Scottie Scheffler closed with a flawless 63 to successfully defend his title at the Hero World Challenge by six points at 25-under.<\/p>\n
“We did a lot of good things on the golf course this week, played some solid golf,” said the American. “I think only two bogeys for the week and then I made a good amount of birdies. Eliminating the mistakes and making a good amount of birdies is always helpful. Teddy and I felt like we did a pretty good job of keeping the golf course in front of us and staying in position.”<\/p>\n
Scheffler\u00a0 joins Tiger Woods (2006, 2007) and Viktor Hovland (2021, 2022) as the only back-to-back winners of the Hero World Challenge. He has also successfully defended two other titles on the PGA Tour, the WM Phoenix Open in 2022 and 2023, and The Players in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s been a great year, it’s been a fun year. I’ve been fortunate to get some wins out of some really good golf. This was another week where I played really solid and was able to see some nice results from that. Overall it was a pretty fun year.<\/p>\n
“I never really played golf for legacy, that’s not something I think about day to day. I play because I love the competition, I love coming out here and competing. I like trying to get the most out of myself out here on the golf course. That’s why I’m always trying to improve, trying to do little things to get better. I don’t think about records, I don’t think about achievements, wins, losses, I just try and get the most out of myself and come out here and compete and have a good attitude.”<\/p>\n