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3 hours ago
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- The Advertiser
Scheffler joins Tiger as repeat winners at Memorial
Scottie Scheffler never lost the lead and never gave anyone much of a chance down the stretch in another relentless performance, closing with a two-under 70 for a four-shot victory to join Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners of the Memorial. Slowed by hand surgery at the start of the year from a freak accident, Scheffler appears to be in full stride with one major already in the bag and another around the corner at the US Open. "It's always a hard week," said Scheffler, who finished at 10-under 278. "We battled really hard on the weekend. Overall it was a great week." On one of the tougher PGA Tour tests of the year, Scheffler made one bogey over the final 40 holes at Muirfield Village. "Well, you did it again," tournament host Jack Nicklaus told him walking off the green. Ben Griffin tried to make it interesting at the end on Sunday with a 12-foot eagle on the par-5 15th and a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th to close within two shots with two to play. Scheffler, however, doesn't make mistakes. Griffin made double bogey on the 17th. Griffin (73) made a par on the 18th to finish alone in second, worth $US2.2 million ($A3.4 million), more than what he earned when he won at Colonial last week. Austrian Sepp Straka (70) finished another shot back. "You know Scottie's probably going to play a good round of golf. The guy's relentless. He loves competition, and he doesn't like giving up shots," Straka said. "But it's one of those courses where it can always happen, so you got to be prepared for it. I felt like I gave myself a lot of chances to kind of make a push." Scheffler now has won three times in his last four starts — the exception was Colonial, a tie for fourth the week after winning the PGA Championship — and expanded his margin at No.1 in the world to levels not seen since Woods in his peak years. Woods is a five-time winner at Memorial who won three straight from 1999 through 2001. No one had repeated at Muirfield Village since then until Scheffler. It was Scheffler's fifth victory in a $US20 million ($A31 million) signature event in the last two years. This one ended in a handshake with Nicklaus, who had said earlier in the week of Scheffler, "He plays a lot like I did." Australians Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee finished well off the pace. Scott's final-round 72 left him five over while Lee (75) was another five shots adrift. Scottie Scheffler never lost the lead and never gave anyone much of a chance down the stretch in another relentless performance, closing with a two-under 70 for a four-shot victory to join Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners of the Memorial. Slowed by hand surgery at the start of the year from a freak accident, Scheffler appears to be in full stride with one major already in the bag and another around the corner at the US Open. "It's always a hard week," said Scheffler, who finished at 10-under 278. "We battled really hard on the weekend. Overall it was a great week." On one of the tougher PGA Tour tests of the year, Scheffler made one bogey over the final 40 holes at Muirfield Village. "Well, you did it again," tournament host Jack Nicklaus told him walking off the green. Ben Griffin tried to make it interesting at the end on Sunday with a 12-foot eagle on the par-5 15th and a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th to close within two shots with two to play. Scheffler, however, doesn't make mistakes. Griffin made double bogey on the 17th. Griffin (73) made a par on the 18th to finish alone in second, worth $US2.2 million ($A3.4 million), more than what he earned when he won at Colonial last week. Austrian Sepp Straka (70) finished another shot back. "You know Scottie's probably going to play a good round of golf. The guy's relentless. He loves competition, and he doesn't like giving up shots," Straka said. "But it's one of those courses where it can always happen, so you got to be prepared for it. I felt like I gave myself a lot of chances to kind of make a push." Scheffler now has won three times in his last four starts — the exception was Colonial, a tie for fourth the week after winning the PGA Championship — and expanded his margin at No.1 in the world to levels not seen since Woods in his peak years. Woods is a five-time winner at Memorial who won three straight from 1999 through 2001. No one had repeated at Muirfield Village since then until Scheffler. It was Scheffler's fifth victory in a $US20 million ($A31 million) signature event in the last two years. This one ended in a handshake with Nicklaus, who had said earlier in the week of Scheffler, "He plays a lot like I did." Australians Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee finished well off the