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He loomed ominously after day one, sitting in third And after Sunday's first two holes, it looked like he might
position, just two behind leader Im Sung-jae. By the end have a real battle on his hands.
of the second round, he had accumulated a large lead Smith grabbed consecutive birdies to squeeze Scheffler's
with some steady but precise golf. lead to just one shot.
On Saturday, under difficult conditions with blustery But, as he has done for the last three months, Scheffler
winds and low temperatures, Scheffler continued to remained calm, producing some excellent shots --
display his even-keeled nature to go into the final day including a masterful chip-in on the third hole for a
with a three-shot lead over Cameron Smith. birdie -- to once again assert his lead.
While he went about his work without a look of stress on
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