Scottie Scheffler on the brink of PGA Tour history as he shares five-way tie for the lead at Houston Open in pursuit of third STRAIGHT title win - with World No 1 looking ominous with The Masters on the horizon

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is among five players tied for the lead after the third round Saturday of the Texas Children's Houston Open.

Scheffler shot a 4-under-par 66 at Memorial Park Golf Course for 9-under 201 going into Sunday's final round. 

He is joined atop the leaderboard by England's David Skinns, who shot a bogey-free 65 in his debut at the event, Germany's Stephan Jaeger (66), Argentina's Alejandro Tosti (68) and Belgium's Thomas Detry (67).

Reigning champion Tony Finau, who led after two rounds, shot 2-over 72 on Saturday to fall into a tie for ninth at 7 under. 

He had tied the tournament scoring record for the second time with an 8-under 62 on Friday.

Scheffler carded eight birdies in an adventurous round marred by two bogeys and a double bogey on the par-3 15th hole when his tee shot landed in the water and he took a penalty stroke.

Still, Scheffler's 66 was the FedExCup leader's 31st consecutive round at par or better that dates back to an even-par 70 in the final round of the 2023 Tour Championship.

Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player, is coming off victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship. The last player to achieve such a feat was LIV's Dustin Johnson in 2017.

'Winning the last two doesn´t help me do anything tomorrow,' Scheffler said. 

'I think it´s going to be another pretty challenging day out there with high winds. Stick to my process and control what I can control out there.'

Five co-leaders after 54 holes is the most in a PGA Tour event since six players shared the lead after the third round of the 2009 Texas Children's Houston Open (Paul Casey, Fred Couples, Colt Knost, Ryan Moore, Geoff Ogilvy, Bo Van Pelt).