With the Ryder Cup war drums beating, Scottie Scheffler continues to grow his trophy cabinet. On a round anniversary, his sesquicentennial, 150 tournaments on the PGA Tour, the world number one added another victory at the Procore Championship in Napa, California.
The most common image of world golf, a big guy with a huge smile, who does not care about the tension of the sport because his goals are not earthly and stuck to a trophy, was repeated. For the sixth time in the course, a feat that acquires the value of a saga because he already did it last year. Since 1960, only three players have achieved it in history: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Enough said.
Scheffler, with 67 strokes, came from two strokes behind Ben Griffin on the last day to win by one stroke over a golfer who also showed a remarkable season. It was his 11th top 10 finish of the season, something only Scheffler can match. Griffin saw how the best player of the moment made up over the weekend the eight strokes of distance with which he had arrived on Friday.
“I always focus as much as I can on my preparation for tournaments; that’s what gives me confidence, and I feel like I’m as well prepared as I can be for the Ryder Cup. I think we’re all excited about this tournament,” he said. “We’ve got three days in New York to compete and have fun. We’re all looking forward to it.”
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