With his 20th PGA Tour win in 151 starts, Scheffler is the second-fastest behind Woods to reach that milestone. Of greater significance, the 29-year-old Texan joined only Woods and Jack Nicklaus to have four majors and 20 wins before age 30.
It’s often said that numbers don’t tell the true story of a sporting event. In the case of Scheffler’s surgical display in the California desert, however, they very much tell the true story.
Day played the most difficult of the three host layouts – the Stadium Course – and so can be considered the ‘effective’ leader. His 63 was two shots better than any other player on the layout that will host the whole post-cut field on the final day.
With its strongest field in years, the American Express tournament shows that its potential impact for future PGA Tour schedules shouldn’t be underestimated.
Dunlap rebounded from what looked like a crushing double-bogey at the seventh hole in the final round to make three birdies coming in – the last two on holes 14 and 16 thanks to impressive 10-foot makes with his Odyssey O-Works Tank 7 putter.
Min Woo Lee has devised a recipe for 2024 that he believes can fuel his quest to make Australia’s Olympic golf team in Paris and the International side for the Presidents Cup in Canada.