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SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, TWO-TIME MASTERS CHAMPION
There was a time Sunday when a classic Masters finish loomed as a possibility. Three players, all with impressive credentials, had caught the 54-hole leader, who was uncharacteristically struggling.
There were four co-leaders in that moment, but it did not take long for the game’s hottest player to prove what we already know: Scottie Scheffler stands alone. The world No. 1 captured his second Masters green jacket — becoming just the 10th to do so in a three-year span — with a stunning surge as all other contenders fell away.
Sunday’s final round proved the prospect of a green jacket weighs heavily while the experience of having one is invaluable. After Scheffler bogeyed the 7th hole, he shared the lead with two-time major winner Collin Morikawa, fast-rising star Ludvig Åberg and fan favorite Max Homa. Then …
- Scheffler made three straight birdies, starting with a crucial, steadying up-and-down on No. 8. At the 9th, he stuffed his approach to 6 inches. On No. 10, he hit another marvelous approach and made a 9-foot curler. It was his first time birdying three straight holes at the Masters, and they came when he needed them the most.
- Morikawa, meanwhile, sprayed a drive right and then failed to get out of a bunker on the 10th, making a double bogey. He made another double at the 11th after finding water left, a miss you just can’t have, especially while in contention on Sunday at Augusta…
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