World primary Scottie Scheffler captured his sixteenth profession PGA Tour victory on Sunday, becoming a member of Tiger Woods as the one gamers to defend titles on the Memorial match.
The 28-year-old American took his third triumph in a month, firing a two-under par 70 to complete 72 holes on 10-under 278 at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.
American Ben Griffin, coming off a victory final week at Colonial, was 4 strokes again in second on 282 after taking pictures 73 with Austrian Sepp Straka third on 283, one stroke higher than Canada’s Nick Taylor.
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“It’s at all times a tough week to play this match,” Scheffler mentioned. “I battled actually arduous over the weekend and Ben made issues fascinating down the stretch.”
The triumph marked the ninth consecutive time Scheffler has turned a 54-hole lead right into a victory, this one coming on the occasion hosted by 18-time main winner Jack Nicklaus.
Because the Byron Nelson Basic at first of Could, Scheffler has taken residence $9,627,000 (A$15m) in prize cash.
“Total it was an amazing week and positively proud to be shaking Mr. Nicklaus’s hand on the finish of one other good week,” Scheffler mentioned.
Scheffler received final month’s PGA Championship at Quail Hole for his third main crown after taking the CJ Cup Byron Nelson two weeks earlier.
By successful his first 16 PGA titles in just below 3.5 years, Scheffler grew to become the fourth-fastest to go from his first to sixteenth tour wins after Sam Snead, Nicklaus and Woods, a 15-time main winner who took the Memorial from 1999-2001.
The victory marked the primary defended title among the many 9 crowns Scheffler received worldwide final 12 months, having edged compatriot Collin Morikawa by a stroke on the 2024 Memorial.
It additionally ensured Scheffler might be seen as the person to beat in two weeks on the US Open at Oakmont, the place Scheffler seeks a fourth profession main victory and second in a row.
“That is positively a golf course that’s going to show your weaknesses,” Scheffler mentioned of Muirfield Village. “I’ve bought a couple of issues I can apply on subsequent week. Total, it was a very stable week, did some actually good battling.”
Scheffler sank a par putt from simply inside 10 ft on the 14th gap and reached 10-under with a tap-in birdie on the par-five fifteenth.
Griffin, nevertheless, reached the fifteenth inexperienced in two and sank a 12-foot eagle putt to drag inside three strokes with three holes to play.
Griffin then adopted with a 27-foot birdie putt on the par-three sixteenth to drag inside two of the lead.
Scheffler responded by dropping his strategy at 17 simply inside 20 ft on the way in which to a routine par whereas Griffin wanted 4 pictures to achieve the seventeenth inexperienced on his approach to a double bogey, falling 4 adrift.
Scheffler closed out issues with a seven-foot birdie putt at 18.
– Scheffler stable early –
Scheffler, who started the day with a one-stroke lead, birdied the primary six holes to maintain his one stroke lead whereas Griffin stayed on his heels by answering bogeys on the first and par-three fourth holes with birdies on the second and par-five fifth.
Scheffler left his third shot on the par-five seventh inside 4 ft of the opening and sank the birdie putt to achieve nine-under.
Scheffler curled in a par putt on the ninth from simply inside 9 ft to make the flip with a two-stroke lead, however missed a 12-footer for par on the tenth for a bogey that dropped his benefit to 1 shot as soon as extra.
On the par-five eleventh, Scheffler responded by blasting out of the tough to 14 ft and curling within the birdie putt to revive a two-stroke edge on nine-under.
Griffin discovered a bunker on the way in which to a bogey on the par-three twelfth and by no means discovered the green at 13 on the way in which to a different bogey that left Scheffler forward by 4 with 5 holes remaining.