Scheffler leads by five heading into Tour finale

Tour Championship 3rd information leaderboard

-26 S Scheffler (US); -21 C Morikawa (US); -17 S Theegala (US); -16 X Schauffele (US); -15 A Scott (Aus), W Clark (US)

Selected others: -13 S Lowry (Ire); -11 R McIlroy (NI); -6 T Fleetwood (Eng); -5 A Rai (Eng), -4 R MacIntyre (Sco)

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World number 1 Scottie Scheffler will return a five-shot lead into nan last information of nan season-ending Tour Championship.

After a slow start, nan American vanished his 3rd information powerfully pinch birdies successful 4 of nan last 5 holes.

It helped Scheffler to paper a 66, leaving him 26-under-par and 5 strokes up of compatriot Collin Morikawa.

Morikawa had reduced nan shortage to 2 shots connected nan beforehand 9 but Scheffler recovered pinch back-to-back birdies connected nan seventh and eighth.

"I've had my chances present to triumph immoderate tournaments and I'll person nary amended opportunity than tomorrow," said Scheffler, who is bidding for his first FedExCup title.

"I've been mentally astatine my champion this twelvemonth and I'm looking guardant to doing much of that tomorrow."

Morikawa vanished strongly, too, pinch birdies connected 3 of his past 4 holes to support successful rubbing region of Scheffler.

"It's going to beryllium very difficult but I judge successful myself that I tin do it," said Morikawa.

"I've sewage 18 holes near to nan play - I'm going to put everything I person into these adjacent 24 hours."

The biggest mover was Sahith Theegala, who vanished pinch 5 consecutive birdies to move into 3rd spot up of Xander Schauffele connected 17 under.

The victor of nan Tour Championship will declare prize money of £19m.