![]() “It’s going to be big for sure,” said Dou, a three-time winner on the Korn Ferry Tour. “A lot of things come with winning a PGA Tour event, and just hoping to get that done.”ĭou, who settled in the Dallas area about five years ago so he could pursue a career in golf, doesn't even want to think about what a victory would mean in his home country. The former Oklahoma State player has plenty at stake regardless. Scheffler has the 2022 Masters title among six career victories - all since February of last year - and knows he will be in the field for the PGA Championship next week at Oak Hill.Įckroat would appreciate the spot in the field at Oak Hill that a win at the Nelson would earn him. They might as well be years apart on pedigree. ![]() Eckroat is just two years younger and says he played plenty of golf “from all ages” with the former Texas Longhorn. Scheffler shot even-par 71 after the best two-round start to his career with a pair of 64s.ĭou, who lives in the Dallas area and is on his home course at the TPC Craig Ranch, is the same age as the 26-year-old Scheffler. Palmer had an eagle putt for the outright lead on 18, but the 35-footer stopped just short, leaving him at 68. ![]() Scheffler was in the group at 14 under after the hometown favorite faltered with a bogey at the par-5 18th when his second shot hit the lip of a fairway bunker and stayed in it. The Oklahoma-raised Eckroat shot an 8-under 63, one better than Dou, and the pair shared a two-shot lead with Texan Ryan Palmer at 16 under after the third round of the Nelson on Saturday. ![]() In fact, Austin Eckroat and China's Marty Dou are seeking a first PGA Tour victory. McKINNEY, Texas - Scottie Scheffler is looking up on the leaderboard at the AT&T Byron Nelson at a couple of contemporaries without nearly the resume the Dallas resident has built over the past 15 months. ![]()
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