Scottie Scheffler is the 2022 Masters champion, shooting a final round 71. It is Scheffler’s first major championship of his career, finishing the tournament at 10-under par.
“If you’re going to choose a golf tournament to win, this would be the one to win,” Scheffler said. “I felt peace when I’m on the golf course.”
Less than 60 days ago, Scheffler had not yet won on the PGA Tour, despite multiple close calls. Now, he has four Tour victories, all coming in his last six starts, and the most coveted jacket in sports.
Going into the final round, Scheffler was three strokes ahead of recent PLAYERS champion Cameron Smith. In essences it was his tournament to win, assuming he could withstand the pressure of the tournament and early challenges from Cam Smith
Scheffler never relinquished that advantage, but that was not for the field not challenging him. Smith, who held the 18-hole co-lead, birdied the first two holes, and combined with two pars from Scheffler, the lead was down to just one with 16 holes left to play. But on the third hole, Scottie holed-out a bump-and-run from below the green for birdie.
On the back nine he was on fire. On the 11th hole he dropped a lengthily putt for birdie, the lead was back to three with seven holes to play. Scheffler was largely able to coast from there, and after birdies on 14 and 15, the tournament felt all but over.
On 18, Scheffler continued to appear unshakable inside the typical enormous crowds, but for possibly the only time the entire week, he showed some mortality. Reaching the green in two, Scheffler pushed his 40-foot birdie putt to about three feet.
He then TWICE missed from up close, trying to laugh off the second miss as he tapped in for double-bogey and officially became the newest Masters champion, finishing three ahead of McIlroy. Scheffler settled on 10 under for the week and was the only player in the field to shoot under par in all four rounds.
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