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Scheffler is conscionable the 3rd subordinate to clasp the Players and Masters titles astatine the aforesaid time| -17 S Scheffler (US); -12 T Hatton (Eng); -10 V Hovland (Nor), T Hoge (US) |
| Selected: -9 H Matsuyama (Jpn); -8 J Rose (Eng), MW Lee (Aus); -6 A Rai (Eng); -5 D Willett (Eng), T Fleetwood (Eng) |
Scottie Scheffler volition instrumentality to the apical of the satellite rankings aft a commanding five-shot triumph astatine the Players Championship astatine TPC Sawgrass.
The American holed 5 birdies connected the trot midway done his circular to contention distant from the tract arsenic helium closed with a three-under 69 to triumph connected 17 under.
England's Tyrrell Hatton finished 2nd connected 12 nether aft birdieing his last 5 holes successful a 65.
Viktor Hovland's 68 lifted him into associated 3rd connected 10 nether with Tom Hoge.
Solid circular capable to win
Scheffler started the last circular with a two-shot pb implicit Min Woo Lee of Australia but that vantage had been wiped retired by the 3rd hole. Lee birdied the opener and Scheffler bogeyed the 3rd to permission them tied connected 13 under.
However, a triple-bogey 7 connected the 4th derailed Lee and helium besides had a double-bogey 7 connected the par-five 11th arsenic his situation further faded. He yet signed for a 76 to decorativeness connected 8 nether par.
The menace to Scheffler strolling to the rubric appeared to beryllium coming from Hatton, who was enjoying a barnstorming finish.
Hatton was level par for his archetypal 9 holes but past birdied the 10th, 12th, and each spread from the 14th to play the last 9 holes successful a record-equalling 29 and acceptable a clubhouse people of 12 under.
But conscionable arsenic Hatton was finishing up, Scheffler was chipping successful for a birdie connected the par-three eighth to get to 14 nether and that sparked his tally of 5 successive birdies that took him into a six-shot lead.
The triumph sees him go conscionable the 3rd subordinate to clasp the Players and Masters titles astatine the aforesaid time, emulating Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.
It besides earns him $4.5m from a grounds $25m (£21m) purse astatine the PGA Tour's flagship event.
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