Scottie Scheffler

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Waking up for a tournament round at 4 a.m. is tough for the average golfer. Doing it without coffee?

The secret to success for a golfer aiming at No. Saturday morning’s round was the latest winning sign for Scheffler, who owns five PGA Tour victories within just over a year going back to the 2022 Phoenix Open. And while he said he has become a coffee connoisseur of late, even ordering an espresso machine during the Open Championship at St. Ranked second in the world, Scheffler closed his round with a 7-under 137, entering the clubhouse two strokes behind Adam Svensson of Canada. — Waking up for a tournament round at 4 a.m. is tough for the average golfer.

Scottie Scheffler capped off a long day of 26 holes with one last birdie Saturday that gave him a 7-under 65 and a two-shot lead.

He bounced right back in the afternoon with a 68 and was in the group five shots behind. The European tour member can earn PGA Tour status with a win, and a decent finish is likely to move him high enough in the world ranking to get in the Masters. That gave him a 67 and a two-shot lead, and he started with a birdie. And to think Hoge had a flight booked home to the Dallas area for Saturday afternoon. And he took it from there, missing only two greens and converting all the important putts. He was short of the par-5 ninth green in three, some 40 feet from the hole. Whether that kind of score is available Sunday depends on how much wind continues to dry out the course. 1 and three-time winner this year, withdrew before the second round with a stomach ailment. 3 missed the cut with rounds of 76-73. Now he’s in the final group with the Masters champion. 1 in the world. Lee only got into The Players Championship two weeks ago when he narrowly stayed in the top 50 after the Honda Classic.

Baddeley safely on the green! Sky Sport Golf's Ali Stafford from TPC Sawgrass... “Imagine having the tee shot at the 17th as your opening hole of the day - ...

While the American can move back to World No.1 with TPC victory, he's only focused on the title.

“Today was going to be the day to do it if you were going to out here because it was soft with little wind, so you felt like you could make birdies and keep trying to make birdies. So, yeah, I'm just out here enjoying my time, and like I said, I just crept into this tournament and making the most of it and soaking it all in.” I like to have fun and interact with the fans when I can. “(Sunday) could be the biggest day of my life, but I'm going to go out there and have fun again,” he said. But Lee failed to sustain his momentum and walked off with a disappointing lip-out bogey on the last to shoot 66. Things did favor in my way, and you got to make the most of it.

A clustered leaderboard filled with rookies, former loan officers, relative unknowns, journeymen and major champions had the looks of turning into a two-man ...

For the first time in PLAYERS Championship history, there have been two aces on No. That’s all I have left” and then we watched Tom Hoge roll in that 10 footer.— Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) It appeared as if he was off and running and even more so when he reached as low as 7 under with a birdie on the par-5 2nd (his 11th hole). If not for that middle stretch of his second round, the three-time major champion would be much better positioned, but he still believes he has a chance. He played his next 11 holes in 2 over lowlighted by a double bogey on the par-5 11th (the easiest hole on the course). Hoge gained nearly eight strokes on the field through a well-rounded effort consisting of +1.06 strokes gained off the tee, +3.89 strokes gained approach, +0.19 strokes gained around the green and +2.44 strokes gained putting. The Englishman went from 5 under to 9 under in less than an hour, catapulting his name into contention. The big leap forward in his career felt inevitable in 2023, but Davis admitted to facing some health struggles in the early parts of the year. He took down Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff in his last victory at the 2021 Scottish Open and will have no fear trying to do the same to Scheffler. He began his third round in ideal fashion when he kicked in a birdie on No. Scheffler will begin the final round two strokes clear of world No. A clustered leaderboard filled with rookies, former loan officers, relative unknowns, journeymen and major champions had the looks of turning into a two-man race before Scottie Scheffler took control at the 2023 Players Championship.

Scottie Scheffler powered into the third-round lead at the Players Championship on Saturday, taking advantage of ideal scoring conditions as the golfers ...

He got his round off to a sizzling birdie-eagle start to lay the foundation for a seven-under 65 and two-shot lead over Australia's Min Woo Lee going into Sunday's final round at the TPC Sawgrass. Masters champion Scheffler, who can reclaim the number one world ranking with a win on Sunday, sits on 14-under-par overall. Scottie Scheffler powered into the third-round lead at the Players Championship on Saturday, taking advantage of ideal scoring conditions as the golfers produced a spectacular display of birdies, eagles, a rare ace and a record low round from Tom Hoge.

