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.
