Scottie Scheffler wins the Memorial Tournament

DUBLIN, Ohio — Former University of Texas star Scottie Scheffler registered a one-stroke victory on Sunday afternoon at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club. The No. 1 player in the world, Scheffler won for the fifth time in his last eight starts and joined Justin Thomas (2017), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Jason Day (2015) as the only golfers to win at least five PGA TOUR tournaments in a season over the last 10 years.

Scheffler’s current historic run has included victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, THE PLAYERS Championship, the Masters, the RBC Heritage and the Memorial Tournament. He joined Tiger Woods as the only golfers to win THE PLAYERS, the Masters and the Memorial in the same season. Scheffler is the first player to head to the U.S. Open (which starts later this week) with at least five PGA TOUR wins including a major in a season since Arnold Palmer in 1962.

Scheffler posted a 72-hole total of 8-under 280 (67-68-71-74) to earn a one-shot victory over runner-up Collin Morikawa (7-under 281) at the Memorial. Scheffler entered Sunday’s final round with a four-stroke advantage but came to the 18th hole on Sunday with just a one-shot lead over Morikawa. Both players hit approach shots that bounced off the green and into the rough, and both chipped to about 5 feet. Scheffler buried his par putt to clinch the victory.

The win at the Memorial Tournament was Scheffler’s fifth victory of the season and 11th career PGA TOUR win. Scheffler earned $4 million from this signature event victory, pushing his earnings to over $24 million for the year and breaking his own PGA TOUR season earnings record that he set last year.

The win marked the 103rd official PGA TOUR victory for The University of Texas Men’s Golf program, accomplished by 17 different individuals in the 98-year history of the TOUR. 

All-Time PGA TOUR victories by Former Longhorns