PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Within the first 49 years of the Gamers Championship, there had by no means been a repeat winner.
Jack Nicklaus could not do it (thrice). Neither might Fred {Couples} (twice), Davis Love III (twice), Tiger Woods (twice) and so many others.
On Sunday, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grew to become the primary back-to-back Gamers winner within the fiftieth version of the “fifth main” at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes again initially of the ultimate spherical to win with a 72-hole whole of 20 beneath.
“It is robust sufficient to win one Gamers,” mentioned Scheffler, who closed with an 8-under 64. “So to have it back-to-back is extraordinarily particular. Yeah, actually grateful.”
With the 2 most up-to-date main championship winners, Brian Harman (The Open) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open), and the world’s sixth-ranked golfer, Schauffele, chasing him, Scheffler might solely watch from the driving vary because the trio tried to make yet another birdie to pressure a playoff.
Scheffler’s second victory in as many weeks wasn’t secured till Clark, after he birdied the long-lasting seventeenth gap to maneuver to 1 again, watched his 17-foot birdie strive on the tough 18th cruelly catch the left lip and spin out for par.
“I used to be out on the vary,” Scheffler mentioned. “I used to be listening to the group noise. I heard a groan, and so it appeared like a missed putt.”
Clark, who had a 4-shot lead after 36 holes, mentioned he was “gutted” the try did not fall.
“I do not understand how that putt does not go in,” Clark mentioned. “It was type of right-center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking. Nevertheless it had pace and I believed it was going to go inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it might lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in.”
Scheffler grew to become solely the fourth Gamers winner to shoot 65 or higher within the ultimate spherical, becoming a member of Nicklaus (65 in 1976), {Couples} (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).
Harman, Schauffele and Clark tied for second at 19 beneath. Former Open Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick was fifth at 16 beneath, birdieing his ultimate 4 holes.
Scheffler matched the most important comeback by a Gamers Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass; Justin Leonard and Henrik Stenson additionally got here from 5 behind within the ultimate spherical in 1998 and 2009, respectively. Scheffler did not make a bogey over his ultimate 31 holes.
Scheffler was suffering from a neck damage within the second and third rounds, however battled by means of the ache Saturday to publish birdies on 4 of his final 5 holes to remain within the hunt.
“I mentioned earlier than if you get an acute damage like that, when you can get up the subsequent day feeling somewhat bit higher or the very same, it is a win,” Scheffler mentioned. “Often the morning after is worse the next day. Awoke Saturday feeling somewhat bit higher, was in a position to hit some pictures yesterday however not many. Then in the present day I awoke feeling pretty near regular. I went on the market and had spherical of golf.”
After placing himself again into placing place, Scheffler mentioned a “sizzling day [Sunday] might go a great distance.”
He was certainly sizzling over the ultimate 18 holes. After posting pars on his first three holes, he jump-started his spherical by carding a hole-out eagle on the par-4 fourth from 92 yards away to maneuver to 14 beneath. He adopted that with an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 5 and birdie putts of 16 toes and 11 toes on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Scheffler, a former Masters champion, grabbed a share of the lead at 19 beneath with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He squandered an opportunity to take the solo lead when he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 13, his solely miss inside 5 toes your entire match.
Clark mentioned he checked out a scoreboard for the primary time at 11.
“I type of chuckled and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, in fact,'” he mentioned. “I imply, he is the very best participant on the earth.”
When Schauffele noticed Scheffler close to the highest, he thought, “It is simply one other week.”
After falling 1 behind Schauffele, Scheffler tied him once more at 20 beneath on the par-5 sixteenth. After hitting his method shot into the small greenside pot bunker, Scheffler chipped out to 1 foot and tapped in for birdie. By then, Schauffele had posted back-to-back bogeys, Clark had fallen again and Harman was operating out of holes.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Within the first 49 years of the Gamers Championship, there had by no means been a repeat winner.
Jack Nicklaus could not do it (thrice). Neither might Fred {Couples} (twice), Davis Love III (twice), Tiger Woods (twice) and so many others.
On Sunday, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grew to become the primary back-to-back Gamers winner within the fiftieth version of the “fifth main” at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes again initially of the ultimate spherical to win with a 72-hole whole of 20 beneath.
“It is robust sufficient to win one Gamers,” mentioned Scheffler, who closed with an 8-under 64. “So to have it back-to-back is extraordinarily particular. Yeah, actually grateful.”
