Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, one-putted his final seven greens, four of them for birdie, for a 2-under 70. Lowry also bounced back with two late birdies, one from just outside 30 feet on the par-3 17th, for a 70.
Scottie Scheffler - The Canadian PressORLANDO, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler was losing ground and losing his mind Saturday at Bay Hill, and he wasn't alone at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
“You can make some mistakes,” said Scheffler, whose four bogeys were his most in a PGA Tour round since Saturday at the Tour Championship last August. “It's all about how you bounce back from them.”No one bounced back quite like Rory McIlroy, who didn't make a birdie until he became the first player to drive the green on par-4 10th, and then he ran off five more and shot 30 on the back nine for a 68. He was four behind.
On another steamy day when the margin of error at Bay Hill shrinks by the hour, Zalatoris blistered the front nine with a 32 and reached 5 under for the day with a 30-foot birdie putt on the 11th. He was five shots clear of the field. Scheffler at that point was six behind. On the closing hole that had a front pin, Zalatoris caught a flyer from the first cut and plugged into a back bunker, leaving a downhill shot on greens with dying grass and no friction. He blasted out back into the fairway, pitched to 5 feet and missed the putt.
So is Clark, despite two double bogeys on the front nine, both from poor chips and bad putts. He atoned for that with four birdies and an eagle, and he was tied for the lead until missing his tee shot to the right on the 18th in grass so thick it covered the top of his shoes. That led to a bogey and 71.
That's what Bay Hill has come to resemble. The tropical weather feels like March. The demanding conditions feels like a U.S. Open in June.
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