Former Texas Longhorns golfer Scottie Scheffler takes back the lead at the Masters after the third round

Scheffler's card was far from clean with three bogeys and a double as well as three pars and an eagle. But a 35-36 was good enough to put him back on top ahead of Sunday's final round.

Hot on the Texas Ex's heels is Collin Morikawa, who already has the chance to win his third major trophy in his 17th appearance. Morikawa sits alone in second place at 6 under after scoring 69 in Saturday's third round. The Cal-Berkeley product was one of just two players in the field to break 70 on Saturday alongside Chris Kirk, who is T13 at 1-over.

Max Homa sits alone in 3rd place at 5-under after another impressive round. Homa shot 67-71-73 this week and is on the verge of his first major win.

Former Texas Tech Red Raider Ludvig Aberg is in fourth place and could be Scheffler's biggest threat on Sunday after rounds of 69 and 70 on Friday and Saturday. The Swede has the rare chance to win the Masters at the first attempt.

Scheffler needed a birdie on the 18th to move to the top of the leaderboard on Sunday. It's his second 54-hole lead at Augusta National in his last three attempts, the last in 2022 when he donned his first green jacket.

Without his best performances this Saturday – or even this week – he could still compete with others who clearly had a harder time completing the course.

He missed several birdie opportunities on the front nine Saturday and made a big mistake on No. 10 that led to double bogey. He dropped another shot on the 11th before making a big par save on the par-3 12th that set the tone for the rest of the back nine.

At one point, Scheffler was as much as three shots off the lead, but an eagle on No. 13 and others that faltered put Longhorn back on top. He added another birdie at 15 before finishing with pars on the final three holes.

Scheffler and Morikawa will be in the final pairing on Sunday, teeing off at 2:35 p.m. ET.