Scottie Scheffler shot 7-under par 65 with birdies on two of the final three holes Saturday to hold a one-shot lead going into the final day of The Players ...

Scheffler is looking for win No. 6 in his first 97 starts on the PGA Tour.

He's been the third-best iron player in the field on a golf course that is extremely demanding of it. He has the skill to do so, but Sunday is going to be a 300-level class from Scheffler in how to close out a golf tournament. He'll go into Sunday's finale with perhaps more momentum than anyone following a birdie-eagle-birdie end to his third round (that eagle was an ace on the 17th), but I don't think he has the firepower to roll with Scheffler, Davis, Fleetwood and Lee over the last 18 holes. He has the engine to chase down Scheffler as long as Scheffler doesn't shoot something in the 60s, but Fleetwood has sometimes struggled to close out big time wins. Hoge made the cut on the number before going out and shooting the course record on Saturday in Round 3. Sungjae Im (-8): I don't know that Im, who is six back of Scheffler's lead, is actually in contention here, but he's hitting the ball well this week. He's third in the field from tee to green through three rounds, and this is among the better spots he's been in to capture what would be a signature win at TPC Sawgrass. According to Data Golf, Fleetwood's expected win rate has dropped across all final rounds in which he entered inside the top five (where he'll be on this Sunday). I think he's going to be a star out here on the PGA Tour in the coming years." He has "had an awesome week but won't have the battery to run down Scheffler down the stretch" written all over him, but if you're interested in some stock, I bought a ton after Cam Davis (-10): Davis is a low-key stud who is hitting the hell out of the golf ball this week and cruised to a 67 on Saturday. Lee is a menace who won't be afraid of going against Scheffler in the final pairing.

The five-time PGA Tour winner leads at 14 under after 54 holes at TPC Sawgrass. Scheffler shot a third-round, 4-under 66, which included birdies on Nos. 16 and ...

1 in the world," Scheffler said after his third round at TPC Sawgrass. 2023 WM Phoenix Open: Exactly one year since Scheffler claimed his maiden victory, he secured a two-stroke lead after Day 3 and cruised in the final round with a closing 65 for a two-stroke win over Nick Taylor. 1 if he holds on to his lead on Sunday. But more than anything, he just wants to leave the Tour's flagship event with his sixth win. Maybe the reason Scheffler feels confident heading into the final round is because this isn't his first rodeo with a 54-hole lead on Tour. He notched his maiden win at the WM Phoenix Open in February and then won two more times in 42 days, rising to world No.

Scottie Scheffler shot 64 in the third round to take a two-shot lead on a day when the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course gave up record-low numbers.

“Who knows, they might turn on the sub-air and roll the greens a couple times, [and] they could be back to the way they were round one and two.” It's a lot more fun being in the arena and being in the moment.” “Yeah, tomorrow could be the biggest day of my life, but I'm going to go out there and have fun again,” said Lee, whose sister, Minjee Lee, is a two-time major winner on the LPGA. Throw in a dash of setup retribution and we’re likely to witness a final round replete with all manner of comeuppance. “I've been on a lot of leaderboards, and I've said it a few times, it's a lot of more fun being in the lead than it is being in 20th going into today and shooting two under and finishing 30th or whatever it is. “I'm not taking it for granted.” Scheffler, 26, the reigning Masters champion, jumped on the hole-out bandwagon by flopping a wedge from the heavy rough left of the par-5 second green and watched the 62-footer go down for eagle, much to the chagrin of his caddie, Ted Scott. Lee, 24, has a pair of DP World Tour wins, but this is by far his best chance for what would be a life-changing victory. In fact, it was the first time any round had dipped below 70, and it was more than four strokes lower than this week’s second-round average of 73.797. It was the first time any player posted 4-1-3 on the final three holes. A 10-foot birdie putt on 18, combined with a three-putt bogey by Players rookie Min Woo Lee a few minutes earlier, enabled the talented Texan to forge a two-stroke lead through 54 holes at 14-under 202. [lit up the joint for a course-record 10-under-par 62](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/players-2023-tom-hoge-scorches-sawgrass-shoot-course-record-62), the 75 gentlemen who made the cut earlier in the day strolled around the property on a temperate afternoon like they owned it.

Scheffler moved to 14 under with a 65, with Min Woo Lee just behind on 12 under.