With the 2 most up-to-date main championship winners, Brian Harman (The Open) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open), and the world’s sixth-ranked golfer, Schauffele, chasing him, Scheffler might solely watch from the driving vary because the trio tried to make yet another birdie to pressure a playoff.
Scheffler’s second victory in as many weeks wasn’t secured till Clark, after he birdied the long-lasting seventeenth gap to maneuver to 1 again, watched his 17-foot birdie strive on the tough 18th cruelly catch the left lip and spin out for par.
“I used to be out on the vary,” Scheffler mentioned. “I used to be listening to the group noise. I heard a groan, and so it appeared like a missed putt.”
Clark, who had a 4-shot lead after 36 holes, mentioned he was “gutted” the try did not fall.
“I do not understand how that putt does not go in,” Clark mentioned. “It was type of right-center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking. Nevertheless it had pace and I believed it was going to go inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it might lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in.”
Scheffler grew to become solely the fourth Gamers winner to shoot 65 or higher within the ultimate spherical, becoming a member of Nicklaus (65 in 1976), {Couples} (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).
Harman, Schauffele and Clark tied for second at 19 beneath. Former Open Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick was fifth at 16 beneath, birdieing his ultimate 4 holes.
Scheffler matched the most important comeback by a Gamers Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass; Justin Leonard and Henrik Stenson additionally got here from 5 behind within the ultimate spherical in 1998 and 2009, respectively. Scheffler did not make a bogey over his ultimate 31 holes.
Scheffler was suffering from a neck damage within the second and third rounds, however battled by means of the ache Saturday to publish birdies on 4 of his final 5 holes to remain within the hunt.
“I mentioned earlier than if you get an acute damage like that, when you can get up the subsequent day feeling somewhat bit higher or the very same, it is a win,” Scheffler mentioned. “Often the morning after is worse the next day. Awoke Saturday feeling somewhat bit higher, was in a position to hit some pictures yesterday however not many. Then in the present day I awoke feeling pretty near regular. I went on the market and had spherical of golf.”
After placing himself again into placing place, Scheffler mentioned a “sizzling day [Sunday] might go a great distance.”
He was certainly sizzling over the ultimate 18 holes. After posting pars on his first three holes, he jump-started his spherical by carding a hole-out eagle on the par-4 fourth from 92 yards away to maneuver to 14 beneath. He adopted that with an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 5 and birdie putts of 16 toes and 11 toes on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Scheffler, a former Masters champion, grabbed a share of the lead at 19 beneath with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He squandered an opportunity to take the solo lead when he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 13, his solely miss inside 5 toes your entire match.
Clark mentioned he checked out a scoreboard for the primary time at 11.
“I type of chuckled and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, in fact,'” he mentioned. “I imply, he is the very best participant on the earth.”
When Schauffele noticed Scheffler close to the highest, he thought, “It is simply one other week.”
After falling 1 behind Schauffele, Scheffler tied him once more at 20 beneath on the par-5 sixteenth. After hitting his method shot into the small greenside pot bunker, Scheffler chipped out to 1 foot and tapped in for birdie. By then, Schauffele had posted back-to-back bogeys, Clark had fallen again and Harman was operating out of holes.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Within the first 49 years of the Gamers Championship, there had by no means been a repeat winner.
Jack Nicklaus could not do it (thrice). Neither might Fred {Couples} (twice), Davis Love III (twice), Tiger Woods (twice) and so many others.
On Sunday, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grew to become the primary back-to-back Gamers winner within the fiftieth version of the “fifth main” at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes again initially of the ultimate spherical to win with a 72-hole whole of 20 beneath.
“It is robust sufficient to win one Gamers,” mentioned Scheffler, who closed with an 8-under 64. “So to have it back-to-back is extraordinarily particular. Yeah, actually grateful.”
With the 2 most up-to-date main championship winners, Brian Harman (The Open) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open), and the world’s sixth-ranked golfer, Schauffele, chasing him, Scheffler might solely watch from the driving vary because the trio tried to make yet another birdie to pressure a playoff.
Scheffler’s second victory in as many weeks wasn’t secured till Clark, after he birdied the long-lasting seventeenth gap to maneuver to 1 again, watched his 17-foot birdie strive on the tough 18th cruelly catch the left lip and spin out for par.