pace. Scott's final-round 72 left him five over while Lee (75) was another five shots adrift. Scottie Scheffler never lost the lead and never gave anyone much of a chance down the stretch in another relentless performance, closing with a two-under 70 for a four-shot victory to join Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners of the Memorial. Slowed by hand surgery at the start of the year from a freak accident, Scheffler appears to be in full stride with one major already in the bag and another around the corner at the US Open. "It's always a hard week," said Scheffler, who finished at 10-under 278. "We battled really hard on the weekend. Overall it was a great week." On one of the tougher PGA Tour tests of the year, Scheffler made one bogey over the final 40 holes at Muirfield Village. "Well, you did it again," tournament host Jack Nicklaus told him walking off the green. Ben Griffin tried to make it interesting at the end on Sunday with a 12-foot eagle on the par-5 15th and a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th to close within two shots with two to play. Scheffler, however, doesn't make mistakes. Griffin made double bogey on the 17th. Griffin (73) made a par on the 18th to finish alone in second, worth $US2.2 million ($A3.4 million), more than what he earned when he won at Colonial last week. Austrian Sepp Straka (70) finished another shot back. "You know Scottie's probably going to play a good round of golf. The guy's relentless. He loves competition, and he doesn't like giving up shots," Straka said. "But it's one of those courses where it can always happen, so you got to be prepared for it. I felt like I gave myself a lot of chances to kind of make a push." Scheffler now has won three times in his last four starts — the exception was Colonial, a tie for fourth the week after winning the PGA Championship — and expanded his margin at No.1 in the world to levels not seen since Woods in his peak years. Woods is a five-time winner at Memorial who won three straight from 1999 through 2001. No one had repeated at Muirfield Village since then until Scheffler. It was Scheffler's fifth victory in a $US20 million ($A31 million) signature event in the last two years. This one ended in a handshake with Nicklaus, who had said earlier in the week of Scheffler, "He plays a lot like I did." Australians Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee finished well off the pace. Scott's final-round 72 left him five over while Lee (75) was another five shots adrift. Scottie Scheffler never lost the lead and never gave anyone much of a chance down the stretch in another relentless performance, closing with a two-under 70 for a four-shot victory to join Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners of the Memorial. Slowed by hand surgery at the start of the year from a freak accident, Scheffler appears to be in full stride with one major already in the bag and another around the corner at the US Open. "It's always a hard week," said Scheffler, who finished at 10-under 278. "We battled really hard on the weekend. Overall it was a great week." On one of the tougher PGA Tour tests of the year, Scheffler made one bogey over the final 40 holes at Muirfield Village. "Well, you did it again," tournament host Jack Nicklaus told him walking off the green. Ben Griffin tried to make it interesting at the end on Sunday with a 12-foot eagle on the par-5 15th and a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th to close within two shots with two to play. Scheffler, however, doesn't make mistakes. Griffin made double bogey on the 17th. Griffin (73) made a par on the 18th to finish alone in second, worth $US2.2 million ($A3.4 million), more than what he earned when he won at Colonial last week. Austrian Sepp Straka (70) finished another shot back. "You know Scottie's probably going to play a good round of golf. The guy's relentless. He loves competition, and he doesn't like giving up shots," Straka said. "But it's one of those courses where it can always happen, so you got to be prepared for it. I felt like I gave myself a lot of chances to kind of make a push." Scheffler now has won three times in his last four starts — the exception was Colonial, a tie for fourth the week after winning the PGA Championship — and expanded his margin at No.1 in the world to levels not seen since Woods in his peak years. Woods is a five-time winner at Memorial who won three straight from 1999 through 2001. No one had repeated at Muirfield Village since then until Scheffler. It was Scheffler's fifth victory in a $US20 million ($A31 million) signature event in the last two years. This one ended in a handshake with Nicklaus, who had said earlier in the week of Scheffler, "He plays a lot like I did." Australians Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee finished well off the pace. Scott's final-round 72 left him five over while Lee (75) was another five shots adrift.
