Co-Leaders Scheffler and Lowry at Bay Hill Heading into Final Round

by George McNeilly | Mar 10, 2024 | Pro News

With a top prize of $4 Million on the line, payday is shaping up to be quite a shootout at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.

After 54 holes of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard, Major Champions Scottie Scheffler and Shane Lowry share the lead at 9-under-par-207.

Scheffler, the World No. 1 carded five back nine birdies while Lowry made four as each shot 2 under-par 70 in round three.

“I think I’m just doing a good job of trying to stay in a good head space on the greens,” said Scheffler, the 2022 Masters Champion who won this event two years ago. “On the back nine I did a really good job of just trying to stay as much in it as I could and hit some good putts, and sometimes you really just got to get lucky.”

Lowry overcame a one-over par 37 on the front nine by going minus three the rest of the way including clutch birdies on the 16th and 17th holes. The Irishman chipped to inside three feet on 16 and on the par-3 17th, he drained a 32-footer.

“I obviously holed a nice one on 17, but I didn’t feel that comfortable with it all day,” said Lowry. “It’s hard out there. I always say, when you play in windy conditions, the hardest part of it is putting. I felt like I burned the edge a lot. Then, at the end, it was just great to hole that one on 17.”

On a day when the wind picked up and firm, fast greens contributed to no player shooting lower than 68, the 2019 British Open winner was pleased to make just enough putts to maintain at least a share of the lead for the third straight day. Should he prevail on Sunday, Lowry would be only the third player to win this event wire-to-wire, joining Fred Couples (1992) and Jason Day (2016).

Reigning U.S. Open champio Wyndham Clark sits one stroke back, while 2021 Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama, Will Zalatoris and Russell Henley are poised to strike from only two strokes off the lead.

As many as 15 players, including major winners Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, are within five strokes the leaders.

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