Scottie Scheffler battled past Collin Morikawa in the final round to claim a fifth PGA Tour victory of the season with a one-shot victory at the Memorial Tournament.
Scheffler, who had already won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Players, Masters and RBC Heritage during a dominant start to the year, now heads into the US Open with five wins in his last eight starts, even if he is far from being at his best level. Sunday.
The 27-year-old saw his four-shot lead reduced to one at Muirfield Village as Morikawa and Adam Hadwin piled on the pressure, although Scheffler never relinquished the top spot as he struggled through a final day difficult in Muirfield Village.
Scottie Scheffler struggled to two-over 74 on final day at Muirfield Village
Scheffler mixed a birdie with three bogeys during a two-over 74, seeing him finish the week at eight under and take home the $4 million top prize, with playing partner Collin Morikawa finishing second after a one-under 71.
“The golf course was very tough today,” Scheffler said after his victory. “It was so firm, so fast. I mean, it was a fun test of golf. I like it when it gets that hard and yeah, it was good to fight back. I didn’t really do not much today, but I’ve done enough to get the job done.”
How Scheffler surpassed the Sunday special
Scheffler’s overnight lead quickly dwindled when Hadwin chipped in at the first and Morikawa drove from 15 feet to birdie at the second, lifting both to seven under and within three of the defending champion of the Masters.
Hadwin holed another eight-footer at the fourth, putting him back just one when Scheffler failed to get up and down the sand at the same par three, only for the world number 1 to respond with a 10-foot birdie at the sixth to double his advantage.
Adam Hadwin had a two-over 74 on the final hole
Morikawa temporarily fell behind by five when he made bogey at the sixth, although he then took advantage of the par five and then got back to three ahead when Scheffler missed from seven feet to save par at the eighth.
Hadwin finished his front nine with back-to-back bogeys to reach turn two behind Scheffler, while Morikawa made an eight-foot birdie at the ninth, then drained a 30-footer at the par-three 12th — the toughest hole on the course – to get closer to one of your playing partners.
Scheffler failed to convert birdie chances from within 10 feet on the same hole and even closer on the next, although he remained a step ahead when Morikawa missed from six feet to tie at the par five 15th.
Morikawa failed to get up and down to save par from the 16th green, where Scheffler scrambled a 15-foot par to go up two with two to play, Hadwin’s slim hopes also ending with successive bogeys at from the 16th.
Collin Morikawa threatened throughout final day but remains winless this season
Scheffler missed an eight-footer to save par at the 17th and joined Morikawa in sending his approach to the final hole into the rough at the back of the green, although he was able to get up and down to maintain an 11th PGA Tour victory. .
Hadwin took third place ahead of Christiaan Bezuidenhout, while a 69 on the day from Matt Fitzpatrick moved him into a tie for fifth with Ryder Cup teammates Ludvig Åberg and Sepp Straka.
“I’m proud of the way I fought,” Hadwin said. “It stings to finish the way I did, 16 to 18. I had put a bandage on the tour way before that, before, and the bandage came off and it was carnage! So it’s disappointing, but look, I’m taking a lot of positives out of this week.”
Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Tony Finau and PGA champion Xander Schauffele shared eighth place at one under, while Rory McIlroy found himself tied for 15th after a final round of 76. Viktor Hovland also finished the week with a score of two, while McIlroy’s playing partner, Shane. Lowry fell to 49th after a 13-over 85 on the final day.
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