The Gamers: Scottie Scheffler performs down comparisons with Tiger Woods after profitable title defence | Golf Information

Scottie Scheffler has performed down comparisons to Tiger Woods after the world No 1 created Gamers Championship historical past with a dramatic title defence at TPC Sawgrass.

Scheffler grew to become the primary participant to win back-to-back editions at The Gamers, following a five-shot win in final yr’s contest by overturning a five-stroke deficit in an exhilarating remaining spherical to assert a one-shot win.

The previous Masters champion charged up the leaderboard by carding an eagle and 6 birdies in his bogey-free 64, seeing him end on 20 beneath and a shot away from Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele and Brian Harman.

The victory is his eighth in 25 months on the PGA Tour and extends his benefit on the prime of the world rankings, persevering with a dominant streak that has seen him put up top-five finishes in additional than half of his begins the previous two years, resulting in his achievements being likened to Woods.

“I believe that is a humorous query,” Scheffler stated in his victory press convention. “Anytime you may be in comparison with Tiger I believe is actually particular, however, I imply, the man stands alone I believe in our recreation. He actually does.

“That is my eighth match win now out right here and I’ve tied him in Gamers Championships. Exterior of that, I acquired 14 extra majors and 70-some PGA Tour occasions to catch up. I believe I will follow my routine and simply proceed to plot alongside, try to keep as even-keeled as I can.

“Yeah, all of us idolize Tiger. He is been our man. Watching what he did in particular moments over time is loopy to observe. I’ve realized quite a bit simply from being round him. We’re simply very grateful that he is nonetheless part of our sport.”

Scheffler overcomes harm scare

Scheffler suffered a neck harm throughout his second spherical and feared he could not have the ability to full the match, earlier than seeing the ache scale back barely over the ultimate two days.

“I simply assume taking part in the back-to-back weeks is difficult,” Scheffler added. “Being on the prime of the leaderboard final week and this week, it is an actual take a look at mentally and bodily.

“This week was a bodily take a look at, as properly, simply with how my neck was Friday and Saturday. I put quite a bit into attempting to win this golf match and it’s extremely satisfying to be strolling out of right here with the trophy.

“I believe that is why we put in all of the work to have the ability to end off tournaments and to play properly on the proper time. Going into days like right this moment it is good popping out on prime, for positive. It is an ideal feeling.”

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Clark: I am unable to imagine the putt missed!

Harman and Schauffele each failed to seek out birdies on the 18th to increase the competition, whereas Clark additionally fell one stroke in need of a play-off after agonisingly seeing his putt on the ultimate gap horseshoe out of the cup.

“I do not understand how that putt would not go in,” Clark admitted. “It was type of proper centre with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to maintain breaking.

“It had velocity and I believed it was going to good inside left, and even when it type of lipped, I believed it could lip in. I am fairly gutted it did not go in. I did not actually care concerning the second putt. We have already had a great begin to the yr. I wished to be in a play-off, so I went for it.

I simply performed back-to-back weeks on two fairly difficult golf programs that I historically have not completed very properly on, and simply went second and second. I will take these positives.

“I performed superior in each weeks. I will additionally take that I can play within the second, in my second in opposition to one of the best gamers on this planet on one of the best golf programs. I virtually birdied the final three at one of the vital iconic golf programs.

“Possibly subsequent week someday I will actually have the ability to have a look at these positives and be ok with it, however proper now I am fairly down.”

Schauffele takes positives from newest near-miss

Schauffele took a one-shot lead over Clark into the ultimate day and nonetheless had the lead till back-to-back bogeys from the thirteenth, with the Olympic gold medallist then birdieing the par-five sixteenth however squandering a wonderful birdie probability on the seventeenth to tug degree with Scheffler.

“I hung in there,” stated Schauffele, who hasn’t gained for the reason that Genesis Scottish Open in July 2022. “I gave myself a practical probability. Not on 18, however on 17. If I made that, it may have been a special story. I hung powerful, and no shock to see Scottie’s title up there.

“I hit some higher pictures right this moment in some powerful spots. I did not actually convert on among the putts that I wished. Once you’re attempting to win a match you have to make these sketchy nine-footers, and I missed a few them or a number of of them on the again 9.

“I will lick my wounds. I will most likely be a part of them [social media critics] within the Hateraide at this second. However it’s what it’s. These suck. Once I went to mattress final evening, it is not precisely how I envisioned strolling off the 18th inexperienced. I will lick my wounds and proper again to it subsequent week.”

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