Augusta, Ga. (WGR 550) - The No. 1 ranked golfer in the world continues his hot stretch of play, and set some history on Sunday at golf's most prestigious tournament.
Scottie Scheffler captured his second career major golf title, and his second win at the Masters Tournament in three years on Sunday at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. He was able to pull away from the pack in the late goings of Sunday's final round, beating Sweden's Ludvig Åberg by four shots.
After holding a one-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round, Scheffler started the day a bit up-and-down in the front-nine with a 1-under score. He started his afternoon with a birdie on Hole 3 and a bogey on Hole 4, followed by a bogey on Hole 7 and then birdies on Holes 8 and 9.
Perhaps the shot of the afternoon for Scheffler came on the 9th hole, as his second shot had some great backspin to it, and it eventually rolled itself back down toward the hole, missing an eagle by a matter of inches. It eventually gave him a one-shot lead that he would not surrender.
After another birdie on Hole 10 followed by a bogey on Hole 11, Scheffler locked down his game, finishing the final seven holes with three more birdies to end his Round 4 with a 4-under score, and his overall weekend at 11-under par.
With the win, Scheffler set some history at The Masters by becoming the fourth-youngest golfer in tournament history to capture two titles at Augusta National at 27 years and 298 days old.
As for Åberg, he got off to a hot start with a trio of birdies in the holes to pull to within a shot of the lead through the front-nine. However, his shot at a title fizzled out on Hole 11 when his second shot ended up in the water, eventually resulting in a double bogey for the Swede.
Regardless, his 3-under overall score on Sunday helped Åberg earn him a second place finish.
Heading into the final round, Collin Morikawa entered the day just one shot back of Scheffler for the lead at 6-under par.
At a point, Morikawa was able to pull even with Scheffler, as well as Åberg for a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at 7-under par. However, a double bogey at the ninth hole, followed by another double bogey just two holes later, drowned any chance of the American winning his third major golf title.
Morikawa ended up finishing in a three-way tie for third place at 4-under par along with fellow American Max Homa and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood.
The second of four major golf tournaments this year is set to start on Thursday, May 16 and run through Sunday, May 19 with the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
