Scottie Scheffler's wife steals the show at British Open as champ celebrates with kiss
The dominant world No. 1 swept aside the rest of the field and blew away Portrush as he proved he can master links golf, The Sun reports.
And after tapping in his par putt to seal the win, he roared with delight then embraced his family on the 18th green in emotional scenes.
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Scheffler, 29, started the final round at -14 with a four-shot lead over playing partner Haotong Li.
And barring a rogue double bogey when he failed to get out of a bunker on the eighth, in the end, this was merely a Sunday afternoon stroll in the park for Scheffler, who became the first man to win his first four Majors by three strokes or more.
He doffed his cap to mark the win, after holing a putt on 18 for a round of 68 to finish -17.
He was then joined on the 18th green by his family in emotional scenes.
Meredith has made a habit of stealing the show when celebrating big moments with her American husband.
All the cameras followed her and baby Bennett as they made their way onto the green to share a special moment.
“What? We do this like every Sunday.� pic.twitter.com/YF8PyB0bAA
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) July 20, 2025
Her casual look has become a feature of her appearances at golf events, and Monday morning's ensemble was no different as she matched a long white dress with an unbuttoned cardigan, Nike sneakers and white cap.
Bennett also did his best to upstage his parents with some cheeky antics.
And at Shinnecock Hills for the US Open next June, Scheffler will be aiming to become just the seventh man to complete the career Grand Slam.
His victory was done and dusted long before he rolled in his putt on the 72nd hole.
Scheffler's closest challenger was Harris English who shot 66 to finish on -13.
Chris Gotterup made it a USA 1-2-3 while Rory McIlroy ended up in T7 on -10 with a closing round of 69.
But Bryson DeChambeau was left wondering what might have been.
The big-hitting Californian carded rounds of 65 on Friday, 68 on Saturday and 64 on Sunday - a total of 16 under par over the last three rounds.
However, the LIV Golf man - used to playing three rounds on the Saudi breakaway tour - had a stinker on Thursday with a seven-over 78.
That ruled him out of contention of the Claret Jug - and he looked set to miss the cut before his delayed surge.
He finished on -9 but would have been right in contention had he not suffered a nightmare in the opening round.
Speaking of nightmares, Sergio Garcia certainly had one.
The fiery Spaniard smacked his driver into the ground after a wayward tee shot on the second hole - and snapped the club in half.
The head then fell off and tumbled away, leaving Garcia unable to use his longest club for the remaining 16 holes.
Ironically, the 2017 Masters champ birdied all three par 5s, including the hole when he broke the driver, and carded a 68 to finish at -3.
As the leaders were heading out, Rickie Fowler was heading back in having posted an impressive 65, including 30 on the back nine, to snatch the clubhouse lead at -8.
Sebastian Soderberg of Sweden collected the wooden spoon, finishing last of the 70 who made the cut on +11.
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