The Monday finish at Harbour Town went as expected with the World No.1 applying the finishing touches to claim his tenth PGA Tour title
Scottie Scheffler was in no mood to give the chasing pack a glimmer of hope at Harbour Town, the World No.1 finishing off on Monday to win his tenth PGA Tour title by three strokes.
Only poor weather could stop Scheffler in his tracks on Sunday, but after holing a slippery par putt on the par-5 15th, he came back out on Monday with a five-shot lead.
No one was expecting the Masters champion to wobble – and he didn’t. After making safe pars at 16 and 17, the only blemish came on the 18th when he failed to get up-and-down from the side of the green, which led to his only single bogey of the week.
In his last five starts, Scheffler now has four victories, including the Players Championship and the Masters.
It’s the first time since 1985 that a player has followed up their Masters success with victory at the RBC Heritage, a feat managed by the great Bernhard Langer.
Scheffler, who will shortly become a father for the first time, will start next month’s PGA Championship as an overwhelming favorite.
The question is, who can stop him? His peers might be hoping a few sleepless nights changing diapers could make him less of a threat.
That, however, is probably clutching at straws.
