Back where it all started, Scottie Scheffler is once again the top golfer in the world.
Scheffler backed that save up with a birdie on the 17th, and then cruised through the final hole to take the three-shot win.
Taylor finished alone in second at 17-under on the week after going 6-under on the day with a birdie at the last. Rahm was three shots back of Taylor at 14-under. Justin Thomas jumped up to fourth after his best round of the week. He carded a 6-under 65 to move up 12 spots on the leaderboard, one ahead of Jason Day.
Scheffler got his first career win in Arizona last year, and it ended up sparking a breakout year on Tour. He won four times last season, including at The Masters, and had 11 top-10 finishes. Scheffler finished in second at the U.S. Open and the Tour Championship, too. Scheffler held the No. 1 spot in the OWGR until the CJ Cup in South Carolina earlier this season, but has been just a spot behind McIlroy ever since. Now, with one event left on the Tour’s “West Coast Swing” and about two months until the Masters, Scheffler is back on top of the sport.Listen
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