By Joshua Lees Scottie Scheffler was almost forced to withdraw from the Players Championship on Friday, before going on to defend his title at TPC Sawgrass following Sunday’s final round. Scheffler showed exactly why he is world No.1 over his final 18 holes, shooting a superb eight-under-par 64 to give him a one-shot lead with Wyndham Clark and Xander Schauffele still in the field. The final pair both had chances to take Scheffler to a playoff at the 18th, but both missed their birdie attempts. Clark’s the closest, after the US Open champion saw his putt from around 15-feet brutally lipped out…