Scottie Scheffler wins his 20th PGA Tour event before turning 30, dominating The American Express with a four-stroke lead.
Scottie Scheffler started 2026 as expected: with a victory. He secured The American Express on the PGA Tour by four strokes over Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Matt McCarty, and Andrew Putnam, reaching 20 PGA Tour wins as the second-fastest player to do so. Scheffler took the lead with a 66-round while his competitors struggled.
PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler Dominates The American Express
In the final round, Scheffler gained a birdie on half of the holes and could have won by an even larger margin if he had not hit his ball into the water on the 17th island green, resulting in a double bogey. Nevertheless, his 66 was unmatched. Si Woo Kim, the three-round leader, fell back with a 72 on Sunday. Similarly, 18-year-old Blades Brown, who had just played the Korn-Ferry Tour final in the Bahamas and was tied with Scheffler after three rounds, dropped to T18 with a 74 in the final round.
Starting the year as dominantly as ever, Scheffler achieved his 16th consecutive top-ten finish but does not take victories for granted. “There is a reason we have to finish the tournament. You don’t get the trophy on the 16th hole. You have to finish the tournament. I played today in the final group against two very talented players. Si Woo has so much talent. He’s very 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. There were many challenges today, but I’m proud of how we played and put together a great round,” Scheffler said.