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Associated Press

That new No 1 ranking for Scottie Scheffler looks even better in a Masters green jacket.
Two months after Scheffler finally broke through for his first PGA Tour victory, he capped off a most incredible 56-day stretch by making his fourth win the biggest of them all, the Masters by three shots over Rory McIlroy for his first major.
Even as a junior, he was wearing long pants in stifling Texas heat because he wanted to look the part of a tour pro he always wanted to be. Winning the Masters was beyond his hopes.
“I never made it this far. It was just a dream of being here and competing,” Scheffler said in Butler Cabin, moments before Hideki Matsuyama helped him into the green jacket. “I can’t put into words what it means that I’ll be able to come back here for a lifetime.”

The only stumble came at the end when Scheffler needed four putts from 40 feet before he could claim his first major, and that only mattered in the record book.
He closed with a 1-under 71 for a three-shot victory over McIlroy, who holed out from the bunker on the final hole for a record-tying final round of 64. McIlroy could only hope that Sunday pressure at Augusta National might get to Scheffler.
No chance. Not on Sunday. Not the last four days. Not the last two months.
“You get on those hot streaks, and you just got to ride them out because they, unfortunately, don’t last forever,” Justin Thomas said. “But he is doing it in the biggest tournaments. It’s really, really impressive to see someone that young handle a moment this big so easily.”

The Sunday theatre, thrilling and tragic, belonged to everyone else. Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. He delivered key putts to keep Cameron Smith at bay and never looked rattled, even as he was swatting at short putts at the end.
McIlroy was the runner-up. It was Smith who felt as though he let one get away. The Aussie was still in the game, three shots out of the lead, when he dumped his 9-iron in Rae’s Creek on the par-3 12th hole for triple bogey and ended his hopes.
“Just a really bad swing at the wrong time,” Smith said.
Smith closed with a 73 and tied for third with Shane Lowry, who birdied the 18th for a 69.
Scheffler joined Ian Woosnam in 1991 as the only players to win a major – the Masters in both cases – in their debut at No 1 in the world.
Everyone should have seen this coming. He won the Phoenix Open in a playoff on Super Bowl Sunday. He followed that with a comeback win at Bay Hill to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He rose to No. 1 in the world by winning the Match Play two weeks ago in Texas.
And now this.
Scheffler, who finished at 10-under 278, won $2.7 million from the $15 million prize fund. That brings his total to $8,872,200 over his last six starts.
Scheffler’s big moment came early in the round, and it was no less significant.
Starting the final round with a three-shot lead, he watched Smith open with two straight birdies to the cut the deficit to one, and then Scheffler’s approach from the pine needles left of the third fairway came up short and rolled back down the slope.
His pitch was racing toward the hole when it banged into the pin and dropped for an unlikely birdie, and a two-shot swing when Smith from the same position made bogey.
No one got closer than three the rest of the way. Only the contenders changed.
The 12th hole remains the most riveting par 3 in golf, the scene of more collapses than comebacks. Smith became the latest victim.
Coming off birdie at No 11, his shot was still in the air when he let his club slip through his hands and he slowly closed his eyes twice as it splashed into Rae’s Creek. The next shot wasn’t much better, but at least dry, and Smith’s hopes ended there with a triple bogey.
He was three behind standing on the 12th tee. Three holes later, he was eight back.

From there, any hope resided with McIlroy. All he needed to complete the career grand slam was to match the best final round in Masters history and get some help from Scheffler. He only got one of those and had to settle for his first silver medal from Augusta.
Not that he didn’t create some Sunday magic. McIlroy went bunker-to-bunker on the 18th hole, leaving himself right of the green and aiming some 25 feet right of the flag. It rode the slope all the way into the hole, setting off one of the loudest roars of the week.
Morikawa followed him in from the same bunker, different angle, and McIlroy could only laugh.
“This tournament never ceases to amaze,” McIlroy said. “That’s as happy as I’ve ever been on a golf course right there. Just having a chance – and then with Collin, we both played so well all day – and for both of us to finish like this, I was just so happy for him, too.
“I’ve never heard roars like on the 18th green.”
The best ones were saved for Scheffler.
Scheffler still had five holes in front of him, with no evidence he was going to be anything but the smooth, smart operator who seized control on Friday in the toughest conditions to build a five-shot lead and never lost it.


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The Masters: Scottie Scheffler gets green jacket to go with No 1 ranking

Scottie Scheffler holds the Masters trophy during the green jacket ceremony after winning the 2022 Masters Tournament. Photo: EPA-EFE

Scottie Scheffler and caddie Ted Scott celebrate on the 18th green after winning the Masters. Photo: AFP

Defending Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama of Japan (right) helps Scottie Scheffler put on his jacket during after winning the 2022 Masters Tournament. Photo: EPA-EFE

Rory McIlroy reacts after chipping in for birdie from the bunker on the 18th green during the final round of the Masters. Photo: AFP

Thailand’s teenage golf sensation Ratchanon Chantananuwat wins Asian Mixed Cup

Thailand’s Ratchanon Chantananuwat celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Asian Mixed Cup. Photo: Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour

Thailand’s Ratchanon Chantananuwat playing a shot during the final round of the Asian Mixed Cup golf tournament in Pattaya. Photo: Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour

Ratchanon Chantananuwat became the fifth amateur to win on the Asian Tour and first since 2009. Photo: Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour

‘Tiger Slam’ clubs used by Tiger Woods to win 4 majors sell for a record-breaking US$5 million at auction

Tiger Woods watches his second shot on the first hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National. Photo: AP

Tiger Woods plays his shot from the 18th tee during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Photo: AFP

The actual irons and wedges that Tiger Woods used in 2000 and 2001 including capturing four consecutive Major Championship titles – known as the Tiger Slam. Photo: Golden Age Auctions

The irons and wedges that Tiger Woods used in 2000 and 2001 sold for a record price at Sunday’s auction. Photo: Golden Age Auctions

Tiger Woods makes the cut at the Masters, trails leader Scottie Scheffler by nine strokes at the halfway point

Tiger Woods waits to putt on the 13th green during the second round at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta. Photo: AP

Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the 15th green during the second round of The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Photo: AFP

Tiger Woods reacts after chipping onto the 16th green during the second round. Photo: Reuters

Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the twelfth hole during the second round of the 2022 Masters Tournament. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Golf

Scheffler is in the midst of a ridiculously hot run of golf, having won four of his past six events
‘It was just a dream of being here and competing,’ Scheffler said. ‘I can’t put into words what it means’


Just two weeks after taking the top spot in the world golf rankings, Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters from Rory McIlroy, as Cameron Smith’s title dreams are ended by a wayward shot on the 12th tee.


Rory McIlroy

Cameron Smith

Scottie Scheffler

The Masters: Scottie Scheffler gets green jacket to go with No 1 ranking

Scheffler is in the midst of a ridiculously hot run of golf, having won four of his past six events ‘It was just a dream of being here and competing,’ Scheffler said. ‘I can’t put into words what it means’

Scheffler is in the midst of a ridiculously hot run of golf, having won four of his past six events

‘It was just a dream of being here and competing,’ Scheffler said. ‘I can’t put into words what it means’