Scotty Scheffler held off a final-round battle with Colin Morikawa to earn his fifth PGA Tour win of the season, coming inside one victory on the Memorial Event.
Scheffler, who has already received the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Gamers, The Masters and the RBC Heritage in a dominant begin to the yr, now heads into the US Open with 5 wins in his final eight begins regardless of being nowhere close to his convincing finest indicator on Sunday.
The 27-year-old noticed his four-shot in a single day lead lower to 1 at Muirfield Village as Morikawa and Adam Hadwin piled on the strain, though Scheffler by no means relinquished high spot as a tricky closing day at Muirfield- Village.
Scotty Scheffler shot a two-over 74 on the ultimate day at Muirfield Village
Scheffler blended a birdie with three bogeys throughout a two-over 74 to see him end the week on eight underneath and declare the $4 million first prize, whereas taking part in accomplice Colin Morikawa completed a stroke again after a one-under 71.
“It was actually robust on the golf course immediately,” Scheffler mentioned after the win. “It was so onerous, so quick. I imply, it was a enjoyable check for golf. I prefer it when it will get that onerous, and yeah, it was good to struggle it. I did not do something good immediately, however I’ve achieved sufficient to get the job achieved.”
How Scheffler skilled a particular Sunday
Scheffler’s in a single day lead was shortly lower as Hadwin chipped in on the first and Morikawa rolled from 15 toes for birdie on the second, lifting each to seven underneath and three behind the defending Masters champion.
Hadwin holed one other from eight toes on the fourth to place him only one again when Scheffler did not rise up and down the sand on the identical par-3, just for the world primary to reply with a 10-foot birdie. sixth to double his lead.
Adam Hadwin shot a two-over 74 on the ultimate gap
Morikawa briefly trailed by 5 when he bogeyed the sixth, however took benefit on the subsequent rating, then moved again to inside three of the lead when Scheffler missed from seven toes to avoid wasting par on the eighth.
Hadwin completed his entrance 9 with back-to-back bogeys to achieve the second flip behind Scheffler, whereas Morikawa holed an eight-foot birdie on the ninth after which drained a 30-foot birdie on the par-three twelfth — arguably the event’s hardest gap — get inside vary of one in all your taking part in companions.
Scheffler missed birdie possibilities from inside 10 toes on the identical gap and a fair nearer on the subsequent, although he remained one up when Morikawa missed from six toes to degree on the par-five fifteenth.
Morikawa could not rise up and down to avoid wasting par from the sixteenth inexperienced, the place Scheffler holed a 15-foot par to go two up with two to play, with Hadwin’s slim hopes additionally ended by back-to-back bogeys from the sixteenth.
Colin Morikawa threatened throughout the closing day however is with out a win this season
Scheffler missed an eight-footer to avoid wasting par on the seventeenth and joined Morikawa in sending his method on the ultimate gap into the tough on the again of the inexperienced, although he was in a position to rise up and down to carry on for his eleventh PGA Tour victory.
Hadwin completed third forward of Christian Bezuidenhout, whereas Matt Fitzpatrick’s 69 for the day moved him as much as fifth with Ryder Cup teammates Ludwig Oberg and Sep Strack.
“I am pleased with the best way I wrestled,” Hadwin mentioned. “It actually stings to complete like I did, 16 to 18. I used to place a Band-Assist on a spherical for a very long time and the Band-Assist got here off and it was carnage! So it is disappointing, however look, I am taking lots of positives from this week.”
Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Tony Finau and PGA champion Xander Schaufele shared eighth place on the backside, whereas Rory McIlroy dropped to fifteenth after a final-round 76. Victor Howland additionally completed the week two over, whereas McIlroy’s taking part in accomplice Shane Lowry dropped to forty ninth after a 13-over 85 on the ultimate day.
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