffler missed the cut last week at the PGA Championship, his first cut since his season debut in October, the Masters champion goes into Sunday’s final round with a chance for his fifth career PGA Tour victory — all in a span of 10 starts since mid-February.

More gusty wind and high temperatures are in the forecast for Sunday

The last PGA Tour player with five wins in a season before the start of June was Tom Watson in 1980.

Todd got to 9 under with a 31-foot birdie putt at the par-3 eighth hole that put him 5 under for