- World No 1 wins RBC Heritage on Monday morning
- American has 40 consecutive rounds at par or better
A Masters green jacket wasn’t enough for Scottie Scheffler. The American was running on emotional fumes fresh off his four-shot victory at Augusta National, but full of purpose that more than made up for his lack of preparation for the RBC Heritage. The result not only was similar, it has come to be expected.
He rarely missed a shot. He gave little hope to those chasing him. And he walked away from Harbour Town on Monday morning with another victory that extended a dominance not seen since the peak years of Tiger Woods. Scheffler now has won four of his last five starts, the exception a runner-up finish in the Houston Open when he misread a 5ft birdie putt that would have forced a playoff.
“I didn’t show up here just to have some sort of ceremony and have people tell me congratulations. I came here with a purpose,” Scheffler said after polishing off a three-under 68 for a three-shot victory.
Victory was inevitable – Scheffler had a five-shot lead with three holes to play when the final round, delayed because of storms on Sunday afternoon, was suspended by darkness.
He considers Harbor Town one of his tougher wins because it followed the Masters.
“Coming off the high last week to going into here, not really with a ton of energy, not really with a ton of prep work,” Scheffler said. “I think it’s underrated how difficult it is to do the stuff that Tiger was doing, and win like every single week. It takes a lot out of you emotionally and physically, especially major championships.”
Scheffler now has 40 consecutive rounds at par or better, a streak that began at East Lake in the Tour Championship last August. His position at No 1 in the world is so great that he became the first player since Woods to crack the 15-point average mark.
