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Scottie Scheffler always seems comfortable on the golf course, but on his hometown of TPC Craig Ranch for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson this week it was pure bliss.
Scheffler crushed the competition over the four-day event with a 31-under finish to win the event after sending another 8-under 63, the same result he put on Scorecard on Friday.
But he had a chance on the PGA Tours scoring record for all the time on the 18th Green on Sunday when he looked at a Birdie-Putt to finish 32-Under. Only Justin Thomas (2017) and Ludvig Åberg (2023) have had 31 during weeks in the past.
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Scottie Scheffler, with wife Meredith and son Bennett, with the winner’s trophy at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson Golf Tournament. (Raymond Carlin III-stated images)
Scheffler, who at one point had a 10-shot lead at one point in this tournament, hardly missed the story that created putt and knocked on for pairs to gather the victory and a huge $ 1,782,000 paycheck.
However, he made some story when his eight-shot victory was the biggest ever in the tournament.
Scheffler is the first high school degree in the Dallas area to won Byron Nelson since 2007, and he started a red-hot start when he sent a 10-under-61 in his opening round on Thursday. He followed it up with his 63 on Friday, and although he only shot 66 on Saturday, an eight-shot lead that went into Sunday, almost like a breeze when he stepped in to the last 18 holes.
Erik van Rooyen (23-Under), Sam Stevens (20-Under) and another Dallas Inborn, Jordan Spieth (19-Under), ended behind Scheffler.
Scottie Scheffler responds to the 18th green as he approaches his family after winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson Golf Tournament. (Raymond Carlin III-stated images)
“This tournament means a lot to me,” Scheffler told the CBS broadcast after the victory. “It’s my first start as a professional 11 years ago I had my sister caddying for. … It feels like a life of hard work and victims of small moments like these. They are pretty special.”
Scheffler was 17 years old when he debuted at Byron Nelson in 2014.
This is not only a big win for the No. 1 golf player in the world, it also comes at the perfect moment when the season’s second major is his next planned event.
PGA championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina will be the next time Scheffler plays on the PGA Tour and he looks to win the event for the first time in his career. His best finish was 2023 when he finished tied to the other.
Scottie Scheffler poses with the winner’s trophy. (Raymond Carlin III-stated images)
Last year’s tournament was also quite an adventure for Scheffler when he was arrested at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, in a saga that shocked the sports world. Prosecutor was eventually placed, but Scheffler’s experience is one that will be remembered with this major forever.
No. 1-ranked golfer in the world wants to focus on lifting trophies this time, and he’s due to doing it after a fantastic view at home this week.