“I used to be out on the vary,” Scheffler mentioned. “I used to be listening to the group noise. I heard a groan, and so it appeared like a missed putt.”
Clark, who had a 4-shot lead after 36 holes, mentioned he was “gutted” the try did not fall.
“I do not understand how that putt does not go in,” Clark mentioned. “It was type of right-center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking. Nevertheless it had pace and I believed it was going to go inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it might lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in.”
Scheffler grew to become solely the fourth Gamers winner to shoot 65 or higher within the ultimate spherical, becoming a member of Nicklaus (65 in 1976), {Couples} (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).
Harman, Schauffele and Clark tied for second at 19 beneath. Former Open Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick was fifth at 16 beneath, birdieing his ultimate 4 holes.
Scheffler matched the most important comeback by a Gamers Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass; Justin Leonard and Henrik Stenson additionally got here from 5 behind within the ultimate spherical in 1998 and 2009, respectively. Scheffler did not make a bogey over his ultimate 31 holes.
Scheffler was suffering from a neck damage within the second and third rounds, however battled by means of the ache Saturday to publish birdies on 4 of his final 5 holes to remain within the hunt.
“I mentioned earlier than if you get an acute damage like that, when you can get up the subsequent day feeling somewhat bit higher or the very same, it is a win,” Scheffler mentioned. “Often the morning after is worse the next day. Awoke Saturday feeling somewhat bit higher, was in a position to hit some pictures yesterday however not many. Then in the present day I awoke feeling pretty near regular. I went on the market and had spherical of golf.”
After placing himself again into placing place, Scheffler mentioned a “sizzling day [Sunday] might go a great distance.”
He was certainly sizzling over the ultimate 18 holes. After posting pars on his first three holes, he jump-started his spherical by carding a hole-out eagle on the par-4 fourth from 92 yards away to maneuver to 14 beneath. He adopted that with an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 5 and birdie putts of 16 toes and 11 toes on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Scheffler, a former Masters champion, grabbed a share of the lead at 19 beneath with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He squandered an opportunity to take the solo lead when he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 13, his solely miss inside 5 toes your entire match.
Clark mentioned he checked out a scoreboard for the primary time at 11.
“I type of chuckled and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, in fact,'” he mentioned. “I imply, he is the very best participant on the earth.”
When Schauffele noticed Scheffler close to the highest, he thought, “It is simply one other week.”
After falling 1 behind Schauffele, Scheffler tied him once more at 20 beneath on the par-5 sixteenth. After hitting his method shot into the small greenside pot bunker, Scheffler chipped out to 1 foot and tapped in for birdie. By then, Schauffele had posted back-to-back bogeys, Clark had fallen again and Harman was operating out of holes.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Within the first 49 years of the Gamers Championship, there had by no means been a repeat winner.
Jack Nicklaus could not do it (thrice). Neither might Fred {Couples} (twice), Davis Love III (twice), Tiger Woods (twice) and so many others.
On Sunday, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grew to become the primary back-to-back Gamers winner within the fiftieth version of the “fifth main” at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes again initially of the ultimate spherical to win with a 72-hole whole of 20 beneath.
“It is robust sufficient to win one Gamers,” mentioned Scheffler, who closed with an 8-under 64. “So to have it back-to-back is extraordinarily particular. Yeah, actually grateful.”
With the 2 most up-to-date main championship winners, Brian Harman (The Open) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open), and the world’s sixth-ranked golfer, Schauffele, chasing him, Scheffler might solely watch from the driving vary because the trio tried to make yet another birdie to pressure a playoff.
Scheffler’s second victory in as many weeks wasn’t secured till Clark, after he birdied the long-lasting seventeenth gap to maneuver to 1 again, watched his 17-foot birdie strive on the tough 18th cruelly catch the left lip and spin out for par.
“I used to be out on the vary,” Scheffler mentioned. “I used to be listening to the group noise. I heard a groan, and so it appeared like a missed putt.”
Clark, who had a 4-shot lead after 36 holes, mentioned he was “gutted” the try did not fall.
“I do not understand how that putt does not go in,” Clark mentioned. “It was type of right-center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking. Nevertheless it had pace and I believed it was going to go inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it might lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in.”
Scheffler grew to become solely the fourth Gamers winner to shoot 65 or higher within the ultimate spherical, becoming a member of Nicklaus (65 in 1976), {Couples} (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).