Earlier in the day, Rory McIlroy failed to make the cut as the second round was finally completed on Saturday following storm delays. Scheffler will return to the world number one spot if he wins the title on Sunday. Scheffler moved to 14 under with a 65, with Min Woo Lee just behind on 12 under.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – When play resumed Saturday morning at THE PLAYERS Championship, Scottie Scheffler topped the odds board but not the leaderboard.

When it comes to the top of the board, I think we both agree that this feels like Scheffler’s to lose – but with the unpredictability of TPC Sawgrass, there’s still a chance for some final-round fluctuations to the in-play markets that could turn this thing into a gripping watch. The Norwegian fell off the pace Saturday, but he’s just two shots off the top-10 number and sits third this week in SG: Approach. I still like the Over given the traditional Sunday pin, but it’s far from a done deal. BE: I must admit the +230 for a top-5 finish at DraftKings for Sungjae Im was one I noticed. No disrespect to your countryman, but I have a hard time seeing Davis (+2000) – who had missed his last five cuts entering the week and had missed the cut in two prior PLAYERS appearances – etching his name on the trophy. The turning point in my belief came at the 10th hole where he flared his tee shot, chunk-shanked from the rough into a flower bed, chipped from that to the back of the green, but buried a curling 15-footer for a gutsy par. So it’s hard to envision a scenario where he follows Adam Svensson’s lead from today, for example, and makes three bogeys and a triple after starting the day up by two. I’m going to draw the line at four, and it’s going to be a scattered group: Scheffler, Lee, Tommy Fleetwood (+2500) and Sungjae Im (+5000). It’s going to take a monster round to catch the leader, but both could have another low one in them. Look, we could say those within say six shots are a hope, and the nine players within that mark of the lead will certainly feel like they can contend, but Scheffler with a head start… He’s watched his sister, Minjee, win eight times on the LPGA Tour, including two majors, and he wants his own limelight. Our Golfbet writers Will Gray and Ben Everill were both out walking the Stadium Course Saturday, and below share their thoughts on what transpired – and what we can expect to see in the final round.

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Scheffler moved to 14 under with a 65, with Min Woo Lee just behind on 12 under.

Earlier in the day, Rory McIlroy failed to make the cut as the second round was finally completed on Saturday following storm delays. Scheffler will return to the world number one spot if he wins the title on Sunday. Scheffler moved to 14 under with a 65, with Min Woo Lee just behind on 12 under.

Scheffler moved to 14 under with a 65, with Min Woo Lee just behind on 12 under.

Earlier in the day, Rory McIlroy failed to make the cut as the second round was finally completed on Saturday following storm delays. Scheffler will return to the world number one spot if he wins the title on Sunday. Scheffler moved to 14 under with a 65, with Min Woo Lee just behind on 12 under.

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Scottie Scheffler will take a two-shot lead into the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship on Sunday.

"The golf out here, that's fine, but it's just more the time at home to make sure you're getting prepared, to make sure that you're doing everything you can to be ready once you show up to these weeks. You don't really know if you're going to get a good or bad break. "I think what makes me a little nervous is the stuff kind of around.

Scottie Scheffler took the lead of the Players Championship after a stunning third round to move closer to becoming world No. 1.

- T4. - T8. "I've been on a lot of leaderboards and it's a lot more fun being in the lead than being 20th. I prepare to come out here and play well. "I think the ranking is just an algorithm,” said Scheffler. "I prepare to be in these moments.

Scottie Scheffler navigated 26 holes at The Players Championship on Saturday for a 7-under 65 to build a two-shot lead over Min Woo Lee of Australia.

[Tom Hoge](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/6086/tom-hoge) set the record on the Players Stadium Course when he holed a 10-foot putt for his 10th birdie of the round and a 62. [Jon Rahm](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/9780/jon-rahm), the current No. [Rory McIlroy](http://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/3470/rory-mcilroy) had a chance to get back to No. A two-time winner on the European tour, he can earn PGA Tour status with a win, and a decent finish is likely to move him high enough in the world ranking to get in the Masters. [Chad Ramey](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/10057/chad-ramey) made one in the opening round. [Cam Davis](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/10863/cam-davis) of Australia had a 67 and was 4 shots behind, followed by a group 5 back that included [Tommy Fleetwood](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/5539/tommy-fleetwood) and [Aaron Rai](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/10906/aaron-rai) of England, who made a hole-in-one on the 17th. And to think Hoge had a flight booked home to the Dallas area for Saturday afternoon. He was short of the par-5 ninth green in three, some 40 feet from the hole. Scheffler, in the final group behind him, hit the ideal approach to the right side of the green and rode the slope to 10 feet for one final birdie. ... I'm just out here enjoying my time, and like I said, I just crept into this tournament and making the most of it and soaking it all in." He made news on Thursday when he suffered a cramp on his tee shot at the 15th hole. 1 in the world and cash a $4.5 million winner's check.

