Scottie Scheffler wins his 20th PGA Tour title before turning 30.
Scottie Scheffler starts 2026 as expected: with a win. 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 victories. Scheffler led with a 66 while his competitors fell behind.
PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler Dominates The American Express
Scheffler birdied half of the holes in the final round and could have won by an even larger margin if he hadn’t hit his ball into the water on the island green at the 17th, resulting in a double bogey. Despite that, no one could match his 66. Si Woo Kim, leader after three rounds, couldn’t keep the pace on Sunday and fell back with a 72. Also, 18-year-old Blades Brown, who played the Korn Ferry Tour finals in the Bahamas on Wednesday and was tied with Scheffler after three rounds, dropped to T18 with a 74 in the final round.
Scheffler begins the new year as dominantly as ever. This marks his 16th consecutive top-ten finish, but 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 play it out. Today I played in the final group against two very, very talented players. 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. This is 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,” he said.