Ben Griffin holds slim Napa lead with an amateur right behind and Scheffler closing fast

By DOUG FERGUSON NAPA AP Ryder Cup rookie Ben Griffin made his first bogey of the tournament on the final hole as his lead narrowed Saturday in the Procore Championship He had a -under and leads by one shot over a pair of players who are No in the world One shot behind was Jackson Koivun the Auburn junior and No in the world amateur ranking Another shot back and far more daunting was the No competitor in the world Scottie Scheffler closing hard with a that included a double bogey at Silverado Resort and Spa Griffin who started out with a three-shot lead was doing well to keep his distance until he came up short of the green on the par- th bladed a chip through the green and took bogey on the second-easiest hole at Silverado He was at -under and will be in the final group with Koivun who last week led the Americans to a Walker Cup conquest at Cypress Point Koivun already has done enough in the PGA Tour University system to earn a card when he turns pro He will try to become the second amateur in as a large number of years to win on the PGA Tour after Nick Dunlap won at The American Express in in La Quinta Related Articles Riordan hangs on to win after late Hail Mary as Pittsburg storms back from multiple -point deficits Bay FC snaps -game losing streak with a - draw in Orlando Antioch s Joey Aguilar nearly leads Tennessee to upset win over No Georgia SF Giants place Smith on injured list with hamstring strain reinstate Encarnacion from injured list High school football in pictures Our staff s best photos of Week And then there was Scheffler finding a comfort zone with each day at a Silverado unit he had never seen until Tuesday He missed only two greens one of them at the th when he drove into the rough came up just short and tried to clip a wedge to a tight pin It came out soft and didn t clear a bunker and he failed to get that up-and-down taking double bogey Scheffler answered with three birdies on his last four holes two of them par s the other a -iron he hit to feet on the par- th AP golf https apnews com hub golf