Scottie Scheffler wins his 20th PGA Tour event before turning 30.
Scottie Scheffler started 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, who tied for second place. Scheffler became the second fastest player to reach 20 wins on the PGA Tour with a strong final round of 66, distancing himself from the competition.
PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler Dominates The American Express
During the final round, Scheffler made birdies 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 island green at the 17th, resulting in a double bogey. Despite this, no one could match his 66. Si Woo Kim, the leader after three rounds, fell back with a 72 on Sunday. Similarly, 18-year-old Blades Brown, who had played the Korn Ferry Tour final at 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 dominant as ever, marking his 16th consecutive top-ten finish. However, he does not take victories for granted: “There is a reason we have to finish the tournament. You don’t get the trophy at the 16th hole. You have to finish the tournament. I played today in the last group against two very, very talented players. Si Woo has a lot of talent. He’s very good at golf. I saw Blades for the first time, but any 18-year-old who makes it into 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 managed a nice round.”