Scottie Scheffler, under 30, wins his 20th PGA Tour event, dominating The American Express with a four-stroke lead.
Scottie Scheffler starts 2026 as usual: with a victory. He claimed The American Express on the PGA Tour with a four-shot lead over Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Matt McCarty, and Andrew Putnam tied for second, becoming the second-fastest player to reach 20 wins on the PGA Tour. Scheffler took the lead with a 66, while his competitors faltered.
PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler Dominates The American Express
During the final round, Scheffler made birdies on half the holes and could have won by an even greater margin if he hadn’t hit his ball into the water on the island green at 17, resulting in a double bogey. Nonetheless, his 66 was unmatched. Si Woo Kim, the three-round leader, fell back with a 72 on Sunday. Eighteen-year-old Blades Brown, who had played the Korn-Ferry Tour final in the Bahamas just days earlier and was tied with Scheffler after three rounds, dropped to tied 18th 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, though he does not take these victories for granted. “There’s a reason we have to finish the tournament. You don’t get the trophy at the 16th hole. You have to finish the tournament. 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 making a final flight in a PGA Tour event is doing something right. This course demands going out and making birdies, so there were many challenges today, but I’m proud of how we played and put together a nice round.”