Scottie Scheffler pulls away for 4-stroke win at Memorial Tournament
When Scottie Scheffler holds a 54-hole lead, the result is all but predetermined, not only because of Scheffler's talent, but because of the effect he has on the leaderboard at any golf tournament. The 2025 Memorial Tournament, which marked Scheffler's 16th PGA Tour win on Sunday, was no different.
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With a four-shot victory at Muirfield Village, a signature event on the PGA Tour hosted annually by Jack Nicklaus, Scheffler flashed his dominance once again. A streak of four birdies in his final five holes on Saturday was the warning. A final-round 2-under was the capper.
Scheffler defended his 2024 victory, marking the third time he's defended an event (the Players Championship and the WM Phoenix Open being the others). Only two other players have recorded three or more title defenses: Phil Mickelson (5) and Tiger Woods (23), per The Athletic's Justin Ray. Scheffler has once again proven that he is worthy of being in the same conversations and on the same lists as the greatest players in the game.
'The only way you're going to catch him is through your own efforts, and sometimes your own efforts aren't good enough. They might even cause more mistakes,' said Nicklaus, joining CBS' broadcast team early Sunday evening.
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Scottie Scheffler joins @TigerWoods as the only consecutive winners @MemorialGolf. pic.twitter.com/YE1plAMl4O
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 1, 2025
That assessment provided the perfect transition into the final stretch on Sunday as Ben Griffin, the first-round leader and second-round co-leader, stood on the 14th tee four shots behind Scheffler, his playing partner. Dottie Pepper, walking with the Scheffler group, started to compare the situation to this year's PGA Championship: It felt like the world No. 1 simply had to keep the ball dry for the last four holes at Quail Hollow, and he'd get it done. And that's what he did.
Griffin started to look like the rest: Back-to-back bogeys on 12 and 13 handed Scheffler his four-shot lead. A steady par on 14, and then it was Griffin's time to pounce. On the par-5 15th, Griffin launched a 7-wood onto the putting surface and holed a putt for eagle. On 16, he buried another birdie. Suddenly, Scheffler's lead was down to two.
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That didn't last for much longer — the field tends to crumble when Scheffler shows up. Griffin launched his drive into the fans on the par-4 17th and walked away from the penultimate hole with a double bogey, right back where he started at four back.
The 18th hole at Muirfield is surrounded by a natural amphitheater. On Sunday, it was packed shoulder-to-shoulder with golf fans witnessing Scheffler's continuous greatness. He two-putted for par on the final hole to post a tournament total of 10-under with rounds of 70-70-68-70.
'It's always a hard week this week, and it's challenging to win this tournament,' Scheffler said. 'I battled really hard on the weekend, and Ben made it interesting down the stretch. Overall, it was a great week, and I'm definitely proud to be shaking Mr. Nicklaus' hand at the end of another good week.'
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