If Robert MacIntyre wants to win his first PGA Tour event this season, he’ll have to beat the best golfer on Earth on Sunday at Caves Valley Golf Club. He’ll have to stare down Scottie Scheffler in front of a hostile crowd, too.

On the 14th hole Saturday, the top-ranked Scheffler buried an 18-foot birdie putt to move to 12-under par. Shortly after the putt dropped, a few chants of “USA” broke out among the noisy crowd in support of the Texan.

MacIntyre, a Scotsman, was left with a tricky 7 1/2 footer for par. Immediately after he hit his putt, one fan yelled “push it!”

The lefty drained the par save to stay at 15-under and turned to the crowd, holding a finger up to his lips and then pointing his putter toward the fan.

“Pushed it right in the middle of the hole, I guess,” MacIntrye qui

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