Scottie Scheffler says what was odd about third round at the Houston Open after losing the lead to Min Woo Lee

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You would have got incredible odds on Scottie Scheffler going into the final round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open five shots off the lead after his amazing performance on Friday.

It appeared that Scottie Scheffler had woken up from his slump at the start of the PGA Tour season. Despite failing to finish outside the top 25 so far this year, the world number one had not looked anything like the force he was in 2024 heading into the Texas Children’s Houston Open.

However, a stunning putting performance in the second round looked set to have the potential to be a real turning point in his year.

A 62 sent Scheffler to the top of the leaderboard, and seemingly put the golfing world on notice with the Masters – a place where Scheffler has won twice in the last three visits – just around the corner.

The part of Scottie Scheffler’s game which he felt improved in round three at the Houston Open

But with 18 holes to play, the 28-year-old has it all to do at Memorial Park. A superb 63 from Min Woo Lee saw the Australian move four clear at the top, while Scheffler is one shot further back after a day in which he only made three birdies.

Despite the seven shot difference in scores across the two rounds, Scheffler insisted that one part of his game actually improved on Saturday.

“Gosh, I felt like I hit it better today than I did yesterday. It’s a funny game sometimes. Yesterday was a day where I felt like I really needed to go to the range and hit some balls and make sure things were feeling the way I needed to, and today I felt like I was striking it a lot better, just a bit off,” he said.

The stats which show that Scheffler is still searching for his A game ahead of the Masters

There will be some slightly concerning numbers for Scheffler to look at ahead of the Masters. Previously, Scheffler’s approach play was so far clear of everyone else on tour.

However, he is 33rd for strokes gained with his approach play in the field this week – while he was only 26th during the third round.

It seems that Scheffler is still searching for the brilliance which allowed him to completely dominate for much of the previous 12 months.