Phoenix Open: Scottie Scheffler wins by two shots to return to world number one

Scheffler deed a bogey-free last round

American Scottie Scheffler regained the satellite fig 1 ranking by successfully defending his Phoenix Open rubric with a two-shot win.

Canada's Nick Taylor was 2nd with Spain's Jon Rahm a further 3 shots back.

"I'm conscionable arrogant with however I fought today, I didn't person my champion stuff," Scheffler told CBS.

"I grinded it retired today, I wasn't hitting it bully disconnected the tee, my irons weren't arsenic sharp, but I played a large circular of play today."

Scheffler replaces Rory McIlroy - who finished tied for 32nd connected four-under - astatine the apical of the satellite rankings, having antecedently held the fig 1 spot for 30 weeks until October.

He started the last circular with a two-stroke pb but saw that halved instantly arsenic some Taylor and Rahm birdied the first.

He deed backmost with birdies connected the 2nd and 3rd holes, portion Rahm's situation faded with a bogey astatine eight.

With six holes remaining, Taylor and Scheffler were tied for the pb earlier the American drained an eagle putt connected the 13th to instrumentality outright control.

Scheffler past holed a 15-foot clutch putt connected the par-three 16th to sphere his vantage earlier a comfy par connected the past sealed his 5th rubric connected the PGA Tour, and his archetypal since his triumph astatine Augusta successful April.

He is the 3rd subordinate to successfully support a PGA Tour rubric this play aft McIlroy astatine the CJ Cup and Max Homa astatine the Fortinet Championship.

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