Scottie Scheffler held off Ludvig Åberg, Collin Morikawa and Max Homa at Augusta National on Sunday to win the Masters for the second time in his career.
Scheffler entered the fourth round with a one-shot lead over Morikawa. But Scheffler participating in the final day was not set in stone.
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Scottie Scheffler plays his shot from the third tee during the final round of The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Georgia. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Scheffler was on the verge of withdrawing from the tournament altogether if his wife, Meredith, gave birth to their first child. However, this did not appear to have happened and Scheffler was able to stay at Augusta and win the second green jacket of his career.
He started the day with two consecutive pars and then began to consolidate his advantage with a birdie on the third hole. He had bogeys on holes four and seven, but finished strong on the front nine, which propelled him into the back nine.
Scheffler made birdies at eight, nine and 10 before making another bogey at 11. He bounced back with birdies at 13 and 14 to maintain a three-shot lead over Åberg and a five-shot lead over Homa.
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Scottie Scheffler reacts after hitting par on the sixth green during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
He played such a role, even Patrick Mahomes had to step up.
“Scottie is so good,” the Kansas City Chiefs star wrote on X.
Another birdie at the 16th put him four shots ahead of Åberg. At 18, he almost broke through a few meters from the cup. He hit the final putt to complete this masterful performance.
He was 11 under for the tournament.
Scheffler shot a 66 to open the tournament, which was only beaten by Bryson DeChambeau’s 65. He then finished with a 72 and a 73 in rounds 2 and 3, respectively.
He joined Tiger Woods as the only golfers to arrive in Augusta, Georgia, No. 1 in the world golf rankings and win the Masters multiple times. Scheffler did the same in 2022.
Scottie Scheffler putts on the third green during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Åberg finished the day with a 69 and a tournament score of 7 under par. Morikawa was behind him, 4 under par for the tournament.
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Homa tied for third place with Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood with a final round of 73.