Scottie Scheffler shoots a three-under-par 68 Saturday for a two-shot lead after 54 holes on an extended day on the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona I Scheffler sits at 13 beneath, two photographs forward of Canadian Nick Taylor (67) and Jon Rahm (68) of Spain

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Highlights from the third spherical of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona

Scottie Scheffler maintained a two-stroke benefit following the third spherical of the WM Phoenix Open because the defending champion seeks to make it back-to-back victories in Arizona.

The American picked up two birdies on the back and front 9, together with a solitary bogey on the par-five thirteenth, en path to recording a spherical of three-under 68.

It was sufficient to raise Scheffler to 13 beneath for the event, two photographs away from a crowded chasing pack.

“I have never been excited about it an excessive amount of,” Scheffler mentioned of the title defence.

“I am in place now. One thing I talked about at first of the week was I felt like I have been on the skin trying in on Sundays. To be within the ultimate group with a two-shot lead, I imagine, is unquestionably a place I need to be in. I am trying ahead to tomorrow.”

Roughly half of the sector needed to full their second rounds on Saturday morning after play was suspended attributable to darkness on Friday night at TPC Scottsdale.

Canada’s Nick Taylor and Spain’s Jon Rahm are scorching on Scheffler’s heels at 11 beneath, whereas Jordan Spieth and Adam Hadwin are additionally inside vary at 10 beneath.

“To be even par by way of 11 was difficult. I needed to dig deep to make a number of putts and preserve the spherical going,” Rahm mentioned.

“The few birdie putts that I had I did not actually make the most of. I had loads of them. In that stretch of two, three and 4 I want I might have gotten a pair greater than I did.”

England’s Tyrrell Hatton sits a shot additional again, after climbing three spots on the leaderboard with a second-straight spherical of 67.

World No 1 Rory McIlroy is tied for twenty eighth place after carding a one beneath 70 on Saturday.

Watch the WM Phoenix Open all through the week dwell on Sky Sports activities. Dwell protection continues on Sunday on Sky Sports activities Golf from 4.30pm.