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News18
05-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Scottie Scheffler Ties 72-Hole PGA Record In CJ Cup Byron Nelson Romp
Last Updated: Scottie Scheffler wins the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament with a record-matching 31-under par 253, securing his 14th PGA Tour title. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler matched the lowest 72-hole score in PGA Tour history on Sunday, overwhelming the field to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament. In his final tuneup for the PGA Championship in two weeks, the 28-year-old from nearby Dallas finished 72 holes on 31-under par 253 at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. 'I feel like my game is trending in a good direction," Scheffler said. 'I'm excited to start the rest of the season." Wire-to-wire win for the hometown hero 🏆Dallas native Scottie Scheffler claims his 14th TOUR title by EIGHT @CJByronNelson! — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 4, 2025 He matched the lowest total strokes over four rounds in a PGA Tour event, a mark shared by Sweden's Ludvig Aberg from the 2023 RSM Classic and American Justin Thomas at the 2017 Sony Open. Japan's Hideki Matsuyama set the PGA 72-hole record at par with a 35-under 257 to win this year's Sentry on the par-73 Kapalua course. Scheffler, who won nine times worldwide last year, captured his first title of 2025 after firing an eight-under par 63 to defeat South African Erik van Rooyen by eight strokes. 'This tournament means a lot to me. It was my first start as a pro 11 years ago and my sister caddied for me," an emotional Scheffler said. Scheffler choked up speaking to fans, including much of his family. 'I grew up coming to watch it," Scheffler said of the event. 'My family was all able to be here, and it was just special memories and I think at times it all comes crashing down to me at once. 'I just dreamed to be able to play in it, and it's more of a dream to be able to win it." Reigning Olympic champion Scheffler captured his 14th career PGA Tour title and first triumph since last December's Hero World Challenge invitational, an unofficial event. It was the most lopsided victory at the Byron Nelson since Sam Snead won by 10 strokes in 1957. 'Scottie was practically flawless, which is kind of what you expect from the world number one," van Rooyen said. Scheffler became only the third wire-to-wire winner at the event, following fellow Americans Mark Hayes in 1976 and Tom Watson in 1980. Scheffler, the first Dallas-area player to win the event since 2007, claimed his ninth title in 14 chances with a 54-hole PGA Tour lead. It was his fifth in a row in that situation and first since last year's Tour Championship. Scheffler, who began the day with an eight-stroke lead, made a 13-foot birdie putt on the second hole and, after suffering a bogey at the third hole, Scheffler reeled off birdies on the next four holes — each putt from eight feet or less — followed by a 20-foot eagle putt at the par-five ninth. Scheffler added a six-foot birdie putt at the 11th, a four-footer for birdie at 14 and a seven-footer for birdie at the par-three 15th before suffering a bogey at the par-three 17th. Scheffler reached the tee at the par-five 18th needing a birdie to take the 72-hole record for himself. After blasting 303 yards off the tee into the fairway, Scheffler found a greenside bunker and blasted out to eight feet, but missed the birdie putt for the solo record, tapping in for par to complete a devastating week. Spieth Fires 62 Jordan Spieth, a three-time major winner recovering from left wrist surgery last August, fired a bogey-free 62 final round to finish fourth on 265, one stroke behind fellow American Sam Stevens. It was Spieth's lowest PGA round since 2021 and comes two weeks before he tries to complete a career Grand Slam at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. 'The ultimate goal is consistent play, but it's not bogey avoidance or anything like that. I'm not changing strategy," Spieth said. 'It's just that my mechanics are getting a little bit better each week. I'm able to do sufficient stuff, maybe that I wasn't able to do last year, that maybe my wrist was holding me back, I'm not sure." (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - AFP) News18 Sports brings you the latest updates, live commentary, and highlights from cricket, football, tennis, badmintion, wwe and more. Catch breaking news, live scores, and in-depth coverage. Also Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : hero world challenge hideki matsuyama jordan spieth PGA Championship PGA Tour Location : Houston, United States First Published:
Newsweek
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Jordan Spieth Goes Nuclear, Gears Up for Grand Slam at PGA Championship
