Scheffler shot a 64 in the final round to finish at 20-under, one ahead of three players who tied for second.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, has done it again. Not only did Scheffler become the first back-to-back winner in The Players Championship’s 50-year history, shooting a final-round 64 to finish at 20-under, one shot ahead of three players, but also it was the second straight week Scheffler won on the . Scheffler holed out for eagle on No. 4 Sunday and then caught fire, catching leader Xander Schauffle with a birdie on No.
“I did what I could to hang around until the neck felt better,” Scheffler told NBC after celebrating the win on the TPC Sawgrass driving range, where he had been preparing for a potential playoff. The neck was not a problem on Sunday, good news for Scheffler and bad news for the rest of pro golf. A month out from the Masters, there’s a considerable gap in form from Scheffler to everyone else. There’s not been a better iron player since prime Tiger Woods — Scheffler gained 6.
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