Many thought Scottie Scheffler’s victory at the TOUR Championship was a fitting way to cap off what’s been a historic season for the World No. 1. But, he had an encore performance with his six-shot win at the Hero World Challenge behind a Sunday 63.
After a birdie at the opening hole, Scheffler made birdie at the fourth and drained a 49-foot birdie putt at the fifth to grab a two-shot lead. After a birdie on the ninth, Scheffler poured in a 20-footer on the 10th followed by birdies on 13 and 14 to get to 23-under.
With a two-shot swing on the line at the 16th hole, he effectively sealed the deal with an exceptional up-and-down from 211-yards out making the 10-foot putt. On the 72nd hole, for good measure, Scheffler threw a dart to 3-feet and made the putt to finish at 25-under (67-64-69-63).
The win marks Scheffler’s ninth worldwide in 2024 and back-to-back at the Hero World Challenge. He is the third player in the history of the event to win back-to-back titles.
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER WINNING WITB
Scheffler won his first event of 2024 at Bay Hill after switching to Spider Tour X and tallied his ninth with the putter Sunday at Albany.
This week, Scheffler made nine putts over 10-feet and four over 15-feet. In the final round, Scheffler was second in Strokes Gained: Putting (2.420) and third for the tournament (3.780). He also finished first in Greens in Regulation and Scrambling for the tournament.
SCHEFFLER’S SPIDER TOUR X SPEC
- HOSEL: L-Neck
- LENGTH: 35.5’’
- SIGHT LINE: True Path with Full Line
- LOFT: 3°
- LIE: 72°
- INSERT: Surlyn Pure Roll
- GRIP: Golf Pride Pistol
For the week, Scheffler finished third in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and fourth in the final round. In addition to Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, Scheffler gamed the more forgiving Qi10 driver in 2024. In his words, adjusting the FCT sleeve setting to the neutral upright setting clicked instantly allowing him to hit all of the shots he wanted. TaylorMade Senior Tour Manager Adrian Rietveld has more on the fitting.
“Scottie’s feedback when testing all of the Qi10 heads was that he felt the Qi10 standard head was more predictable and more forgiving for him. When you look at the way the head is set up, he’s correct because of where he has weight in the head which produces higher inertia and more forgiveness.”Adrian Rietveld, TaylorMade Senior Tour Manager
SCHEFFLER’S QI10 DRIVER SPEC
- FINISHED LOFT: 8.25°
- FCT SLEEVE: Standard Upright (1.5° Sleeve)
- SHAFT: Ventus Black 7X
- CUT LENGTH: 45’’
- TIPPING: 1”
- GRIP: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58 Rib
- TAPES: 6
- SWINGWEIGHT: D4
SCHEFFLER’S 2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
- First player to win THE PLAYERS, a major championship and the FedEx Cup in the same season
- Fourth player (seventh instance) to win 7+ times in a season including a major
- Second player in history win the Masters Tournament and the FedEx Cup in the same season (first since 2015)
- Second player in history to win THE PLAYERS and the TOUR Championship in the same season (first since 2019)
- First player in history to lead the TOUR in Greens in Regulation (73%) and Putting Average (1.69)
- Led the FedEx Cup standings for the final 25 weeks of the season, which is the longest streak to end the season in FedEx Cup history by 21 weeks
