
Scottie Scheffler leaves rivals awestruck after Open win
CNN
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler cruises to his fourth major title at The Open Championship.
For a few fleeting moments, as he stared down at the ball that had careened off the bunker’s lip and back to his feet, Scottie Scheffler looked human. Then the world’s supreme golfer dusted himself down, birdied the next hole, and resumed his metronomic march towards The Open Championship. Not even a shock double bogey could take any shine off the American’s imperious capture of the sport’s oldest tournament on Sunday, as the world No. 1 glided to a four-shot victory and his fourth career major at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. A closing three-under 68 saw him finish comfortably clear of compatriot Harris English on 17-under par overall, crowning him as the first player during the modern major championship era to win his first four majors by three or more strokes, according to PGA Tour Communications. “This was, I felt like, one of my best performances mentally,” Scheffler told reporters on his return to the clubhouse. After May’s PGA Championship win, it leaves the two-time Masters champion just a US Open victory away from joining Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and, following his long-awaited victory at Augusta National in April, Rory McIlroy in completing the career grand slam.













