AUGUSTA, Ga. — Stroll the grounds of Augusta National, and you'll hear whispers that the green jackets who run the joint have a direct line to higher powers. That theory was strengthened on Saturday.

Men's professional golf in 2024 is riven by divisiveness and greed, yet the Masters enters the final round with three untainted, even likable, players atop the famed leaderboards.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler collapsed, cauterized, then recovered, to reach 7-under par.

Collin Morikawa, winner of two majors, outplayed every contender, becoming the only player to shoot under par for a third consecutive round to reach 6-under.

Max Homa, who journals about his aspirations and acted like a Tiger Woods fanboy on Friday, positioned himself to win his first major by finishing with seven straight pars to stay 5-under.

The top four players on the leaderboard — including Ludvig Aberg at 4-under — include zero from LIV, zero egomaniacs, and zero mad scientists who 3D print their own irons.

The green jackets couldn't have asked for a better threesome … or maybe they did put in a request.

"I've never seen the golf course like this," Morikawa said.

"Things can happen pretty fast out there," Scheffler said.

Scheffler compared one hole to "putting toward a small volcano," after one of the most explosive even-par rounds imaginable.

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