Shane Lowry shoots a third round of 68 but is well back in tied 47th place.

After his opening 77 however, he is well back, 12 off the lead in tied 47th place. Earlier in the day, Rory McIlroy failed to make the cut as the second round was finally completed on Saturday following storm delays. Scheffler will return to the world number one spot if he wins the title on Sunday.

Scottie Scheffler took the lead of the Players Championship after a stunning third round to move closer to becoming world No. 1.

- T4. - T8. "I've been on a lot of leaderboards and it's a lot more fun being in the lead than being 20th. I prepare to come out here and play well. "I think the ranking is just an algorithm,” said Scheffler. "I prepare to be in these moments.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Scottie Scheffler capped off a long day of 26 holes with one last birdie Saturday that gave him a 7-under 65 and a two-shot lead ...

He bounced right back in the afternoon with a 68 and was in the group five shots behind. The European Tour member can earn PGA Tour status with a win, and a decent finish is likely to move him high enough in the world ranking to get in the Masters. That gave him a 67 and a two-shot lead, and he started with a birdie. And he took it from there, missing only two greens and converting all the important putts. And to think Hoge had a flight booked home to the Dallas area for Saturday afternoon. He was short of the par-5 ninth green in three, some 40 feet from the hole. 3 missed the cut with rounds of 76-73. 1 and three-time winner this year, withdrew before the second round with a stomach ailment. Now he's in the final group with the Masters champion. 1 in the world. It was the first time the island green has yielded two aces in the same week. Lee only got into The Players Championship two weeks ago when he narrowly stayed in the top 50 after the Honda Classic.

The American, who would supplant Jon Rahm at the top of the rankings with success at TPC Sawgrass, held a three-shot lead midway through his final round on ...

His attempt to chip back over a road from the rough also did not go to plan and two shots were lost. He began on 14 under, two ahead of playing partner Min Woo Lee, but that lead was wiped out within three holes. [March 12, 2023] Scheffler could only manage a par as Australia’s Lee birdied the first and his uneasiness proved costly as he missed a short putt on the third to fall back to 13 under. — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) Hideki Matsuyama, another of the earlier starters, also made a strong charge to get within one of Scheffler at one point but fell back to nine under and signed for a 68.

Scottie Scheffler secured a sixth PGA Tour title in 13 months and moved back top of the world rankings with a dominant five-shot victory at The Players.

"I did a really good job of staying patient, trying not to force things," Scheffler said. I am just trying to improve, not overthink things. Hatton reached the turn level-par but followed a 20-foot birdie at the 10th by converting from six feet at the driveable 12th, with the Englishman then responding to a missed chance from 10 feet at the next by birdieing each of the final five holes to equal the lowest back-nine total in tournament history. Lee scramble par on his next two holes and drained a 30-foot birdie at the seventh to briefly get back within two, only for the Australian to bogey the next and found himself four behind when Scheffler chipped in from off the eighth green. Min Woo Lee - playing in the final group - immediately reduced the overnight advantage with a six-foot birdie at the first and then benefited from a drop near a sprinkler head in the rough to scramble a par at the next, where Scheffler also made a five after being unable to replicate the chip-in from the rough the previous day. Scheffler slipped back into a share of the lead when he missed from five feet to save par at the third, where his playing partner got up and down to save par, although jumped three clear when Lee had to pitch out of thick rough and then found water at the fourth on his way to a triple-bogey seven.

Scottie Scheffler will return to the top of the world rankings on Monday after powering clear to win The PLAYERS Championship, his sixth PGA Tour title.

Walking off that green he was still five ahead of Tyrrell Hatton, whose final-round 65 had already seen him cover the back-nine in a record 29 strokes and post a clubhouse target that would prove beyond the reach of all bar one player. Victory was sealed when he fired a wedge to 10 feet at the 17th, which had seen Tommy Fleetwood and Cam Davis both find water in the group ahead but proved no problem for the champion. The American began the final round with a two-shot lead that was cut to one after the first hole, but five birdies in a row around the turn meant he was out of reach unless finding trouble.

