Cameron Young's Doral Domination - May 3rd, 2026

On May 3rd, 2026, Cameron Young built a commanding six-shot lead during Round 3 of the $20 million Signature Event at Doral, overshadowing Scottie Scheffler's heroics, broadcast antics, and a bizarre golden statue controversy.CAMERON YOUNG'S COMMANDING LEADDespite a water ball on the first hole, Cameron Young surged to 15-under to take a commanding six-shot lead at the Blue Monster, aided by a miraculous bounce off a palm tree on the 10th.Colt Knost asked, "How lucky was that?" while Dottie Pepper called it a "palm tree for the assist," and Frank Nobilo noted Young's patience is "almost irritatingly good."Young has a highly unusual pre-round routine: he warms up by having Siri read his text messages out loud.SCHEFFLER'S MAGIC & WAGNER'S ANTICSScottie Scheffler moved into a tie for second at 9-under alongside Si Woo Kim and Kristoffer Reitan, highlighted by a jaw-dropping 324-yard 3-wood off the deck on the 12th hole.Jim Nantz dubbed Scheffler's 18th-hole tap-in birdie the "shot of the day," prompting Shane Bacon to argue Young might actually be playing better golf right now.Broadcaster Johnson Wagner recreated Rory McIlroy's 2015 club toss on the 15th, clearing the 48.5-yard betting line and joking to "alert the scuba team" before skulling his actual tee shot for bogey.THE GOLDEN STATUE & VETERAN MAGICOff the course, drama surrounds a new 22-foot gold-leafed Donald Trump statue due to a $360,000 payment dispute between sculptor Alan Cottrill and the crypto group PATRIOT.The statue drew deadpan reactions from Tommy Fleetwood, Gary Woodland, and Rickie Fowler, who simply stated: "It is big and gold."62-year-old Colin Montgomerie shot a 67 after joking with Rocco Mediate, channeling a 2004 Ryder Cup lesson from Bernhard Langer about scoring over distance—a strategy used against Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.GEAR CHANGES & HIGHLIGHTSPlayers are making crucial equipment tweaks for Doral's brutal layout, with Tommy Fleetwood adding a TaylorMade P770 4-iron bent to 24 degrees to bridge a 229-yard gap on the par 3s.Justin Rose joined McLaren Golf to use their MIM Series 3 and 1 irons, earning the nickname "human launch monitor" from JP Herrington.Highlight reel moments included Bud Cauley's crouched bunker chip-in on the 7th and Justin Thomas sticking a 250-yard eagle approach on the 1st.Quick HitsBen Griffin shot a bogey-free 68, telling Amanda Balionis he "took advantage of the downwind holes." • Mike Moose Moss, Shane Bacon, Frank Nobilo, and Hali Ledbetter host the CBS Scorecard post-game show. • The Scorecard crew teased upcoming rankings for the best golf trophies and Derby Day hats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.