Scheffler’s bogey-free 67 was, per Justin Ray, just the seventh time in 40 years a golfer found five or fewer fairways at Torrey Pines South and shot that low. He hit at least three tee shots that missed so far they went behind the crowds and could enter the weekend playing the final group with leader Davis Thompson.

The world No. 1 finished tied-third with overnight leader Patrick Rodgers, despite producing his worst round since the final round of the 2022 Players Championship on Saturday