Masters champion Scottie Scheffler wrapped up his fourth win of the 12 months on Monday, securing victory by three strokes on the delayed end to the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head.
A two-and-a-half hour storm and rain delay meant play was suspended on Sunday with Scheffler nonetheless having three holes to finish with a five-stroke lead.
The world primary took care of enterprise making par on the sixteenth and seventeenth earlier than ending with a bogey on the ultimate gap — his first since a double bogey on the third gap of the match.
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Sahith Theegala made a 28-foot birdie putt on 16 to complete solo second, his fifth high ten end of the 12 months.
Scheffler, who claimed his tenth profession win on the PGA Tour, turns into the primary participant to win 4 instances in a five-tournament stretch since Tiger Woods in 2007-08.
The Texan additionally turn out to be the primary participant since Bernhard Langer in 1985 to win the Masters after which triumph on the Heritage, which is held the next week.
Scheffler has now received 4 of his final 5 occasions on the PGA Tour, whereas he got here second in the one one he didn’t win.
By taking house $3.6 million on the RBC Heritage, his prize cash in a 44-day span — and in simply 20 days of golf — has topped $16 million (A$24.8m).
“Final week was unbelievable after which coming into this week, I didn’t have my standard prep work however confirmed up rested and able to go,” Scheffler stated in his post-round broadcast interview.
“I received off to a gradual begin on Thursday however aside from that I performed some very nice golf in the midst of the match and it’s good to be carried out,” he stated.
Scheffler completed with a three-under 68, 19-under for the match. Earlier than his back-to-back wins this month, Scheffler had received the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and The Gamers Championship in March.
He stated his streak of victories confirmed that he was maturing.
“I feel mentally the final month or so has been pretty much as good as I’ve been in a very long time and I feel that’s the reason I’m seeing among the outcomes,” he stated.
“Simply staying in it, doing the very best I can – and I lot of that stuff is less complicated stated than carried out,” he added.
Regardless of Scheffler’s outstanding degree of consistency, specifically the minimal quantity of errors, he stated there isn’t a query of him getting complacent.
“It doesn’t get boring. I feel hitting a very well-struck golf shot near the pin is like an addicting feeling,” he stated.
“That’s what retains all people coming again. Golf is a recreation that drives individuals nuts after which abruptly you hit this nice shot and it feels fantastic and flies proper up there by the pin and it simply offers all people hope.
“Typically that’s how I really feel on the market. I really like the sensation of a well-struck golf shot,” he added.
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Wyndham Clark, who shot 65 on Sunday after an electrical entrance 9 was tied for third with Patrick Cantlay.
Austrian Sepp Straka made birdies on 15 and 16 earlier than a bogey on the seventeenth and completed tied for fifth place.
There was a disappointing finish to Masters runner-up Ludvig Aberg’s spherical on Monday because the Swede made double bogey on the 18th and slipped down the leaderboard to T10.
Collin Morikawa, who had additionally battled with Scheffler on the ultimate day at Augusta, completed ninth, bogeying the 18th to complete with a one-over spherical of 72.
As for Scheffler, he heads out of South Caroline along with his spouse Meredith anticipating their first youngster within the coming days and his plans for celebrating his two wins in a fortnight had been very a lot ‘on-brand’.
“I’m going to get a breakfast burrito, some espresso, and I’m going to go house.”