Scottie Scheffler claims fifth win of the season at BMW Championship
The Texan, who won two majors in 2025, overturned a four-shot deficit, held overnight by Scotland's Robert MacIntyre.
Scheffler, who finished on 15 under, had a mid-round stumble but six birdies, including a long chip-in birdie on 17 was enough to see him claim a two-shot victory over MacIntyre.
The Scotsman could not emulate Justin Rose's success last week, stumbling out of the gate with three birdies in the first five holes.
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Rory McIlroy will return to East Lake in second spot in the FedEx Cup standings as he finished in a tie for 13th place.
The Northern Irish golfer finished with a final round of level-par 70 in which he made two double bogeys, two bogeys and six birdies in a rollercoaster finish to his week.
Shane Lowry had a strong Sunday shooting a three-under-par round of 67 and will enter the season finale in 24th spot.
The Offaly native finished on one-over-par for the tournament after his low round of the week that left him joint-23rd.
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