Scottie Scheffler returned to the highest of the world rankings after securing a five-shot victory on the Gamers Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
The American holed 5 consecutive birdies halfway by his spherical to race away from the sector as he closed with a three-under 69 to win with a 17 below par whole.
Tyrrell Hatton completed alone in second on 12 below after birdieing his remaining 5 holes in a closing 65, whereas Viktor Hovland’s 68 lifted him into joint third on 10 below with Tom Hoge.
Scheffler overtook Jon Rahm on the prime of the rankings after the Spaniard pulled out of the match following the primary spherical due to sickness, whereas Rory McIlroy’s hopes of regaining the no.1 spot additionally ended on Friday when he missed the minimize by three photographs.
Scheffler began the ultimate spherical with a two-shot lead over Min Woo Lee of Australia however that benefit had been worn out by the third gap, when Lee birdied the primary and Scheffler bogeyed the third to depart them tied on 13 below. Nonetheless, a triple-bogey seven on the fourth derailed Lee’s probabilities and he additionally had a double-bogey seven on the par-five eleventh as his problem additional light. He finally signed for a 76 to complete on eight below.
Hatton was degree par for his first 9 holes, however then birdied 10, 12, and each gap from 14-18 to play the ultimate 9 holes in a match record-equalling 29 and set a clubhouse goal of 12 below. Second place earned Hatton the largest cheque of his profession, $2.7m. He’s already a near-certainty to signify Europe as soon as once more on the Ryder Cup in Italy in September.
However simply as Hatton was ending up, Scheffler was chipping in for a birdie on the par-three eighth to get to 14 below and that sparked his run of 5 successive birdies that took him right into a six-shot lead with six to play.
“I did a very good job of staying affected person and never attempting to drive issues after which I acquired scorching in the midst of the spherical and tried to place issues away,” mentioned the Texan, who turned simply the third participant to carry the Gamers and Masters titles on the similar time, emulating Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. “The ultimate stretch is hard, particularly with how windy it was getting. The photographs on 17 had been difficult and I made an excellent par on 18. I’m relieved and drained.”
Following his newest triumph, Scheffler has now gained six occasions on The PGA Tour since final February. After completion of the Ryder Cup in September 2021, and except for victories, Scheffler has amassed 14 different top-10 finishes, and has gained nearly $25m in prize cash, $4.5m of which was earned this week.
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Scottie Scheffler’s profitable gear
DRIVER: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus+ (8°)
FAIRWAY WOOD: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15°)
IRONS: Srixon ZU85 (3-4), TaylorMade P-7TW (5-PW)
WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50°, 56°, 60°)
PUTTER: Scotty Cameron Particular Choose Timeless Tour prototype
BALL: Titleist Professional V1