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Pickle ball, basketball, he’s a freak athlete that has this mental capability that he can go into a tunnel vision and shoot low numbers.” But just as Hatton climbed within a stroke of the lead, Scheffler went on the offensive and pulled away for good with his birdie binge to win $4.5 million, the richest prize on the Tour. “Golf courses where he can be creative show off his best attributes because he’s such a great athlete,” Hickok said. 1 in the world.” Women’s Open champion, grabbed a share of the lead with a birdie at the first and a bogey by Scheffler at the third, but it was short-lived. “I knew he was going to chip that in,” Smith said later. A day earlier Scheffler let it be known that his chip-in for eagle at the second hole won him a season-long bet with Scott. “I think if you asked him, it’s no surprise that he’s No. “There’s no weaknesses.” “It looks just kind of homegrown, which I always feel like works pretty well,” Homa said. “It happened really quick,” Lee said. He was hanging around after rolling in a 28-foot birdie putt at the seventh to cut the deficit to two strokes, the same amount he trailed by at the start of the day.

The American Scottie Scheffler finished on 17 under for his second win this season while England's Tyrrell Hatton was second on 12 under.

He’s in a good position to be able to continue to do this for a while.” “When I feel like I get the better of him it’s a boost of confidence. “It’s as simple as that where it’s a level-playing-field rule, going out, trying our best every week and if you play better, then you’re going to be in the bigger events. He is already a near-certainty to represent Europe once again at the Ryder Cup in Italy in September. The Englishman played the closing half in 29 – matching a record – and birdied the last five holes while en route to a 65. After completion of the Ryder Cup in the autumn of 2021, and as well as the victories, Scheffler has 14 top-10 finishes.

Scheffler reclaimed the world No. 1 position with his dominant victory at TPC Sawgrass.

Ireland's Shane Lowry finish in tied-35th on four-under-par at TPC Sawgrass.

So I want to go there and play well, come out with some confidence going into my week before Augusta, and kind of be at home the week before to just sharpen my game. I just have to look at the positives and the way I drove the ball and hit the ball over the last three rounds is pretty nice.” For Shane Lowry, who survived on the cutline, a solid weekend’s play featuring rounds of 68 and 70 saw him move up the leader board to finish in tied-35th on four-under-par 284: “The last three days are as good of golf as I can play and I just need to find something on the greens over the next couple of weeks.

The Players victory was worth $4.5 million and sent Scottie Scheffler back to No. 1 in the world for the second time this year.

Scheffler has been winning in bunches since he was a junior star in Dallas, and once he got going on the biggest stage, he hasn't really stopped. The biggest meltdown belonged to PGA Tour rookie Taylor Montgomery, who was tied for fourth until a bogey on the 15th, a double bogey on No. He was 7 under for the round through 13 holes and had to settle for a 68. Hatton teed off two hours ahead of Scheffler, and he capped off his closing run of five straight birdies as Scheffler headed for the back nine. Tyrrell Hatton birdied his last five holes for a 65, finishing when Scheffler was making the turn. And by the time he got done with a masterful performance Sunday in The Players Championship, that's about how it looked.

Scottie Scheffler took home a record winner's check after cruising to a convincing victory at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

There are a few weeks remaining, and maybe a start or two for Scheffler, before the first major of the season arrives. He parred 15 and 16 and walked to the tee box of the diabolical 17th hole with a five-stroke lead. He punched out, knocked it onto the green and, of course, rolled in the 20-footer to save par. It’s Scheffler’s sixth career PGA Tour victory, and all of them have come between February and April the past two seasons. “I knew the conditions were going to get really hard late and I did a really good job of staying patient, not trying to force things,” Scheffler said. Scheffler, while playing the 16th, could see balls splashing and hear the crowd’s reaction. That turned out to be the number the majority of the contenders not named Scheffler sat around for most of the day on Sunday, but none stayed there. Scheffler missed the fairway on 14 and was forced to punch out and made bogey. Lee, who was just two back standing on the 8th tee, was suddenly 10 behind. Just like that Scheffler had a three-stroke lead over Maysuyama, Lee and Several holes ahead, Hideki Matsuyama was also making a move, birdieing six of eight to get to 12 under and just one back. Pete Dye’s TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course was built to produce drama and award precision, especially on the watery closing stretch that’s highlighted by the iconic par-3 island-green 17th.

