Cameron Young Holds 6-Shot Lead at Doral — Pga Scores
Cameron Young took control of the pga scores at the Cadillac Championship, carrying a six-shot lead into the final round after a third-round 70 at Trump National Doral. Scottie Scheffler will join him in Sunday’s final group, but Young has already built a margin that puts the tournament squarely in his hands.
Cameron Young at Doral
Young opened the week five shots ahead at the halfway point, then extended that edge over 54 holes with a round that kept the field at arm’s length. He reached Sunday ranked fourth in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee, third in SG: Tee-to-Green, second in SG: Putting and first in Scrambling.
That mix showed up in the basic numbers, too. He made just two bogeys through 54 holes, went only 1 under on the par 5s for the week and played the par 4s with 11 birdies and 19 pars. Scheffler put the pressure in plain terms: “The tournament's in his hands in his hands right now”.
Scottie Scheffler with Young
The world No. 1 still has a front-row view of the finish. Scheffler said, “I can go out and have a really good round, and if he has another really good round, he's going to be a tough guy to catch.”
That pairing matters because Young has been sharp everywhere, not just on one part of the course. He arrived at the final round with a game built on the tee box, but his numbers around Doral show he has also kept the rest of the round under control.
Adam Scott and 98 majors
Adam Scott’s week turned in the opposite direction before he steadied it. He had tumbled to the bottom of the standings on Thursday partly because he played a wrong ball, then shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to move into the top 25.
That recovery kept alive a bigger chase. Scott has played in every major since The Open in 2001, reached 98 consecutive major starts at the Masters and entered this week at No. 54 in the world ranking. He won at Doral in 2016, the last time the TOUR visited, and said after his third round, “It's been a decade of like trying to figure out the game all the time” and “I'm happy to be out here doing it still.”
Young’s cushion gives Sunday a narrow target: protect the lead, and a second title of the year comes into view. Scott can keep pressing, but the final round starts with Young six shots clear and in the final group, which is the kind of position players spend a season trying to create.
