Scottie Scheffler explains how he reacted when he saw Ben Griffin get to 10-under par during day three at Memorial

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Scottie Scheffler leads the Memorial Tournament by one stroke heading into the final round on Sunday.

It feels like groundhog day at the moment. Scheffler on a Saturday…he’s just inevitable isn’t he.

Nothing much was happening during the 28-year-old’s first 13 holes on day three at the Memorial Tournament. He didn’t make any bogeys, but there were no birdies on his card either.

However, that all changed during the final five holes of his round, when the world number one carded four birdies to assert his dominance on the golf tournament.

Ben Griffin is still in this after a solid round of even-par 72, and he sits one shot back of Scheffler.

Scheffler proved how good he is on day two at Memorial, shooting a solid round of two-under-par 70 in really challenging conditions.

But his play during the final five holes of the third round was on another level to anything else we have seen from him all week.

Scottie Scheffler shares his reaction when Ben Griffin got to 10-under at Memorial

After a slow start to the 2025 PGA Tour season, Scheffler has actually improved from last season it seems.

He leads in the strokes gained approach category once again, but his numbers have got even better than last year.

Scheffler’s ball-striking down the stretch at Muirfield Village was truly sensational, and now he has a great chance to chalk up win number 16 on the PGA Tour on Sunday.

However, Griffin certainly won’t back down. He has been playing really well recently, and it looked like he was going to run away with the tournament midway through his round on Saturday.

And Scheffler has opened up on exactly how he felt when the 29-year-old reached double digits under par during round three.

He said, “Yeah, I did see that Ben got to 10-under, but like you said, it’s not going to change my play in the middle of a Saturday. This golf course is really challenging and no lead’s safe around this place. I knew if I kept going and played a decent round, I would be in somewhat of a position to chase him down tomorrow. If he’s sitting there at 10-under and if he gets to 12 or 13, there’s not much I can do about that, so I’m not really going to change my mindset trying to get to 12-under when I’m sitting at 4. That’s not really going to do me a lot of justice. So I tried to keep plotting along and hit some good shots and was able to have a nice finish.“

Scheffler – an even better version of himself in 2025

After his incredible season in 2024, it’s hard to imagine that Scheffler could get even better.

He won seven PGA Tour events, including The Masters and added the Hero World Challenge and an Olympic gold medal to his haul as well.

Just take a look at how his numbers stack up this season in comparison to what he produced in 2024 though:

Scheffler could be about to dominate once again this year. It would surprise nobody if he won the US Open at Oakmont in two weeks’ time.

However, all he will be thinking about right now is shooting a solid final round in order to win the Memorial Tournament.

And that mindset is what makes him so great.