Viktor Hovland takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Tour Championship, as Scottie Scheffler stayed in contention and Rory McIlroy kept his FedExCup hopes alive. Hovland produced a birdie-birdie finish to post a five-under 65 at East Lake, lifting the 2023 FedExCup champion to 15 under and with a narrow advantage over playing partner Ryan Gerard.

The halfway co-leaders were chased down by a star-studded chasing pack during a thrilling Saturday at the PGA Tour's season finale, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler three shots back in third spot and chasing a second FedExCup title. Scheffler is joined on 12 under by Chris Gotterup, Adam Scott and Ludvig Åberg, who produced a three-birdie finish to his third-round 65, as McIlroy jumped to tied-seventh after setting the early clubhouse target with a round-of-the-day 63.

McIlroy sits five strokes back alongside Cameron Young as he searches for a record-extending fourth FedExCup title, with all 29 players in the field under-par heading into the final round. Hovland claimed the outright lead with an eight-foot birdie at the 17th, before the pair traded birdies at the par-five last to ensure they would go out in the last group again on Sunday.