FORT WORTH – Scottie Scheffler gave his sizable Charles Schwab Challenge gallery the kind of third-round charge it wanted to see on Saturday morning. Scheffler played his first 11 holes at Colonial Country Club in seven-under par, reducing his 10-shot overnight deficit on the leaders to just three at one point.

Scottie Scheffler knew he had to make a bunch of birdies in the third round at Colonial for any chance to win in his third consecutive start.

Two days after opening the Charles Schwab Challenge with an eagle and a day after he fought to make the weekend, Scheffler stormed back into outside contention with a six-under-par 64 that put the World No. 1 six shots back of leaders Ben Griffin and Matt Schmid.