Scheffler opens playoffs with dominant 8-shot win — SkimNews
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- Scottie Scheffler closed with a 4-under 66 to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight shots at 17-under 263, the largest margin at TPC Southwind in 68 years (John Cook won by seven in 1996)
- Scheffler converted his 54-hole lead for the 11th straight time, claiming his 21st career title — all since 2022 — after five runner-up finishes over the previous seven months since his season-opening American Express win
- The victory earned Scheffler $3.6 million in prize money and clinched the $23 million FedEx Cup bonus, with no one able to catch him in the standings through next week's BMW Championship
- Si Woo Kim, Scheffler's Dallas neighbor, finished runner-up eight shots back after a 68 and climbed to a career-best No. 13 in the world; playing partner Sam Burns shot 73 and tied for third with Alex Noren (69)
- Scheffler has now won 10 of his 21 tour titles by four shots or more, and the win puts him squarely in contention for a fifth straight PGA Tour Player of the Year
Why it matters: Scheffler's runaway ended a seven-month stretch of five runner-up finishes and clinched the $23 million FedEx Cup bonus with two playoff events still to play, locking in a points lead no one can challenge heading into the BMW Championship.
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