Scottie Scheffler won The Players Championship in Sawgrass, Florida, on Sunday evening in the United States.

He recorded five back-to-back birdies as he finished up three-under on 69, to finish the tournament 17-under overall. [Scheffler takes two-shot lead from Lee to edge close to world No. Hatton was at par on his first nine holes, but as well as the final five, he also birdied the 10th and 12th to close in on second and keep some pressure up. The win means Scheffler is only the third player to hold The Players and The Masters simultaneously, with Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus the previous superstars to manage the feat. The 26-year-old American returns to the top of the world rankings as a result of the triumph, and the success marks more silverware for Scheffler, last year’s Masters winner, and builds on his WM Phoenix Open victory last month. Scottie Scheffler won The Players Championship in Sawgrass, Florida, on Sunday evening in the United States.

His win at the Players Championship was his second victory at a designated event in 2023, and with the record prize money on the PGA Tour these days, the 26- ...

Of course, we can assume that if you have $300,000 sitting around and are firing it on golf outrights, $3.3 million is probably not going to be too life-changing. His win at the Players Championship was his second victory at a designated event in 2023, and with the record prize money on the PGA Tour these days, the 26-year-old’s season earnings now add up to $10.59 million … Well, it turns out, it’s also good to be one particular bettor at FanDuel Sportsbook.

When boring golf is winning golf, there are far worse ways to describe one's game.

Is it more fun to watch Spieth carry on about the wind and the spin and the way the Earth's axis is affecting his fade? It's a run with no end in sight because, like Rahm, Scheffler isn't putting out of his mind (he was field average this week), and he's not really achieving anything outside of his baseline ability. Maybe so when it comes to entertainment value, but quite the opposite is true if a golfer wants to win world-class events with consistency. Just remember to breathe, and breathing is part of my routine, and I've imagined being in those moments and so I know that I'm prepared to be in them. All I can do is just try and hit a got and after that the rest isn't up to me." He played to the fat part of almost every green and missed on the proper side of every fairway. The flip side is that plenty of golfer have boring games, but almost none are as gifted at the basics as Scheffler. "If you miss it pin high on that hole to either of those pins you're more than likely going to make a bogey. A statistician who advises golfers described Scheffler's dispersion pattern as tight and described how he moves that dispersion to the proper side more often than most. "If I wasn't playing that smart, I would have been in a really tough position. This was all part of the plan coming into the week: strike balls into oblivion and hope you make enough putts to come out on top. When played correctly at its the highest level, golf is not exactly supposed to be a thrill ride.

The gallery reacts to Scottie Scheffler after just winning the Players Championship, his sixth victory in the last 13 months. James Gilbert.

And now he is stepping on the competition in a way that Golf Channel’s Paul McGinley described as “Tigeresque.” He was referring to this particular performance in which he posted four rounds in the 60s at the Stadium Course and registered the largest victory in the Players since Stephen Ames won by six in 2006. In other words, the run that Scheffler currently enjoys far exceeds his recent window of success but is rather the culmination of a lifelong dedication to golf. “I did a good job of being a good junior, and then I was a pretty good college player, and then I played good on the Korn Ferry Tour, and I just keep trying to get a little bit better. There aren't likely to be many players, if any—Rahm and Justin Thomas come to mind as equals—who are more invested and immersed in the game for the game itself. “His consistency comes from just having that overall skill level and the confidence you get from knowing there are different ways of winning.” It doesn’t hurt that he’s a gifted athlete, that he is 6-foot-3, sinewy strong and driven to succeed. there's nothing to lose, everything to gain for him, and it's a really nice place to be where he's at,” Spieth said. “When I feel like I get the better of him, it's a boost of confidence because he's arguably the best player in the world right now. Rahm has an argument to the contrary, winning five of his last 11 starts worldwide and three times this year. I guess you guys have all written about how that change [in the world ranking] has gone down, but it's easy to say right now that I consider him the best in the world.” 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking, the third time he has risen to the top of golf’s very deep, talented heap. With a step-on-their-throats burst of five straight birdies around the turn—a display of bloodless, brutal golf that exceptional players summon at crucial times—Scheffler pulled away to win by five over Tyrrell Hatton.