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Jordan Spieth looked unstoppable Sunday afternoon at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson PGA Tour event. He signed for an impressive bogey-free 9-under 62 to jump 20 spots up the leaderboard and likely finish inside the Top 5. Spieth finished at 19-under overall. Even though Spieth never had a real shot at catching Scottie Scheffler, who is setting PGA Tour records this week, this low round was a victory for Spieth in its own right. It marked his lowest season score, previously a 65 at the WM Phoenix Open and the Cognizant Classic. The 62 was also his best round since 2021, which tied his career low. "I've been stroking it well coming into this week, and I didn't have much go in in Hilton Head," Spieth said. "Statistically, I've been on a really good putting run, and I kind of got in a lull for Hilton Head and even into the first few days here. Luckily, today seemed to get out of it." The former Texas Longhorn made a birdie to start his day at the par-4 1st, and from there, it was like a switch flipped. MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 04: Jordan Spieth of the United States reacts after a birdie on the 18th green during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025 at TPC Craig Ranch on... MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 04: Jordan Spieth of the United States reacts after a birdie on the 18th green during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025 at TPC Craig Ranch on May 04, 2025 in McKinney, Texas. More Photo byJordan Spieth Putter Catching Fire Spieth noted that the first putt helped him a lot on Sunday. "Honestly, seeing the putt go in the middle on No. 1 was nice," Spieth said after his round on Sunday. "It was only six or seven feet, but it was an uphill right-to-lefter. I was like, 'Wow, okay. I liked how that felt.'" He added three in a row on holes 4-6 and his fifth at the par-5 9th to turn in 31 strokes. Spieth made two more birdies on 11 and 12. Chip-in magic for @JordanSpieth! 💥 The Dallas native is T2 and has the round of the day at -7 thru 12 @CJByronNelson. 📺 Golf Channel — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 4, 2025 He added his eighth of the day at the par-4 14th and finished off his round with on 18 to collect nine birdies total. The 13-time PGA Tour winner picked up +2.210 in strokes gained putting. It was not just his birdie putts that were big for him, but also those short ones for par that can sometimes cause him grief. He made over 91 feet in putts on Sunday, and +6.430 in strokes gained total. Spieth had wrist surgery last year, which caused him to miss most of the Fall PGA Tour season. It took the 3-time major champion some time to dust off the rust when he returned from injury, but he is slowly returning to form. "The ultimate goal is consistent play, but it's not bogey avoidance or anything like that," he explained. "I'm not changing strategy. It's just that my mechanics are getting a little bit better each week. I'm able to do sufficient stuff, maybe that I wasn't able to do last year." The Texas native looked like his old self on Sunday, as it seems his game is finally coming around again. It is the perfect time for him to regain prior form. The PGA Championship tees off at Quail Hollow in 11 days. That is the sole major championship Spieth is yet to win. He won the Masters and the U.S. Open in 2015, before capturing the Open Championship in 2017. Rory McIlroy recently became just the sixth golfer ever to win the career Grand Slam. Spieth will look to join that list. If he plays the way he did on Sunday, that is a very real possibility. More Golf: Rory McIlroy Shares Unknown Heartfelt Masters Story with Daughter, Poppy
NBC Sports
04-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Jordan Spieth on fire after wild chip-in during Byron Nelson final round
Jordan Spieth probably won't catch Scottie Scheffler on Sunday at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, but that won't stop Spieth from making a run anyway. Spieth birdied seven of his first 12 holes to begin his final round, including a wild chip-in at the par-4 12th hole. After rolling in six birdies, five of which came from inside 10 feet, Spieth stepped on the 12th tee and proceeded to miss his sixth fairway of the day. As Spieth's ball sailed right toward the gallery, he could be heard pleading for the ball not to hit the cart path while indifferently sneaking in a single, 'Fore.' 'I think it smashed the cart path, Michael,' Spieth added as his ball took a few hops on the path, though surprisingly didn't bound into a terrible spot. Spieth followed with a 206-yard approach from the rough that sailed the green and settled just off the green about 25 feet from the hole. He didn't have much green to work with and the lie was pretty downhill, but Spieth skillfully took a short stab at it, his ball coming out nicely, landing on the fringe and rolling right into the bottom of the cup. Chip-in magic for @JordanSpieth! 💥 The Dallas native is T2 and has the round of the day at -7 thru 12 @CJByronNelson. 📺 Golf Channel The birdie moved Spieth, who had the lowest round going on the golf course, into a tie for second at 17 under. He was still, however, seven shots back of Scheffler, who was 1 under through four holes. Spieth has two top-10s in nine previous starts this season after returning from left-wrist surgery at Pebble Beach. He also has strung together three consecutive top-20 finishes, including a T-14 at the Masters. He will continue his career Grand Slam quest in two weeks at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow.
