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Scottie Scheffler delivered another example Saturday at Royal Portrush why he has dominated golf the last three years. He was the only player in the last eight groups not to make a bogey on his way to a 4-under 67 that allowed him to open a four-shot lead as he goes for the third leg of the career Grand Slam.

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For a few fleeting moments, as he stared down at the ball that had careened off the bunker’s lip and back to his feet, Scottie Scheffler looked human. Then the world’s supreme golfer dusted himself down,