Scottie Scheffler

2022 - 3 - 6

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Scottie Scheffler hangs on at brutal Bay Hill by being one bad hoss (GolfDigest.com)

A final-round 72 doesn't usually lead to victory on the PGA Tour, but in difficult scoring conditions, it was good enough for Scheffler to take the Arnold ...

Perhaps permitting the past to stay in the past is what makes his future so bright. So just really staying the course and staying faithful and letting Him be the guidance for me versus anything that I do.” He’s a man who lives in the moment then promptly moves to the next. “I was trying to hit like this low hook runner and get up there around the green somewhere,” Scheffler said. He saved par, but Hovland made birdie to take a two-shot lead, and though Scheffler bounced back with a birdie at the par-5 12th, it felt like a stinger given he faced a 20-footer for eagle. Woodland made a mess of the par-3 17th to the tune of a double bogey thanks to needing two swings to get his ball out of a greenside bunker. With Gary Woodland dropping an eagle ahead to move to six under, Scheffler needed an all-world scramble to remain one back … which is what he did, knocking his fourth from 70 yards to six feet and converting the putt. However, Hovland made 5 on the 12th and three-putted the 13th to make things all squared at five under. The four majors are sacred in this game, but it's very close to being among them with the way it's going … I think it's just a golf course setup issue and maybe just trying to make it a little less penal when you miss, I guess. Yes, on a tour not short on talent, the former Texas All-American is among its most skillful, possessing the power and precision and touch that allows for few if any holes in his game. Bay Hill boasted the highest Round 2, 3 and 4 scoring averages to date in the 2021-22 season, and its 73.88 overall average is the tour’s highest mark by a whopping 2½ strokes this year. If Scheffler saw the directive, however, he did not take it, and that was the right call, for Sunday called for something else.

Scottie Scheffler Plays It Straight to Win Arnold Palmer Invitational (The New York Times)

One of golf's hottest players, Scheffler won his second PGA Tour event of the year and rose to the top of the FedEx Cup standings.

Rory McIlroy, a favorite entering the event who was only four strokes off the lead heading into the final round, shot three-over-par 39 on his first nine to tumble down the leaderboard. Gooch missed the green by 70 feet on the par-3 second hole, which led to a second bogey. On the par-4 fifth hole, Gooch had a birdie putt of 19 feet. Horschel was in the final group on the course, but he also missed a lengthy birdie putt to tie Scheffler. When Gooch sank his fourth putt for double bogey, he was on his way to a 43 on the front nine and out of contention for the title. His tee shot on the final hole missed the fairway by a few feet, but his approach shot from 148 yards landed on the left side of the green about 69 feet from the hole. Worse, he left his second shot in the sand, then missed a 5-foot bogey putt. His double bogey was followed by a bogey at the 18th hole, which left Woodland in a tie for fifth place, two strokes behind Scheffler. “Fortunately, the 18th green is kind of sheltered,” he said. But he settled down on his second nine and took a one-stroke lead with five consecutive pars heading into the pivotal par-4 18th hole. Scheffler began the day two strokes off the lead and had an uneven front nine with three bogeys and two birdies. If there was a conspiracy, it was one borne of thick rough, hard greens, gusting winds and the pressure to win one of the PGA Tour’s signature events.

WATCH: Scottie Scheffler's elated wife joyfully crashes post-win ... (Golf.com)

Scottie Scheffler was asked about how challenging the week was, but before he could answer, his wife, Meredith, was there to greet him.

She was trying to ask Scheffler how challenging the week had been, but before she could finish, Scheffler smiled, stared off screen and was soon greeted by Meredith. So being able to celebrate a win is pretty special, and to have my parents here for this one is extremely cool with all the sacrifices they made growing up. But first, he had to take a quick break and embrace his wife, Meredith, who blitzed onto the scene to celebrate her husband’s second win in his last three starts.

The clubs Scottie Scheffler used to win the 2022 Arnold Palmer ... (GolfDigest.com)

Scottie Scheffler's iron game was on point and his putter on target in winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

On the 16th hole, he made a six-footer after having to lay up with his third shot on the par 5. Scheffler used his Scotty Cameron prototype putter to hole a 21-footer for par at the 15th after a low punch shot failed to get out of the rough. After a rocky front-nine 37, Scheffler came home clean, producing eight pars and a birdie on the par-5 12th when he hit the green in two and two-putted.

Scottie Scheffler capitalizes on stumbling field to win Arnold Palmer ... (New York Post)

At the end of a positively wild day at Bay Hill, Scottie Scheffler emerged victorious, won for the second time in his past three starts.

