Scottie Scheffler wins his 20th PGA Tour event before turning 30.
Scottie Scheffler starts 2026 as usual: with a victory. He claimed The American Express on the PGA Tour by four strokes over Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Matt McCarty, and Andrew Putnam tied for second, becoming the second fastest player to reach 20 PGA Tour wins. Scheffler surged ahead with a final round 66 while his competitors faltered.
PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler Dominates The American Express
Scheffler birdied half of all holes in the final round and could 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. Yet no one could match his 66. Si Woo Kim, the 54-hole leader, fell back with a 72 on Sunday, and 18-year-old Blades Brown, who had just played the Korn Ferry Tour final in the Bahamas on Wednesday and was tied with Scheffler after three rounds, dropped to T18 with a 74 in the final round.
Thus, Scheffler begins the new year as dominantly as ever. This marks his 16th consecutive top-ten finish, but he does not take these victories for granted. “There is a reason we need 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 players who are really, really talented. Si Woo has so much talent. He is 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 is a course where you have to go out and make birdies. There were many challenges today, but I am proud of how we played and had a nice round,” Scheffler said.