New Straits Times
4 hours ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Scottie Scheffler rolls to victory at Memorial for 3rd win of year
OHIO: Scottie Scheffler showed once again that he's ready to conquer whatever challenge he's faced with on the PGA Tour. The world's No. 1 golfer had another smooth round and won for the third time in his last four tournaments, successfully defending his title at the Memorial Tournament with Sunday's 2-under-par 70 in the final round at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. "This is a golf course that is definitely going to expose your weaknesses," Scheffler said. "Did some really good battling today. ... Put up another really good round on this very difficult golf course." At 10-under 278 for the tournament, Scheffler secured a four-shot victory over Ben Griffin -- the only other golfer to win a PGA Tour event that Scheffler started in the past month. Scheffler hadn't won in 2025 until capturing the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, which is considered his hometown event in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and followed that with claiming the PGA Championship. He won seven times in 2024. Scheffler and Tiger Woods are the only back-to-back winners of the Memorial Tournament. It's a tournament hosted by legendary Jack Nicklaus, who greeted the current champion as he walked off the green. "It's pretty cool," Scheffler said. "It's always a hard week. It's so challenging to play this tournament." Much like on Saturday, Scheffler was content with pars as he played the front nine in 1 under with eight pars. Griffin (73 on Sunday) led for large chunks of the first three days, but lost a share of the top spot with a bogey on Saturday's final hole. He began Sunday with another bogey, and he was 2 over for the day through 13 holes. "I'll learn from some of my swings down the stretch," Griffin said. "I'll remember some of the good stuff, and I'll bounce back and get right back to it." An eagle on the par-5 15th with a 12-foot putt followed by a birdie on No. 16 allowed Griffin to extend the suspense. Then the margin went from two strokes to four when Griffin was stuck with a double bogey at No. 17. "We battled really hard on the weekend," Scheffler said. "Ben made things interesting down the stretch. Overall, it was a great week." A week ago, Scheffler tied for fourth place as Griffin won the Charles Schwab Challenge. Scheffler has secured seven consecutive top-10 finishes. "The guy's relentless," said Sepp Straka, the tournament's third-place finisher from Austria. "He loves competition, and he doesn't like giving up shots." Griffin said his putting was costly during the weekend. The runner-up spot didn't seem as rewarding as it would have in previous years. "I'd take this finish, like, a year ago, two years ago, three years ago," he said. "I'm definitely a little disappointed to not have made it a little bit closer or gotten it done." Straka (70) was third at 5 under and second-round co-leader Nick Taylor of Canada (73) finished fourth at 4 under. Russell Henley (71) and Maverick McNealy (70) shared fifth place at 2 under. Brandt Snedeker's 65 was the best score of the final round, moving him to 1 under and into a five-way tie for seventh place. "I think I probably made 200 feet of putts today," Snedeker said. "I had the putter working. When you have days like that, it's just get it on the green, give yourself a chance." Also in that cluster at 7 under was Rickie Fowler (73), who qualified for next month's British Open as a result of his finishing spot. "We're heading the right way," Fowler said. "This week still could have been a lot better, but definitely positive is going over to Portrush. That's one I've wanted on the schedule."