Harman, Schauffele and Clark tied for second at 19 beneath. Former Open Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick was fifth at 16 beneath, birdieing his ultimate 4 holes.
Scheffler matched the most important comeback by a Gamers Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass; Justin Leonard and Henrik Stenson additionally got here from 5 behind within the ultimate spherical in 1998 and 2009, respectively. Scheffler did not make a bogey over his ultimate 31 holes.
Scheffler was suffering from a neck damage within the second and third rounds, however battled by means of the ache Saturday to publish birdies on 4 of his final 5 holes to remain within the hunt.
“I mentioned earlier than if you get an acute damage like that, when you can get up the subsequent day feeling somewhat bit higher or the very same, it is a win,” Scheffler mentioned. “Often the morning after is worse the next day. Awoke Saturday feeling somewhat bit higher, was in a position to hit some pictures yesterday however not many. Then in the present day I awoke feeling pretty near regular. I went on the market and had spherical of golf.”
After placing himself again into placing place, Scheffler mentioned a “sizzling day [Sunday] might go a great distance.”
He was certainly sizzling over the ultimate 18 holes. After posting pars on his first three holes, he jump-started his spherical by carding a hole-out eagle on the par-4 fourth from 92 yards away to maneuver to 14 beneath. He adopted that with an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 5 and birdie putts of 16 toes and 11 toes on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Scheffler, a former Masters champion, grabbed a share of the lead at 19 beneath with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He squandered an opportunity to take the solo lead when he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 13, his solely miss inside 5 toes your entire match.
Clark mentioned he checked out a scoreboard for the primary time at 11.
“I type of chuckled and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, in fact,'” he mentioned. “I imply, he is the very best participant on the earth.”
When Schauffele noticed Scheffler close to the highest, he thought, “It is simply one other week.”
After falling 1 behind Schauffele, Scheffler tied him once more at 20 beneath on the par-5 sixteenth. After hitting his method shot into the small greenside pot bunker, Scheffler chipped out to 1 foot and tapped in for birdie. By then, Schauffele had posted back-to-back bogeys, Clark had fallen again and Harman was operating out of holes.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Within the first 49 years of the Gamers Championship, there had by no means been a repeat winner.
Jack Nicklaus could not do it (thrice). Neither might Fred {Couples} (twice), Davis Love III (twice), Tiger Woods (twice) and so many others.
On Sunday, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grew to become the primary back-to-back Gamers winner within the fiftieth version of the “fifth main” at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes again initially of the ultimate spherical to win with a 72-hole whole of 20 beneath.
“It is robust sufficient to win one Gamers,” mentioned Scheffler, who closed with an 8-under 64. “So to have it back-to-back is extraordinarily particular. Yeah, actually grateful.”
With the 2 most up-to-date main championship winners, Brian Harman (The Open) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open), and the world’s sixth-ranked golfer, Schauffele, chasing him, Scheffler might solely watch from the driving vary because the trio tried to make yet another birdie to pressure a playoff.
Scheffler’s second victory in as many weeks wasn’t secured till Clark, after he birdied the long-lasting seventeenth gap to maneuver to 1 again, watched his 17-foot birdie strive on the tough 18th cruelly catch the left lip and spin out for par.
“I used to be out on the vary,” Scheffler mentioned. “I used to be listening to the group noise. I heard a groan, and so it appeared like a missed putt.”
Clark, who had a 4-shot lead after 36 holes, mentioned he was “gutted” the try did not fall.
“I do not understand how that putt does not go in,” Clark mentioned. “It was type of right-center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking. Nevertheless it had pace and I believed it was going to go inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it might lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in.”
Scheffler grew to become solely the fourth Gamers winner to shoot 65 or higher within the ultimate spherical, becoming a member of Nicklaus (65 in 1976), {Couples} (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).
Harman, Schauffele and Clark tied for second at 19 beneath. Former Open Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick was fifth at 16 beneath, birdieing his ultimate 4 holes.
Scheffler matched the most important comeback by a Gamers Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass; Justin Leonard and Henrik Stenson additionally got here from 5 behind within the ultimate spherical in 1998 and 2009, respectively. Scheffler did not make a bogey over his ultimate 31 holes.
Scheffler was suffering from a neck damage within the second and third rounds, however battled by means of the ache Saturday to publish birdies on 4 of his final 5 holes to remain within the hunt.
