Those of us writing off Scottie Scheffler’s chances of winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am heading into the final round were made to look quite foolish – again.
Of course, Scottie Scheffler had no right to come within one shot of making a playoff at the WM Phoenix Open last week. He was 10 shots behind eventual winner Chris Gotterup after Thursday at TPC Scottsdale.
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And he was up to his old tricks at Pebble Beach.
Scheffler took the clubhouse lead after posting a 63 on Sunday in the first signature event of the year.
Scottie Scheffler’s career first on Sunday at Pebble Beach
His final round concluded with a stunning six iron into the last hole. That set up an eagle opportunity that Scheffler took with both hands.
In fact, the putt saw him make a bit of history.
There is not much left for Scheffler to achieve in the game, even at this stage of his career. He has won three of the four majors, while he is undoubtedly the most dominant player the sport has seen since Tiger Woods.
But it turns out that Scheffler had never made three eagles in a single round before.
As Justin Ray noted on X, that wait is now over after his round on Sunday.
No player can match Scheffler’s achievement in the world number one’s lifetime
Pebble Beach caused plenty of problems on the final day. The tee times were moved forward to avoid some concerning weather later in the day.
Some, such as Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, thrived in the conditions. Others found the going much more difficult, with Michael Kim posting a 79 to conclude his week.
That made Scheffler’s achievement all the more remarkable, particularly with Ray noting that no one else has replicated that over the last four decades of the event.
It is incredibly ominous that Scheffler is looking so dangerous after two very slow starts. If he can find a way to fly out of the blocks again, it is hard to know what anyone on the PGA Tour will be able to do to stop him.
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