Toronto Sun
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
Scheffler wins again at Memorial; Stark takes U.S. Women's Open
Published Jun 01, 2025 • 5 minute read Scottie Scheffler holds the trophy after winning the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Dublin, Ohio. Photo by Sue Ogrocki / AP Photo DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler never lost the lead and never gave anyone much of a chance down the stretch Sunday in another relentless performance, closing with a 2-under 70 for a four-shot victory to join Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners of the Memorial. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Slowed by hand surgery at the start of the year from a freak accident, Scheffler appears to be in full stride with one major already in the bag and another around the corner at the U.S. Open. On one of the tougher PGA Tour tests of the year, Scheffler made one bogey over the final 40 holes at Muirfield Village. He finished at 10-under 278. Ben Griffin tried to make it interesting at the end with a 12-foot eagle on the par-5 15th and a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th to close within two shots with two to play. Scheffler, however, doesn't make mistakes. Griffin made double bogey on the 17th. Griffin made a 4-foot par on the 18th for a 73 to finish alone in second, worth $2.2 million, more than what he earned when he won at Colonial last week. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Sepp Straka (70) finished another shot back. Scheffler now has won three times in his last four starts — the exception was Colonial, a tie for fourth the week after winning the PGA Championship — and expanded his margin at No. 1 in the world to levels not seen since Woods in his peak years. Woods is a five-time winner at Memorial who won three straight from 1999 through 2001. No one had repeated at Muirfield Village since then until Scheffler. Read More LPGA Tour Maja Stark of Sweden continued the steady play she demonstrated all week to win the U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin for her first major championship. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Stark shot an even-par 72 to finish at 7-under 281, two strokes ahead of top-ranked Nelly Korda and Japan's Rio Takeda. Stark earned $2.4 million in the biggest event of the women's golf season. The 25-year-old Stark became the sixth Swede to win a women's major, and the first since Anna Nordqvist in the 2021 Women's British Open. The former Oklahoma State player is the first Swede to win a U.S. Women's Open since Annika Sorenstam in 2006. Stark won her second LPGA Tour title. She also won the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland, an event co-sanctioned by Ladies European Tour. Korda closed with a 71, and Takeda had a 72. Hye-Jin Choi (68), Ruoning Yin (70) and Mao Saigo (73) tied for fourth at 4 under. Hailee Cooper (70) and Hinako Shibuno (74) were 3 under. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Nicolai von Dellingshausen of Germany closed with a 5-under 65 to win the Austrian Alpine Open in Salzberg, Austria, by two shots and capture his first title on the European tour. Von Dellingshausen began the final round one shot behind fellow German Marcel Schneider and quickly seized control with three birdies and an eagle on the opening nine. After another birdie to start the back nine, he closed with eight straight pars. Von Dellingshausen finished at 19-under 261, two ahead of Schneider (68) and Kristoffer Reitan, who was coming off a victory in Belgium last week at the Soudal Open. Reitan shot a 60, missing an eagle putt on the final hole in his bid for only the second 59 in European tour history. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. PGA Tour Champions Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Principal Charity Classic at Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa, for his third PGA Tour Champions victory of the year, beating Soren Kjeldsen and Cameron Percy with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. Jimenez closed with a birdie on the 311-yard, par-4 18th for a 2-under 70, then made a 4-footer for another birdie on the extra hole. The 61-year-old Spanish star led wire-to-wire, opening with rounds of 63 and 66. Jimenez has 16 career PGA Tour Champions victories, also winning the Trophy Hassan II in February in Morocco and the Hoag Classic in March in Newport Beach, Calif. Kjeldsen finished with a 63, and Percy shot 67 to match Jimenez at 17-under 199. Kevin Sutherland was a stroke back after a 68. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Trace Crowe made five birdies on the front nine to build a comfortable lead, and then survived a few nervous moment before pulling away with a 5-under 65 to win the UNC Health Championship in Raleigh, N.C., for his second career Korn Ferry Tour title. Crowe had a one-shot lead over Martin Laird going into the final round and was four ahead heading to the back nine. Laird stayed in the game, and a two-shot swing on the 14th — Laird made birdie, Crowe his first bogey of the day — trimmed Crowe's lead to one. Crowe birdied the 15th for a two-shot swing in his favour, and Laird bogeyed the next two. Crowe finished at 21-under 259 for a five-shot win over Laird (69), Davis Chatfield (68) and Hank Lebioda (61). Other tours This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Mikiya Akutsu closed with a 1-under 71 to win the Mizuno Open by four shots over Young-Han Song and Riki Kawamoto on the Japan Golf Tour. All three players earned a spot in the British Open as part of Open Qualifying Series. … Rocco Repetto Taylor won his first Challenge Tour title on home soil when he closed with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory in the Challenge de Cadiz in Spain. … Malcolm Mitchell closed with a 1-under 71 and defeated Jonathan Broomhead in a playoff to win the Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. … Nanako Inagaki held on with a 1-over 73 for a one-shot victory in the Resort Trust Ladies on the Japan LPGA. … Yunji Jeong shot a 1-under 70 and for a one-shot win in the Suhyup Bank MBN Ladies Open on the Korea LPGA. Editorial Cartoons World Toronto & GTA Sports Columnists
Newsweek
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Memorial: Jack Nicklaus Has Eye-Opening Scottie Scheffler Proclamation
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. Scottie Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament for the second straight year, joining Tiger Woods as the only two players to conquer Muirfield Village in consecutive seasons. He began the day holding a one shot advantage over Ben Griffin, the North Carolinian who won last week's Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. Griffin has been red-hot as of late, too, but Scheffler slammed the door shut on him down the stretch in Ohio on Sunday. After missing the fairway and making a bogey on the par-4 10th, Scheffler canned back-to-back birdie tries on the 11th and 12th holes. Meanwhile, Griffin missed a short birdie try on 11 and then bogeyed the 12th and 13th, which increased Scheffler's lead to four with five holes to play. The engraver could have started to etch Scheffler's name into the trophy at that point. Jack Nicklaus and Scottie Scheffler pose for photos with the trophy after Scheffler won the 2025 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 01, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio. Jack Nicklaus and Scottie Scheffler pose for photos with the trophy after Scheffler won the 2025 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 01, 2025 in Dublin, Griffin, a fiery player whose confidence only continues to increase, made an eagle on the par-5 15th. He then sunk a long birdie putt on the par-3 16th to apply some pressure and suddenly, Scheffler's lead dwindled from four to two with two to play. "I told myself when we were standing there on 17 tee, if [Griffin] eagles 15, birdies 16 and 17 and 18, we deserve to be in a playoff," Scheffler said after. "I can't stop him from playing great golf, but all I can do is just go out there and try and execute. I hit the fairway on 17, hit the green, gave myself a good look. When you're in the rough out here, it's really challenging, and [Griffin] put it in the rough on 17, which makes that hole extremely difficult, and paid the price for an errant tee shot." Griffin walked away with a double while Scheffler penciled in a four into his scorecard. It was over, leaving Scheffler with an easy stroll up to the 18th green, where a victorious handshake with tournament host Jack Nicklaus awaited. "I think that great players are ones who rise to the occasion and are ones who know how to play coming down the stretch in important events," Nicklaus said after the tournament ended. "[Scheffler is] a great player. I mean, look at the record that he has had the last few years. It's unbelievable." Scheffler won his 16th PGA Tour title on Sunday, all of which have come since February 2022. He's on a remarkable tear, one that makes the game look so easy and so simple. He hits fairways and greens routinely, rarely putting himself out of position. Why is the Memorial one of my favorite tournaments of the year? Well the biggest reason has to do with Jack, and the way he makes himself available during this week every year. For my entire life, I have loved hearing his insight, especially at Muirfield Village, whether it be… — Jack Milko (@jack_milko) June 2, 2025 His mental toughness is unflappable too, which led Nicklaus, the winningest major champion of all time, to make quite the declaration on Sunday evening. "I don't think I played nearly as well as he played," Nicklaus said of Scheffler. "He's playing better than I played and more consistent. He's just been playing fantastic, and I love watching him play. Whether it's here or on the television or whatever it is, I love to watch. Anytime he's playing, I want to watch." Scheffler smiled at the comment, but did not add anything further. He's a man of humility, an individual who never gets too far ahead of himself. He also does not have