Scottie Scheffler wins his 20th PGA Tour event before turning 30.
Scottie Scheffler starts 2026 as expected: with a victory. He won The American Express on the PGA Tour by four strokes ahead of Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Matt McCarty, and Andrew Putnam, reaching the milestone of 20 PGA Tour wins as the second-fastest player to do so. Scheffler took the lead with a final round 66, outplaying his competitors.
PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler Dominates The American Express
Scheffler recorded birdies on half of the holes during the final round. He might have won by an even larger margin if he had not hit his ball into the water on the island green at the 17th hole, resulting in a double bogey. However, no one could match his impressive 66. Si Woo Kim, who led after three rounds, could not keep pace on Sunday and shot a 72, dropping back. The 18-year-old Blades Brown, who had just played the Korn Ferry Tour final on the Bahamas on Wednesday and was tied with Scheffler after three rounds, fell to T18 with a 74 in the final round.
Thus, Scheffler begins the new year as dominantly as ever, marking his 16th consecutive top-ten finish. Yet, he does not take victories 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 finish the tournament. Today, I played in the last group against two 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 it to 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. So, there were many challenges today, but I’m proud of how we played and put together a nice round,” Scheffler said.