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Scottie Scheffler takes over The Players and steals Jon Rahm’s #1

scottie scheffler Author: ERIK S LESSER | EFE

The 26-year-old American swept the Ponte Vedra beach with a recital of the best golf

Three weeks. That’s how long the pedigree of world number 1 Jon Rahm lasts. A milestone for Spanish sport he already held in 2021. “I spoiled you,” he said resignedly on Thursday, before learning he would have to pull out of The Players Championship the next day with a stomach bug.

His baton at the top of world golf is Scottie Scheffler. The American from Ridgewood, at only 26 years old, is the second dominator of this 2023 year. The one from the University of Texas won the tournament held in Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida) last night, after showing enormous regularity throughout the competition: a card of 68 on Thursday, 69 on Friday, 65 on Saturday and 69 yesterday. -17 in total. Five was enough to overtake the Spaniard in the standings, but Scheffler wanted it big. sweeping Victory with a five stroke lead.

The Players Championship is his sixth career tournament on the PGA Tour. Second in this 2023 after the Phoenix Open, which a month ago also allowed him to reach the ephemeral No. 1. Last season, Scottie also won the Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer, Masters Tournament and World Golf Championship Match Play. Yesterday, he confirmed the triumph with another exhibition. Securing par by the middle of the round, knowing that young Aussie Min Woo Lee was melting like a sugar cube next to him, only to deliver the final blow with five consecutive birdies between holes 8 and 12. Sublime.

Source: La Vozde Galicia

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