“I mentioned earlier than if you get an acute damage like that, when you can get up the subsequent day feeling somewhat bit higher or the very same, it is a win,” Scheffler mentioned. “Often the morning after is worse the next day. Awoke Saturday feeling somewhat bit higher, was in a position to hit some pictures yesterday however not many. Then in the present day I awoke feeling pretty near regular. I went on the market and had spherical of golf.”
After placing himself again into placing place, Scheffler mentioned a “sizzling day [Sunday] might go a great distance.”
He was certainly sizzling over the ultimate 18 holes. After posting pars on his first three holes, he jump-started his spherical by carding a hole-out eagle on the par-4 fourth from 92 yards away to maneuver to 14 beneath. He adopted that with an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 5 and birdie putts of 16 toes and 11 toes on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Scheffler, a former Masters champion, grabbed a share of the lead at 19 beneath with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He squandered an opportunity to take the solo lead when he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 13, his solely miss inside 5 toes your entire match.
Clark mentioned he checked out a scoreboard for the primary time at 11.
“I type of chuckled and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, in fact,'” he mentioned. “I imply, he is the very best participant on the earth.”
When Schauffele noticed Scheffler close to the highest, he thought, “It is simply one other week.”
After falling 1 behind Schauffele, Scheffler tied him once more at 20 beneath on the par-5 sixteenth. After hitting his method shot into the small greenside pot bunker, Scheffler chipped out to 1 foot and tapped in for birdie. By then, Schauffele had posted back-to-back bogeys, Clark had fallen again and Harman was operating out of holes.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Within the first 49 years of the Gamers Championship, there had by no means been a repeat winner.
Jack Nicklaus could not do it (thrice). Neither might Fred {Couples} (twice), Davis Love III (twice), Tiger Woods (twice) and so many others.
On Sunday, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grew to become the primary back-to-back Gamers winner within the fiftieth version of the “fifth main” at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes again initially of the ultimate spherical to win with a 72-hole whole of 20 beneath.
“It is robust sufficient to win one Gamers,” mentioned Scheffler, who closed with an 8-under 64. “So to have it back-to-back is extraordinarily particular. Yeah, actually grateful.”
With the 2 most up-to-date main championship winners, Brian Harman (The Open) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open), and the world’s sixth-ranked golfer, Schauffele, chasing him, Scheffler might solely watch from the driving vary because the trio tried to make yet another birdie to pressure a playoff.
Scheffler’s second victory in as many weeks wasn’t secured till Clark, after he birdied the long-lasting seventeenth gap to maneuver to 1 again, watched his 17-foot birdie strive on the tough 18th cruelly catch the left lip and spin out for par.
“I used to be out on the vary,” Scheffler mentioned. “I used to be listening to the group noise. I heard a groan, and so it appeared like a missed putt.”
Clark, who had a 4-shot lead after 36 holes, mentioned he was “gutted” the try did not fall.
“I do not understand how that putt does not go in,” Clark mentioned. “It was type of right-center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking. Nevertheless it had pace and I believed it was going to go inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it might lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in.”
Scheffler grew to become solely the fourth Gamers winner to shoot 65 or higher within the ultimate spherical, becoming a member of Nicklaus (65 in 1976), {Couples} (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).
Harman, Schauffele and Clark tied for second at 19 beneath. Former Open Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick was fifth at 16 beneath, birdieing his ultimate 4 holes.
Scheffler matched the most important comeback by a Gamers Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass; Justin Leonard and Henrik Stenson additionally got here from 5 behind within the ultimate spherical in 1998 and 2009, respectively. Scheffler did not make a bogey over his ultimate 31 holes.
Scheffler was suffering from a neck damage within the second and third rounds, however battled by means of the ache Saturday to publish birdies on 4 of his final 5 holes to remain within the hunt.
“I mentioned earlier than if you get an acute damage like that, when you can get up the subsequent day feeling somewhat bit higher or the very same, it is a win,” Scheffler mentioned. “Often the morning after is worse the next day. Awoke Saturday feeling somewhat bit higher, was in a position to hit some pictures yesterday however not many. Then in the present day I awoke feeling pretty near regular. I went on the market and had spherical of golf.”
After placing himself again into placing place, Scheffler mentioned a “sizzling day [Sunday] might go a great distance.”
