Scottie Scheffler could handle everyone. The American, with a sensational last round, earned his second green jacket in three years, by being crowned Masters champion again, at the Augusta National Golf Club.
As expected, on the final lap, Scheffler was ferocious. Four players started as contenders for the title, but the world number one defended himself well against the predictions that everyone was playing against him: what he had shown in recent weeks was impressive.
He had won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a $20 million reserve tournament; Then he won the 'big fifth', The Players, and then he was second at the Houston Open. That's why he was the big favorite.
On the 8th hole, the second par 5 of the round, Scottie turned on the engines, that machine for shooting impressive shots turned on from there and made birdies on holes 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 16, to reach the hole 72 with four shots ahead of the big surprise of the tournament, the Swede Ludvig Aberg.
Scheffler now aims to take the baton vacated by Tiger Woods. He has a strange swing, which is nothing to imitate, but from tee to green it is impressive, He has magical hands and when he is not so good on the green, he is capable of winning, and when he is good, it is almost impossible to beat him. That's what Tiger did before, becoming an intimidating player.
Tiger's situation should not be a cause for sadness. On the contrary, Woods is not missing golf, but his physique, which does not allow him to fully play the game. He finished last among the players who made the cut, but that doesn't take away any of the greatness he has. He could have withdrawn from the tournament and did not do so, to accompany the only amateur who made the cut, Neal Shipley.
Tremendous closing of Camilo Villegas
Camilo Villegas was excellent. He surprised by making the cut and, above all, in the last round, in which he showed all his category and made it clear that there is a lot of Villegas for a while. He started with bogey on 1, then scored birdies on 3, 4, 7 and 9 and passed with 33 in the first half of the course.
The second round did not start well, with bogeys on 10, 11, and 15, but the finish was spectacular, with birdies on 16, 17, and 18, an impressive performance. Additionally, he achieved something that is possibly unique in Masters history: birdie on the 9th hole all four days. Yesterday he was the only player in the field who was under par on the difficult 17th hole. He finished in 35th place, with six over par, and finished with a round of 69 (-3).
The green jacket, perhaps the most valued symbol of universal golf, has been left in good hands. At 27 years old, Scottie Scheffler will be able to take care of her son, who is about to arrive soon. Fortunately for golf and for him, his wife did not go into labor, because he had announced it: whatever it was and wherever she was, she was going to return to accompany her.
In the LIV dispute with the PGA and the DP World Tour, the balance was a great game. The best in the world were able to confront each other, as it should always be. LIV's best tied for sixth place, Cameron Smith and Bryson DeChambeau. Let's hope that tournaments as spectacular as this one serve to break this division and that for the good of golf, the great players of this discipline always face each other.
The next big one will be the PGA Championship, in Valhallah. Surely, it will once again be those from LIV against the rest and everyone against Scheffler.
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