CARLSBAD, Calif. - Scottie Scheffler captured his seventh career PGA TOUR victory at the Hero World Challenge by firing rounds of 69-66-65-68 to win by three strokes.
On the final day, Scheffler made consecutive birdies on holes six and seven to reach 18-under-par and extend his lead to four shots. He added birdies on the 15th and 16th to finish the round at 4-under and tournament at 20-under.
Scheffler made his move on the field with a stellar third round where he dismantled the par-5s. Notably, an eagle on the third hole, a birdie on the sixth, and another eagle on the 15th propelled him third-round score of 65 (-7), establishing a three-stroke lead heading into the final round.
The World No. 1 finished the tournament second in SG: Off the Tee (5.3) and driving distance, T2 in Greens in Regulation (69%) and driving accuracy (83%), and fourth 4th in SG:Approach (3.3).
Coming off a record-setting year, Scheffler found himself atop the leaderboard at the conclusion of the Hero World Challenge, hosted by none other than Tiger Woods. His 2022-23 season flirted with matching something only achieved by Woods in his legendary 2000 season—hitting 75 percent of greens in regulation or more. Scheffler finished at 74.43%.
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER WINNING WITB
- Stealth 2 Plus 8.0° driver
- Qi10 15.0° 3-wood
- P·7TW 5-PW
NEED TO KNOW: SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
- All seven of Scheffler's wins have come since the beginning of 2022 -- this is his third in the calendar year of 2023
- In each win, Scheffler had TaylorMade driver, fairway wood and irons in the bag
