The PGA Tour is in Texas this week for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. After the second round finished up Saturday morning due to inclement weather, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler held a ridiculous six-shot lead.
That is because Scheffler set the 36-hole course record, posting an 18-under score.
Sam Stevens is the only golfer within six shots, with the rest of the field even further back. There is such little belief that Stevens, or anyone else, is going to catch Scheffler that Las Vegas has provided wild odds.
Stevens began his third round Saturday going off at 35-to-1.
Scottie Effect: Sam Stevens has the second-shortest odds with 36 holes to play in Texas.
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Also on Saturday is the running of the 151st Kentucky Derby.
The horse, Journalism, is currently the favorite at 4-to-1. But of the 19 horses in the field, only four of them have longer odds than Stevens to win.
Owen Almighty is currently 37-1, Neoequos at 38-1, and both Admire Daytona and East Avenue are going off at 39-1.
That goes to show how dominant Scheffler has been.
The weather delay on Friday pushed third round tee times back into late Saturday.
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Scheffler and Stevens teed off at 4:15pm ET. Through the first three holes, the Ridgewood, New Jersey native has already stretched his lead to seven strokes.
He is 2-under today (20-under overall), picking up birdies on the par-4 2nd and par-4 3rd holes.
Meanwhile, the rest of field has essentially been lapped by the world’s best player. There are only 10 players even posting double digits under par thus far, with eight of them either at 10-under or 11-under.
Scottie’s odds entering the week were already tilted. That is because the field is considerably weaker with so many stars on the PGA Tour not playing.
It also did not help when a few other PGA Tour stars like Gary Woodland and Will Zalatoris withdrew. But at this rate, it does not appear like it would have mattered.
The only question left this week on Tour is will Scheffler post the lowest 72-hole score in PGA Tour history?
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