Phil Mickelson takes Northern Trust lead with four consecutive birdies, proceeds to hit wedge off a green

NORTON, Mass. - There's not a lot of elevation at TPC Boston, but there are plentiful mounds that force you to move to a different vantage point to see more clearly. Scott McGuinness was in one of those quirky areas in Sunday's final round of THE NORTHERN TRUST when he decided to jump for a better view at the par-4 ninth hole. Unfortunately, he didn't have a better landing. Going down with an ankle injury, McGuinness was attended to by medical officials even as Scottie Scheffler putted out at the par-4 ninth. After a brief discussion with McGuinness, Scheffler supported the decision to provide more medical attention to his caddie. Thus, was the call made to the bullpen. Eric Ledbetter, 26, got the call. Ledbetter is in his seventh year as an assistant on head professional Mark Nowosielski's staff at TPC Boston. There was no hesitation when the staff suggested Ledbetter. "He knows every inch of grass at this place," said Matt Byers, an operations manager with the PGA TOUR. A few years ago, Jonas Blixt arrived for a practice round and used Ledbetter to guide him around TPC Boston. Playing beautifully all week, Scheffler was introduced to Ledbetter and off they went to the 10th tee. The impressive PGA TOUR rookie was 15-under at the time, and nothing over the next few hours with Ledbetter put him out of sync. In fact, they moved forward with a birdie at the par-4 13th, then a string of pars before the sky opened. A slow-moving storm packed a lot of rain and electricity and play was halted. Scheffler and Ledbetter were in the fairway at the par-5 18th, so the relief caddie's stint was going to last longer than expected. That's OK. He's at home.

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Will Zalatoris has failed to win multiple times, but he keeps getting closer and closer. On Sunday, he gets another 18 holes to try and finally give himself more than just a learning experience.

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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Robert Streb kept his game from coming undone over the first hour Saturday, and then pieced together enough birdies for a 3-under 67 to build a three-shot lead going into the final round of The RSM Classic. RELATED: Final leaderboard | Streb looks for second win at The RSM Classic Streb came from five shots behind when he won at Sea Island six years ago, his only PGA TOUR title. This time, he has a lead over Zach Johnson (65) and Bronson Burgoon (67). Streb was at 17-under 195. Camilo Villegas pulled within one shot of the lead going to the back nine of the Seaside course until a two-shot swing at the 10th that cost him momentum. Streb hit his approach to 8 feet for birdie. Villegas was just on the fringe 15 feet away, ran it by 5 feet and missed that to fall three shots back. Villegas added a bogey on the 13th, didn’t make a birdie on the back nine and had to settle for a 70. He was five shots behind as he tries to win for the first time since five years. Streb had to earn back his full PGA TOUR card a year ago, and then missed the FedExCup Playoffs for the third straight year. He kept his status because of the pandemic-shortened year, and a victory Sunday would give him an exemption through August 2023. Even so, he knows from experience not to look too far ahead. It was in 2014 when Streb closed with a 63 to make up a five-shot deficit before winning a three-man playoff. Six players were within five shots of the lead going into Sunday. Even with no spectators and only limited corporate clients allowed, Johnson will feel an entire community behind. He lives at Sea Island, and no resident has ever won this event. Winless since the 2015 Open Championship at St. Andrews, Johnson rallied late with three birdies over his last five holes, finishing with a 30-foot birdie putt. Burgoon had five birdies in a six-hole stretch on the back nine — the exception was a bogey on the 14th, playing straight into a strong wind along the water — to overcome a rough start and get into the final group. Emiliano Grillo had a 65 and was four shots behind, while Kevin Kisner (66) and Kyle Stanley (68) were five back. Streb began his round with a quick hook and escaped trouble with par. From the left side of the second fairway, 123 yards to a back pin and facing the wind, he left it on the front of the green and had to two-putt from 75 feet. He came up well short of the green on the par-3 third and had to get up-and-down from 65 meet, making an 8-foot par putt. "It wasn't the greatest start, but got out of there with a bunch of pars and tried to find some consistency and it got better," Streb said. It never felt easy, but he wasn’t losing any ground. He made his first birdie with a sand wedge to 3 feet on No. 8, and the rest of the round was relatively stress-free except for a couple of more two-putts from 50 feet or longer.

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