US Open champion Wyndham Clark holds a four-shot lead over Xander Schauffele and Nick Taylor with Matt Fitzpatrick one further back at the Players Championship.
Scheffler received treatment from a physio between holes but was warned about slow play by a rules official
Rory McIlroy mixed five birdies with four bogeys and a double bogey as he slipped back to six under with a 73. Although the Northern Irishman knocked in a 16-foot birdie on the next, a wayward drive into sand led to a double bogey on the 14th. "I did what I could to stay in the tournament and hopefully it'll loosen up and then I'll be able to make somewhat normal swings.
Clark holed five birdies in six holes to edge clear of the field and knocked in two more in his final four holes to take control of the tournament.
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