CNN
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If Scottie Scheffler is still wrestling with just why he wants to win the Open Championship, he’s doing a remarkable job of hiding it.
Three days after his extensive, existential rumination on the fleeting fulfilment of success, the world No. 1 ripped through the Royal Portrush course on Friday with the lowest major round of his career to take a one shot lead into the weekend in Northern Ireland.
Eight birdies lifted the American to a seven-under 64 round, eclipsing the 65 he shot en route to his third major crown at the PGA Championship in May. Mere inches denied him from going one better, as his putted effort for a third consecutive birdie at the…