The golf course is hard enough, and then you throw out the firm greens and the wind and not much grass, ball is oscillating a little bit.” Horschel was in great position early in the day and shot 40 on the front nine. “There’s a lot of guys that sort of stay away this week to get ready for next week (The Players Championship). It’s just a golf course set-up issue and maybe just trying to make it a little less penal when you miss, I guess. “I feel punch drunk, to be honest,” said Rory McIlroy, who opened the week with a 7-under 65 and finished the tournament 1-over after shooting 8-over during the weekend. Frustrating. I played a lot better than the score showed. I can take a lot of positives, but it stings right now. I need a day off. “It feels great to be able to win here,” Scheffler said. Gary Woodland, who finished tied for fifth at 3-under, had the most troubling finish of anyone. This one was more like I felt like I should have won. “My last couple wins, I felt like it kind of came out of nowhere. He finished 5-under par for the tournament, one shot clear of Tyrrell Hatton, who shot 69 Sunday, Viktor Hovland (74) and 54-hole co-leader Billy Horschel (75).

Scottie Scheffler wins Arnold Palmer Invitational to secure his ... (CNN)

Scottie Scheffler had to overcome not only a stacked field to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but also some brutal conditions that left many of the ...

I can take a lot of positives, but it stings right now." "Frustrating. I played a lot better than the score showed. I'm very pleased I didn't have to play any extra holes today."

Scottie Scheffler overcomes tough Bay Hill, gets second win in as ... (Golf Channel)

Scottie Scheffler played the kind of golf that wins a traditional U.S. Open, and that's what the Arnold Palmer Invitational felt like.

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Winner's bag: Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Scottie Scheffler (Golf Channel)

Scottie Scheffler added a second PGA Tour title to his resume at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Here are the winning clubs he used to do so:.

Scottie Scheffler comes up clutch with pars needed to win Arnold ... (ESPN)

Scottie Scheffler made key putts to save two unlikely pars to close with a 72 for a 1-shot victory at Bay Hill on Sunday.

He three-putted the 14th for the first of two straight birdies and closed with three pars for a 72. But on the 17th, he took two shots to get out of a front bunker and then missed a 5-foot putt, taking double bogey. He was in deep trouble on the 15th, in the pine straw and behind a tree, when he tried to hit a punch hook up the fairway. The consolation prize for Kirk was earning one of three spots available for The Open at St. Andrews this summer. On the par-5 16th, Scheffler caught a terrible break when his drive ended up in a lie so awkward in the collar that he couldn't get it back to the fairway. He did well to get that onto the front of the green and then made a 20-footer for par. He had shared the 54-hole lead with Talor Gooch, who went out in 43. He closed with a bogey-free back nine at Bay Hill and an even-par 72 for a 1-shot victory, his second on the PGA Tour in a month. He hit wedge to 6 feet and saved par. Outside of the par-5s, "you're trying to just make a par on every other hole," Scheffler said. Billy Horschel (75) missed a 30-foot birdie in the final group, both trying to force a playoff. He moved to No. 5 in the world.

Scottie Scheffler handles Bay Hill test for second win in three starts (pgatour.com)

The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard had been a handful, and Sunday's final round seemed to feature a little bit of everything. Here's betting ...

Scheffler hit only five fairways on Sunday, and nine of 18 greens, which speaks not only to his iron play, but to the grit that resides inside him. He never did feel out of the tournament, even at eight shots back, but trying to make up a two-shot deficit on the leaders on Sunday seemed far a more attainable quest. He made a dramatic eagle from a sandy right-side lie at the par-5 16th, hitting a 6-iron to 24 feet and burying the putt. At his winner’s news conference, Scheffler looked into the crowd inside the media tent at Bay Hill and could see his wife, his parents and even his 87-year-old grandmother, Mary DeLorenzo, who walked all 18 holes with him. He bogeyed 18 from the left rough, shot 73, and tied for fifth. A whopping 75.481. There were two scores in the 60s, and six in the 80s. Horschel applauded the play of Scheffler and said his rough opening nine was too much to overcome. A handful of players seemed to have one arm in the victor’s red cardigan sweater, an Arnie tradition, but there was only going to be one handed out. (He finished the week 3 of 13 in sand saves.) “I think they’ll have to go to school," he sighed, "so I can sleep a little bit.” The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard had been a handful, and Sunday’s final round seemed to feature a little bit of everything. When his long birdie attempt from 69 feet nestled up to inside a foot to set up one last par at the 72nd hole – his sixth consecutive – and when Billy Horschel’s late attempt to catch him slid past from 30 feet in the final group, the tall and slender Scheffler could stop hitting balls preparing for a potential playoff and start thinking about a victory speech.

Scottie Scheffler Survives Brutal Bay Hill, Wins Arnold Palmer ... (Sports Illustrated)

Scheffler, who now has his first two PGA Tour titles in the last month, captures the API by one shot.

He three-putted the 14th for the first of two straight birdies and closed with three pars for a 72. But on the 17th, he took two shots to get out of a front bunker and then missed a 5-foot putt, taking double bogey. The consolation prize for Kirk was earning one of three spots available for the British Open at St. Andrews this summer. The ball dribbled out into thick rough, he did well to get that onto the front of the green and then made a 20-footer for par. Needing a birdie on the last hole to catch Scheffler, with whom he was paired, the Norwegian missed from 18 feet. And from deep rough left of the 18th fairway, he got it onto the green to just inside 70 feet.

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