{"id":54798,"date":"2025-12-06T20:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T01:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/hero-world-challenge-sepp-straka-surges-into-lead-with-scottie-scheffler-one-shot-back-at-pga-tour-event-golf-news\/06\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T20:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T01:27:00","slug":"hero-world-challenge-sepp-straka-surges-into-lead-with-scottie-scheffler-one-shot-back-at-pga-tour-event-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/hero-world-challenge-sepp-straka-surges-into-lead-with-scottie-scheffler-one-shot-back-at-pga-tour-event-golf-news\/06\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero World Challenge: Sepp Straka surges into lead with Scottie Scheffler one shot back at PGA Tour event | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sepp Straka made three birdies and two eagles on par 5s for an eight-under 64 and seized on some late misses by Scottie Scheffler to take a one-shot lead on Saturday going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge.<\/p>\n

Straka chipped in for eagle on the par-5 sixth and played great golf just to keep pace with Scheffler, who had five straight 3s on his scorecard to start the third round – one eagle, ytwo birdies, two pars – and was nine under for his round through 15 holes.<\/p>\n

Scheffler, going for a third straight win at Albany Golf Club, has stumbled over the final three holes every day this week – a double bogey on the 16th on Thursday, a bogey on the 16th on Friday, and then a bogey-par-bogey finish.<\/p>\n

He still had a 65, sits on 16 under, and will be in the final group with Straka on Sunday, one shot behind the Austrian.<\/p>\n

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Straka seized on the par 5s. Along with his chip-in on the sixth hole, he holed an 18-foot eagle putt on the downwind, par-5 15th. He also hit a 3-wood that landed perfectly in front of the green at the par-5 ninth that rolled out to 15 feet for a two-putt birdie.<\/p>\n

He trailed Scheffler by three shots through five holes, and by two shots with four holes left. But Straka was bogey-free on the day and finished at 18-under 198.<\/p>\n

“He definitely got it going quick,” Straka said of the world’s No 1 player. “It didn’t look like he was going to miss a putt there for a little bit. But it’s golf, it usually evens out a lot and I just tried to focus on my own game.”<\/p>\n

The only par 4 that Straka birdied was No 7, where the tee was moved back. That kept players from trying to drive the green and instead tested them with a wedge to a dangerous back-left pin. Straka took it on and hit it to seven feet.<\/p>\n

Scheffler, who went left of the 16th fairway during the opening two rounds – one of those leading to a penalty drop from a bush – this time found the short grass and it wasn’t much better. He had an awkward stance, tugged it left into a bunker and the ball buried in the sand, leading to bogey.<\/p>\n

He also dropped a shot on the 18th by missing the green to the right – water is left – leaving a tricky pitch up the slope.
“A few unfortunate breaks, but overall did some really good stuff,” Scheffler said.<\/p>\n

Alex Noren (67) and Hideki Matsuyama (68) are three shots behind Straka, while JJ Spaun and Wyndham Clark each shot 69 and are four behind.<\/p>\n

Watch continued coverage of the Hero World Challenge on Sky Sports Golf <\/em>from 4.30pm on Sunday. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sepp Straka made three birdies and two eagles on par 5s for an eight-under 64 and seized on some late misses by