Scottie Scheffler wins his 20th PGA Tour title before turning 30.
Scottie Scheffler begins 2026 as expected: with a victory. He clinched The American Express on the PGA Tour by four strokes ahead of Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Matt McCarty, and Andrew Putnam who tied for second, becoming the second-fastest player to reach 20 PGA Tour wins. Scheffler shot a 66 to take the lead while his competitors faltered.
PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler dominates The American Express
In the final round, Scheffler made birdies on half of the holes and could have won by a wider margin if he had not hit his ball into the water at the island green on the 17th, incurring a double bogey. No one could match his 66. Si Woo Kim, the leader after three rounds, fell back with a 72 on Sunday, and 18-year-old Blades Brown, who played the Korn Ferry Tour final at the Bahamas just days prior and was tied with Scheffler after three rounds, dropped to T18 with a 74.
Thus, Scheffler starts the new year as dominantly as ever, marking his 16th consecutive top-ten finish. However, he does not take these wins for granted: “There’s a reason we have to finish the tournament. You don’t get the trophy on the 16th hole. You have to play it through. Today, I played in the final group against two very, very talented players. Si Woo has so much talent. He’s so good at golf. I saw Blades for the first time, but any 18-year-old who makes the final flight of a PGA Tour event is doing something right. It’s a course where you have to go out and make birdies. There were many challenges today, but I’m proud of how we played and put together a great round.”