PGA: A second victory in three tournaments for Scottie Scheffler

ORLANDO, Fla. – At 25, Scottie Scheffler needed 71 tournaments before he could savor his first victory on the PGA Tour. If the wait was worth it, the American made sure he didn’t wait that long to taste a 2^e Victoire.

Just two tournaments later, Scheffler was declared the winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a final round of 72 to sign a 2^e career victory.

Scheffler won with a cumulative minus 5, a score worthy of the US Open. Only ten golfers finished the tournament under par.

“It was good, I trusted myself. I didn’t hit the ball well all day, but I kept working hard and hitting some big putts,” Scheffler said after his round.

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With this win, Scheffler takes the lead in the FedEx Cup standings.

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Scheffler had to keep his cool as no less than five golfers finished the tournament within two shots of him. He finished the tournament five under par.

On the 18^e hole, while his one-shot lead hung by a thread, Scheffler got out of an unfortunate position in the long grass, before making two putts to keep the lead.

Neither Viktor Hovland nor Billy Horschel were able to birdie to join him in the lead.

Despite three bogeys on the front nine, Scheffler managed to limit the damage, thanks in particular to a back nine of 35.

Meanwhile, Hovland once again struggled in the 4^e round with five bogeys.

One of the biggest threats was the comeback of Tyrrell Hatton, who turned in a 69 but came up short, one shot behind Scheffler.

With his victory, Scheffler will join the world top-5 ahead of Rory McIlroy. It will be the first time in the history of the world rankings that the top five golfers in the world will be under the age of 30 (Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay and Viktor Hovland occupy the top four).

Woodland breaks at the end of the tournament

With two holes to play, it was Gary Woodland who seemed in full control. He was in the lead six shots under par, thanks in particular to an eagle at 16^e hole, but everything came crashing down at the end of the course. He missed a short putt for the bogey at 17^e hole and he followed up with a bogey at 18^e hole to exclude himself from the race.

Canadian Corey Conners turned in a 74 and finished the tournament at 11^e rang. Nick Taylor a pris la 32^e position and Taylor Pendrith the 42nd place.