The 42
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Power 7 shots off lead as Scheffler shoots sizzling 61 at Byron Nelson
TOP-RANKED SCOTTIE Scheffler fired a 10-under-par 61 on Thursday, his lowest round of the year, to seize a two-stroke lead at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament. The 28-year-old American, seeking his first victory of 2025 after taking nine titles last year, finished a bogey-free opening round with back-to-back birdies in his hometown event at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, near Dallas. An eagle on the par-five fifth was the highlight of Seamus Power's opening round, with the Waterford native also carding one bogey before birdies on his final two holes to finish with a three-under 68 – seven shots off Sheffler. 'I hit the ball really well,' Scheffler said. 'I gave myself a lot of opportunities, hit a lot of fairways, hit some really good iron shots in there close. A lot of it had to do with my ball-striking. I hit it really nice.' Scottie's feeling it in Texas 💯 World No. 1 goes low in Round 1 @CJByronNelson. — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 2, 2025 Scheffler, who was one off the course record held by South Korean Noh Seung-yul, fired his second-best 18-hole score in a PGA Tour event. Advertisement Filipino veteran Rico Hoey, seeking his first PGA title, fired his lowest PGA score to share second on 63 with Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas. On 64 were Germany's Stephan Jaeger and Americans Michael Thorbjornsen, Eric Cole, Andrew Putnam, Patton Kizzire, Will Gordon and Cameron Champ. 'I drove the ball great,' Hoey said. 'I've had some pretty good days where I drove it, but today was one of the best ones I've seen. Having ball in hand helped a lot, so took advantage of it.' Two-time Masters champion Scheffler, who struggled with a hand injury early this season, fired a seven-under 29 on the front nine and shot 32 on the inward nine and his eighth bogey-free round of the year ranks second on tour to Tom Hoge's 10. 'This is a golf course that you've got to make some birdies on, especially a day like today when there wasn't much wind,' Scheffler said. 'There are some scoring opportunities that you need to take advantage of and fortunately I was able to take advantage of those holes.' Scheffler reeled off four birdies in a row starting with a five-foot birdie putt at the third hole, then a four-footer at the par-three fourth and two-footers at the par-five fifth and par-four sixth. He added a birdie from just inside 17 feet at the eighth hole and sank a four-foot eagle putt at the par-five ninth after dropping his second shot onto the green. Scheffler followed three pars with a birdie putt from just outside 11 feet at the 13th to match Hoey for the lead, then dropped his tee shot inches from the hole at the par-three 17th and tapped in for birdie to seize the lead alone. At the par-five 18th, Scheffler missed a 28-foot eagle putt but tapped in for birdie to stretch his advantage. Hoey, a 29-year-old from Manila, didn't miss a fairway in a bogey-free round. He holed out for eagle from just beyond 35 feet at 18, then reeled off five consecutive birdies from the second through sixth holes before closing with a birdie putt from just inside 10 feet at the ninth. 'It felt great out there,' Hoey said. 'I just kept plugging away. I knew the birdies would come. I'm glad I stayed patient. I rattled off five straight birdies and that was awesome.' Hoey has triumphs on the Canadian and Korn Ferry developmental tours but yearns for a PGA breakthrough victory. 'Nice to get the momentum rolling now. This is the season to really kick it into gear,' he said. 'It would be great (to win), but it's just the first round.' – © AFP 2025
