Menos de uma hora depois que ele se destacou na tarde de domingo, Scottie Scheffler conquistou efetivamente seu primeiro título de campeonato simples. O número um do mundo estava somente saindo do quarto verdejante, mas o jogo já estava acontecendo. A starting four-shot advantage over the field had grown to seven at a sun-kissed Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.A third birdie of the round, on the fifth, further underlined his dominance and the only question left remaining was if he would surpass Tiger Woods’ modern record of an eight-shot win, achieved in 2000 at St Andrews.In the end, he fell short of that but a 68 saw him win on 17 under par, four shots clear of fellow American Harris English, who closed with a 66.Last week’s surprise Scottish Open winner Chris Gotterup was one further back after a 67, while England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, who hovered around the top of the leaderboard all week, birdied two of the last three to join Wyndham Clark (65) in joint fourth on 11 under.Rory McIlroy looked emotional as he was welcomed on to the final green like the champion by thousands of adoring Os fãs. Ele bateu para um par que o viu terminar ao lado de Robert MacIntyre, da Escócia, e o vencedor do ano pretérito Xander Schauffele em 10 menores. O novo vencedor do ano, porém, é Scheffler e, devido ao seu recente domínio, as comparações com Woods só vão permanecer mais fortes. Um totalidade de 1.197 dias se passaram entre a primeira vitória da Woods e seu quarto (o mestrado de 1997 e o Open 2000). Um totalidade de 1.197 dias ocorreu entre a primeira grande vitória de Scheffler e sua quarta (o 2022 Masters e o 2025 Open). É um segundo título importante do ano para Scheffler, depois de vencer o campeonato da PGA de maio de maio e um quarto no totalidade, aumentando seus dois mestres. He now only needs the US Open to become the seventh player to complete the career Grand Slam.Victory on the Antrim coast is the American’s second title outside of his home country, after also claiming gold at last year’s Olympics in Paris, France.It is not bad for a man who spoke at the start of the week about how professional golf was “not a fulfilling life” and questioned “the point” of pursuing victories with such zeal.More to follow.

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