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-13<\/strong> S Scheffler (US); <\/span>-11<\/strong> J Rahm (Spa), N Taylor (Can); <\/span>-10<\/strong> A Hadwin (Can), J Spieth (US); <\/span>-9<\/strong> T Hatton (Eng), X Schauffele (US), S-J Im (Kor), J Day (Aus), R Fowler (US) <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Selected:<\/strong> -8<\/strong> T Finau (US); <\/span>-7<\/strong> J Thomas (US); <\/span>-5<\/strong> S Power (Ire); <\/span>-3<\/strong> R McIlroy (NI); <\/span>-2<\/strong> A Rai (Eng); <\/span>+1<\/strong> M Fitzpatrick (Eng)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Defending champion Scottie Scheffler leads by two shots going into the final round of the Phoenix Open.<\/span><\/p>\n American Scheffler’s three-under 68 at TPC Scottsdale on Saturday moved him to 13 under, two clear of Spain’s Jon Rahm and Canada’s Nick Taylor.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Victory for Scheffler, 26, or Rahm, 28, would see them replace Rory McIlroy as the new world number one.<\/span><\/p>\n A second successive 67 for England’s Tyrell Hatton put him in contention as part of a high-quality chasing pack.<\/span><\/p>\n Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth joined Canada’s Adam Hadwin on 10 under for the tournament after following up his second-round 63 with a two-under 69.<\/span><\/p>\n While world number six Xander Schauffele, former PGA champion Jason Day and 2018 Masters runner-up Rickie Fowler are alongside Hatton on nine under.<\/span><\/p>\n Northern Ireland’s McIlroy is seemingly out of contention on three under after failing to build on a second-round 67, completed on Saturday morning after bad light stopped play on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n |