Scottie Scheffler continued his incredible campaign by winning the Memorial Tournament on Sunday for his fifth victory in his last eight starts.
The World No. 1 edged Collin Morikawa by 1 stroke at Muirfield Village to claim the win.
RANK
PLAYER
FINAL ROUND
TOTAL
1
Scottie Scheffler đșđž
74
-8
2
Collin Morikawa đșđž
71
-7
3
Adam Hadwin đšđŠ
74
-4
4
Christiaan Bezuidenhout đżđŠ
72
-3
T5
Matt Fitzpatrick đŽó §ó ąó „ó źó §ó ż
69
-2
T5
Ludvig Aberg đžđȘ
74
-2
T5
Sepp Straka đŠđč
76
-2
T8
Hideki Matsuyama đŻđ”
70
-1
T8
Sungjae Im đ°đ·
73
-1
T8
Tony Finau đșđž
73
-1
T8
Xander Schauffele đșđž
75
-1
Scheffler is the first player on TOUR since Justin Thomas in 2016-17 to record five wins in a season. Byron Nelson holds the record for most wins in a year with 18 in 1945. Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh share the post-1950 record with nine victories each in 2000 and 2004, respectively.
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Scheffler only finished lower than T2 once in his last eight tournaments.
TOURNAMENT
DATE
RESULT
Arnold Palmer Invitational
March 10
đ
The Players Championship
March 17
đ
Houston Open
March 31
T2
Masters Tournament
April 14
đ
RBC Heritage
April 21
đ
PGA Championship
May 19
T8
Charles Schwab Challenge
May 26
T2
Memorial Tournament
June 9
đ
Scheffler is the second player ever to win the Arnold Palmer, the Players, the Masters, and the Memorial in the same season, joining Woods in 2001.
Heâs the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to head into the U.S. Open with five or more PGA TOUR wins that season, including a major.
Scheffler earned $4 million in prize money for his victory, moving his total season earnings to $24.02 million, breaking his own single-season earnings record set in 2023 ($21.01 million).
Elsewhere at the Memorial, Adam Hadwin booked his ticket to the Open Championship with his third-place finish.
Additionally, Adam Scott and Robert MacIntyre are expected to earn spots in the U.S. Open after the world golf rankings update Monday. Itâd mark Scottâs 92nd straight major appearance, the second-longest streak in history behind Jack Nicklausâ 146.
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