Scottie Scheffler reacts after being told what Jordan Spieth said about him following day three at The Memorial

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Jordan Spieth has played really well during the first three rounds of the Memorial Tournament, but he still trails leader Scottie Scheffler by four strokes heading into the final round on Sunday.

Spieth has one major problem if he is to win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, and that quite obviously is Scheffler.

The world number one carded a bogey-free round of 68 to end day three on eight-under-par, one shot clear of Ben Griffin.

Scheffler reigned supreme on a day when Muirfield Village really showed its teeth, and he proved exactly why he’s world number one.

The 28-year-old’s consistency really is truly remarkable, but it must be said that his win-rate is the most impressive thing about him.

15 PGA Tour wins from 141 starts – that really is sensational stuff. Nobody would be surprised if he makes it 16 wins on Sunday.

Scheffler has improved in strokes gained approach to the green this season, and that is truly incredible considering just how good he was in 2024.

Scottie Scheffler reacts to what Jordan Spieth said about him at The Memorial

Spieth offered huge praise for his fellow Dallas native on Saturday at Jack’s Place.

He highlighted how Scheffler’s control of his clubface really is second to none.

He said, “Yeah, I can’t even — I’m not going to sit here and say that I’ve ever had the kind of ball striking or consistency that he’s had. But certainly all of us have had weeks or months or half a year or whatever where we feel that kind of control.

“What impresses me the most is his club face control is elite. It’s maybe the best there’s ever been as far as club face control. So his consistency is ridiculous. And then that just leads to his distance control being phenomenal. There’s a shot in and the worst he’s going to do is 15 feet, and most guys are going to hit a good there, but for him that was, like, the worst shot he probably — he’s probably, like, all right, yeah, I played that safe and cast a putt out and go to tomorrow.

“So it’s elite consistency and it’s because of his tempo and club face control yields these kind of results.“

Spieth highlighted after day two at the Memorial just how good Scheffler’s round of 70 was on Friday.

And he was even better on Saturday.

Scheffler was told about Spieth’s comments about him, and he responded in a typically humble fashion.

He said, “Yeah, that’s a nice compliment. I work hard on trying to control my golf ball and hitting a lot of different types of shots and I have some interesting footwork in my swing and sometimes I feel like I have really good control of the face and other times it feels like I’m swinging a foreign object.“

How good is that to hear from someone who is far and away the best golfer on the planet!

Spieth should take inspiration from Scheffler

The two Americans played alongside each other when they were just young children.

Spieth is three years older than Scheffler, and he was once the dominant force in the game, just like the 28-year-old is now.

The 31-year-old has actually made huge progress this season. He has improved in four out of the five key statistical categories from last season:

If Spieth manages to rediscover his best form with his putter, he may well be capable of challenging Scheffler in the not-too-distant future.

However, it does seem like he’s still a long way off the world number one right now.