He was certainly sizzling over the ultimate 18 holes. After posting pars on his first three holes, he jump-started his spherical by carding a hole-out eagle on the par-4 fourth from 92 yards away to maneuver to 14 beneath. He adopted that with an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 5 and birdie putts of 16 toes and 11 toes on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Scheffler, a former Masters champion, grabbed a share of the lead at 19 beneath with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He squandered an opportunity to take the solo lead when he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 13, his solely miss inside 5 toes your entire match.
Clark mentioned he checked out a scoreboard for the primary time at 11.
“I type of chuckled and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, in fact,'” he mentioned. “I imply, he is the very best participant on the earth.”
When Schauffele noticed Scheffler close to the highest, he thought, “It is simply one other week.”
After falling 1 behind Schauffele, Scheffler tied him once more at 20 beneath on the par-5 sixteenth. After hitting his method shot into the small greenside pot bunker, Scheffler chipped out to 1 foot and tapped in for birdie. By then, Schauffele had posted back-to-back bogeys, Clark had fallen again and Harman was operating out of holes.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Within the first 49 years of the Gamers Championship, there had by no means been a repeat winner.
Jack Nicklaus could not do it (thrice). Neither might Fred {Couples} (twice), Davis Love III (twice), Tiger Woods (twice) and so many others.
On Sunday, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grew to become the primary back-to-back Gamers winner within the fiftieth version of the “fifth main” at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes again initially of the ultimate spherical to win with a 72-hole whole of 20 beneath.
“It is robust sufficient to win one Gamers,” mentioned Scheffler, who closed with an 8-under 64. “So to have it back-to-back is extraordinarily particular. Yeah, actually grateful.”
With the 2 most up-to-date main championship winners, Brian Harman (The Open) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open), and the world’s sixth-ranked golfer, Schauffele, chasing him, Scheffler might solely watch from the driving vary because the trio tried to make yet another birdie to pressure a playoff.
Scheffler’s second victory in as many weeks wasn’t secured till Clark, after he birdied the long-lasting seventeenth gap to maneuver to 1 again, watched his 17-foot birdie strive on the tough 18th cruelly catch the left lip and spin out for par.
“I used to be out on the vary,” Scheffler mentioned. “I used to be listening to the group noise. I heard a groan, and so it appeared like a missed putt.”
Clark, who had a 4-shot lead after 36 holes, mentioned he was “gutted” the try did not fall.
“I do not understand how that putt does not go in,” Clark mentioned. “It was type of right-center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking. Nevertheless it had pace and I believed it was going to go inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it might lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in.”
Scheffler grew to become solely the fourth Gamers winner to shoot 65 or higher within the ultimate spherical, becoming a member of Nicklaus (65 in 1976), {Couples} (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).
Harman, Schauffele and Clark tied for second at 19 beneath. Former Open Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick was fifth at 16 beneath, birdieing his ultimate 4 holes.
Scheffler matched the most important comeback by a Gamers Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass; Justin Leonard and Henrik Stenson additionally got here from 5 behind within the ultimate spherical in 1998 and 2009, respectively. Scheffler did not make a bogey over his ultimate 31 holes.
Scheffler was suffering from a neck damage within the second and third rounds, however battled by means of the ache Saturday to publish birdies on 4 of his final 5 holes to remain within the hunt.
“I mentioned earlier than if you get an acute damage like that, when you can get up the subsequent day feeling somewhat bit higher or the very same, it is a win,” Scheffler mentioned. “Often the morning after is worse the next day. Awoke Saturday feeling somewhat bit higher, was in a position to hit some pictures yesterday however not many. Then in the present day I awoke feeling pretty near regular. I went on the market and had spherical of golf.”
After placing himself again into placing place, Scheffler mentioned a “sizzling day [Sunday] might go a great distance.”
He was certainly sizzling over the ultimate 18 holes. After posting pars on his first three holes, he jump-started his spherical by carding a hole-out eagle on the par-4 fourth from 92 yards away to maneuver to 14 beneath. He adopted that with an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 5 and birdie putts of 16 toes and 11 toes on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Scheffler, a former Masters champion, grabbed a share of the lead at 19 beneath with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He squandered an opportunity to take the solo lead when he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 13, his solely miss inside 5 toes your entire match.
Clark mentioned he checked out a scoreboard for the primary time at 11.
