It would have been understandable if Scottie Scheffler, who has been the paragon of poise as he has charged to the No. 1 ranking in men’s golf this year, felt just a bit unnerved during the first hour of the final round. The three-stroke lead he held over his closest pursuer, Cameron Smith, when the day began had shrunk to a single stroke in the opening two holes. |
Worse for Scheffler, on the par-4 third hole, he yanked his tee shot into the trees then failed to get a pitch onto the elevated green, with his ball trundling backward into a dicey spot below the putting surface. |
Would it take only three holes for Smith to catch Scheffler? Was the typically tranquil Scheffler, with his everyman nonchalance, about to wilt under the pressure? |
Anyone who has been paying attention to this year’s PGA Tour, a circuit Scheffler has dominated since February, might have been able to predict what happened next, though they may not have anticipated Rory McIlroy’s late challenge and delightful finish. As is typical of the Masters, Sunday had something for everyone. |
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