Sky Sports pundit names the only player capable of catching Hideki Matsuyama in round four of the St Jude Championship

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Hideki Matsuyama is the comfortable overnight leader at the St Jude Championship and he’s going to take some catching.

The Japanese star has blown the field away really with some stunning golf over the last three days and sits five shots clear of closest challenger, Nick Dunlap.

Matsuyama carded a brilliant six-under in Round Three and with the likes of Sam Burns and even Scottie Scheffler not really producing their best, the former Masters winner is clear.

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However, golf is a funny game and we’ve seen so many times how leads can quickly change hands.

But with five shots in hand and one round to play, Sky Sports pundit David Howell feels there’s only one man who’s in with a chance of catching Matsuyama.

Golf pundit claims only Scottie Scheffler is catching Hideki Matsuyama at the St Jude

Speaking immediately on Sky Sports after the third round had finished, Howell was pressed by Nick Dougherty on who could feasibly catch Hideki.

And according to Howell, it’s going to come down to just one man, Scottie Scheffler.

“I mean you you’d have to say Scottie Scheffler wouldn’t you? What was it, 62 in the final round at the Olympics.

“He is capable of going as low as anyone in the world of golf and he’s been playing nicely this week.

“Hasn’t been able to get the putts in, quite simply. But tee to green, pretty much as normal for Scheffler so perhaps he’s the player that can pressure Hideki if he should stumble.

“It’s a strange came, he’s got a healthy lead but that can be frittered away with one bad swing, we’ve seen it before.”

Matsuyama’s consistency could mean he wins easily

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While we often marvel at how good Scottie Scheffler is, Hideki Matsuyama is one of those players on the PGA Tour who can very easily knit near perfect rounds together.

Today again, he was calm and collected when needed and after admitting he liked the current FedEx system in terms of giving him a chance, he’s doing his best to capitalise.

Of course, the short-game which Smylie Kauffman praised after Matsuyama won Olympic bronze has also been on display.

In the end, then, this might prove too much even for Scottie Scheffler, who has a whopping seven shots to make up.