Scottie Scheffler hit a sensational nine-under 63 as he capped a dominating yr by retaining the Hero World Problem with a six-shot successful margin.
The world primary, who received the Masters and Olympic gold in 2024, claimed a record-equalling ninth title of the yr with a bogey-free spherical to triumph on 25 underneath.
The victory means he has received an unbelievable 42.9% of the 21 tournaments he has performed in 2024.
“[That was] very satisfying,” he stated after tying Tiger Woods (2000) and Vijay Singh (2004) for essentially the most wins in a single season since 1950, though this occasion and the Olympics are usually not PGA Tour competitions.
“I did a number of good things on the course, performed a extremely stable spherical of golf.
“[It] feels good to take a bit of break and are available again and proceed to play some fairly stable golf.”
Scheffler, who had not competed in a strokeplay occasion since successful the PGA Tour Championship in August, joined Woods (2006-2007) and Norway’s Viktor Hovland (2021-2022) as the one back-to-back winners of the 20-man invitational occasion at Albany Golf Membership within the Bahamas.
Scheffler, 28, birdied three of the primary 4 holes and 4 of the ultimate six as he romped to victory.
South Korea’s Tom Kim, who hit a 68, was a distant second whereas in a single day chief Justin Thomas ended a shot additional again in third.
Thomas, who stays with no win since claiming the 2022 US PGA Championship closed with a one-under 71.
The 31-year-old adopted birdies on the first and fourth holes with bogeys on the par-three second and fifth.
That allowed Scheffler, who holed an eight-foot birdie on the opening gap, a tap-in birdie on the par-five third and a surprising birdie putt from simply inside 50 toes on the fourth, to take a lead he wouldn’t relinquish.
“It has been an excellent yr and a enjoyable yr,” added Scheffler.
“I’ve had a bit of little bit of time to mirror, however I’m not actually certain assess it. It has simply been fairly surreal, a number of enjoyable and I’m simply actually grateful.”
