Scottie Scheffler’s steady performance in The Open’s Round 3 got Phil Mickelson’s caddie, Jim Mackay, to make a bold comparison with Tiger Woods.
Scottie Scheffler’s dominance at Royal Portrush continued on Saturday as the World No. 1 carded a bogey-free 67 to stretch his lead to four shots heading into the final round of the 153rd Open Championship.
With a three-day total of 14-under 199, Scheffler tied the fourth-lowest 54-hole score in Open history.
His round featured a pinpoint six-iron to 10 feet for eagle at the seventh. He added 2 more clap-worthy shots with eagle putts on the eighth and at the treacherous „Calamity Corner“ 16th.
Each shot drew roars from the Portrush galleries and nods of respect across the golf media. Interestingly, one of them was from Phil Mickelson’s ex-caddie, Jim „Bones“ Mackay, who worked with Lefty for 25 years.
„When it comes to execution and the time to turn that switch on and hit a quality shot, they’re identical in that respect“, Mackay expressed, per a post shared by Nuclr Golf on X. „I never thought in my lifetime I’d see a player as close to Tiger as this man currently is.