“I type of chuckled and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, in fact,'” he mentioned. “I imply, he is the very best participant on the earth.”
When Schauffele noticed Scheffler close to the highest, he thought, “It is simply one other week.”
After falling 1 behind Schauffele, Scheffler tied him once more at 20 beneath on the par-5 sixteenth. After hitting his method shot into the small greenside pot bunker, Scheffler chipped out to 1 foot and tapped in for birdie. By then, Schauffele had posted back-to-back bogeys, Clark had fallen again and Harman was operating out of holes.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Within the first 49 years of the Gamers Championship, there had by no means been a repeat winner.
Jack Nicklaus could not do it (thrice). Neither might Fred {Couples} (twice), Davis Love III (twice), Tiger Woods (twice) and so many others.
On Sunday, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grew to become the primary back-to-back Gamers winner within the fiftieth version of the “fifth main” at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes again initially of the ultimate spherical to win with a 72-hole whole of 20 beneath.
“It is robust sufficient to win one Gamers,” mentioned Scheffler, who closed with an 8-under 64. “So to have it back-to-back is extraordinarily particular. Yeah, actually grateful.”
With the 2 most up-to-date main championship winners, Brian Harman (The Open) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open), and the world’s sixth-ranked golfer, Schauffele, chasing him, Scheffler might solely watch from the driving vary because the trio tried to make yet another birdie to pressure a playoff.
Scheffler’s second victory in as many weeks wasn’t secured till Clark, after he birdied the long-lasting seventeenth gap to maneuver to 1 again, watched his 17-foot birdie strive on the tough 18th cruelly catch the left lip and spin out for par.
“I used to be out on the vary,” Scheffler mentioned. “I used to be listening to the group noise. I heard a groan, and so it appeared like a missed putt.”
Clark, who had a 4-shot lead after 36 holes, mentioned he was “gutted” the try did not fall.
“I do not understand how that putt does not go in,” Clark mentioned. “It was type of right-center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking. Nevertheless it had pace and I believed it was going to go inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it might lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in.”
Scheffler grew to become solely the fourth Gamers winner to shoot 65 or higher within the ultimate spherical, becoming a member of Nicklaus (65 in 1976), {Couples} (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).
Harman, Schauffele and Clark tied for second at 19 beneath. Former Open Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick was fifth at 16 beneath, birdieing his ultimate 4 holes.
Scheffler matched the most important comeback by a Gamers Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass; Justin Leonard and Henrik Stenson additionally got here from 5 behind within the ultimate spherical in 1998 and 2009, respectively. Scheffler did not make a bogey over his ultimate 31 holes.
Scheffler was suffering from a neck damage within the second and third rounds, however battled by means of the ache Saturday to publish birdies on 4 of his final 5 holes to remain within the hunt.
“I mentioned earlier than if you get an acute damage like that, when you can get up the subsequent day feeling somewhat bit higher or the very same, it is a win,” Scheffler mentioned. “Often the morning after is worse the next day. Awoke Saturday feeling somewhat bit higher, was in a position to hit some pictures yesterday however not many. Then in the present day I awoke feeling pretty near regular. I went on the market and had spherical of golf.”
After placing himself again into placing place, Scheffler mentioned a “sizzling day [Sunday] might go a great distance.”
He was certainly sizzling over the ultimate 18 holes. After posting pars on his first three holes, he jump-started his spherical by carding a hole-out eagle on the par-4 fourth from 92 yards away to maneuver to 14 beneath. He adopted that with an 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 5 and birdie putts of 16 toes and 11 toes on Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Scheffler, a former Masters champion, grabbed a share of the lead at 19 beneath with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He squandered an opportunity to take the solo lead when he missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 13, his solely miss inside 5 toes your entire match.
Clark mentioned he checked out a scoreboard for the primary time at 11.
“I type of chuckled and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, in fact,'” he mentioned. “I imply, he is the very best participant on the earth.”
When Schauffele noticed Scheffler close to the highest, he thought, “It is simply one other week.”
After falling 1 behind Schauffele, Scheffler tied him once more at 20 beneath on the par-5 sixteenth. After hitting his method shot into the small greenside pot bunker, Scheffler chipped out to 1 foot and tapped in for birdie. By then, Schauffele had posted back-to-back bogeys, Clark had fallen again and Harman was operating out of holes.