OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Robert MacIntyre ducked his head under the branches and climbed into a mess of bushes behind the fifth green without a golf club, first seeing if he could find his ball and then deciding if it was worth trying to play it.

Through an opening he saw Scottie Scheffler waiting on him, a reminder of what he was up against Saturday in the BMW Championship.

He took on the shot and somehow made par with two tough putts from 70 feet. It was a big moment. But to MacIntyre, all of them were big – the par saves, a few birdie chances he missed and the 40-foot birdie that ended a satisfying day.

The last birdie gave MacIntyre a 2-under 68 and a four-shot lead over the No. 1 player in the world going into the final round at Caves Valley.

“It was massive,” MacIntyre said of his

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