a big ego whatsoever. He is focused solely on the present and on his process to prepare. Higher than those items on his priority list are his faith and his family. But he is also intense, and he takes that intensity and tries to apply it to each and every shot — one of the many reasons why he has won so much over the past three years. "Early in my career I felt like I didn't bring enough intensity to the first couple rounds. Like I would bring a lot of intensity on Saturday and Sunday, but I was always kind of on the outside looking in when it came to leaderboards, and that's one thing I think that Tiger was really good at was bringing that level of intensity to each and every shot," Scheffler said. "I never got to play with Mr. Nicklaus, but I would assume that's probably a pretty similar thought process that he brought to each round. And each tournament week feels like a marathon, especially when you're playing a difficult golf course like this, so it's just more important to stay in the proper head space and try and hit shots and then go from there." That increased intensity has turned Scheffler into a Hall of Fame player, or perhaps even better than that, as Nicklaus so aptly put it. More Golf: The Memorial: Ben Griffin Reveals Frightening Reason For His Sunglasses
RTHK
5 hours ago
- Sport
- RTHK
Scheffler defends PGA Memorial crown
Scheffler defends PGA Memorial crown Scheffler joins elite company as just the second player to defend titles at the Memorial tournament. Photo: Reuters World number one Scottie Scheffler captured his 16th career PGA Tour victory to join Tiger Woods as the only players to defend titles at the Memorial tournament. The 28-year-old American took his third triumph in a month, firing a two-under par 70 to finish 72 holes on 10-under 278 at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. American Ben Griffin, coming off a victory last week at Colonial, was four strokes back in second on 282 after shooting 73 with Austrian Sepp Straka third on 283, one stroke better than Canada's Nick Taylor. "It's always a hard week to play this tournament," Scheffler said. "I battled really hard over the weekend and Ben made things interesting down the stretch." The triumph marked the ninth consecutive time Scheffler has turned a 54-hole lead into a victory, this one coming at the event hosted by 18-time major winner Jack Nicklaus. "Overall it was a great week and definitely proud to be shaking Mr. Nicklaus's hand at the end of another good week," Scheffler said. Scheffler won last month's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow for his third major crown after taking the CJ Cup Byron Nelson two weeks earlier. By winning his first 16 PGA titles in just under 3.5 years, Scheffler became the fourth-fastest to go from his first to 16th tour wins after Sam Snead, Nicklaus and Woods, a 15-time major winner who took the Memorial from 1999 to 2001. The victory marked the first defended title among the nine crowns Scheffler won worldwide last year, having edged compatriot Collin Morikawa by a stroke at the 2024 Memorial. It also ensured Scheffler will be seen as the man to beat in two weeks at the US Open at Oakmont, where Scheffler seeks a fourth career major victory and second in a row. "This is definitely a golf course that's going to expose your weaknesses," Scheffler said of Muirfield Village. "I've got a few things I can practice on next week. Overall, it was a really solid week, did some really good battling." Scheffler sank a par putt from just inside 10 feet at the 14th hole and reached 10-under with a tap-in birdie at the par-five 15th. Griffin, however, reached the 15th green in two and sank a 12-foot eagle putt to pull within three strokes with three holes to play. Griffin then followed with a 27-foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th to pull within two of the lead. Scheffler responded by dropping his approach at 17 just inside 20 feet on the way to a routine par while Griffin needed four shots to reach the 17th green on his way to a double bogey, falling four adrift. Scheffler closed out matters with a seven-foot birdie putt at 18. Scheffler, who began the day with a one-stroke lead, birdied the first six holes to keep his one stroke lead while Griffin stayed on his heels by answering bogeys at the first and par-three fourth holes with birdies at the second and par-five fifth. Scheffler left his third shot at the par-five seventh within four feet of the hole and sank the birdie putt to reach nine-under. Scheffler curled in a par putt at the ninth from just inside nine feet to make the turn with a two-stroke lead, but missed a 12-footer for par at the 10th for a bogey that dropped his advantage to one shot once more. At the par-five 11th, Scheffler responded by blasting out of the rough to 14 feet and curling in the birdie putt to restore a two-stroke edge on nine-under. Griffin found a bunker on the way to a bogey at the par-three 12th and never found the fairway at 13 on the way to another bogey that left Scheffler ahead by four with five holes remaining. (AFP)
