World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler won the Masters, his first Grand Slam, in Augusta as a favorite. Tiger Woods, meanwhile, has succeeded in his crazy bet of a return to competition thirteen months after his car accident.
Scheffler (25) finished with a score of -10, beating Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes, author of a fantastic but futile comeback and who will wait to add the only missing Major to his collection. The Australian Cameron Smith and the Irishman Shane Lowry, 3rd tied, finished at 5 units.
His rise is meteoric, because the American won his first tournament 2 months ago, at the Phoenix Open. Then he continued, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida on March 6, then the World Match-Play Championship in Austin (Texas) on March 28.
Uncompromising composure
As of Friday, he was already flying over the debates and was 5 lengths ahead after 36 holes. But he was only one step ahead of Cameron Smith on Sunday, after 2 successful birdies from the Australian’s entry during this 4th round, started on the piano by Scheffler, who has unfailing composure. Witness this extraordinary birdie at No. 3 thanks to a perfect chip above the mound.
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A happy tiger
The public reserved vibrant cheers for Tiger Woods. His score of +13, the lowest in 24 participations, obviously did not count. Because this extraordinary champion, who came close to having his right leg amputated in February 2021, had just achieved one of his greatest feats there. “I don’t think words can describe what I felt. It was amazing,” entrusted the Tiger.
Masters d’Augusta (07-10.04)
1. Scottie Scheffler (USA) 278 (69/67/71/71)
2. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 281 (73/73/71/64)
3. Shane Lowry (IRL) 283 (73/68/73/69)
. Cameron Smith (AUS) 283 (68/74/68/73)
5. Collin Morikawa (USA) 284 (73/70/74/67)
6. Will Zalatoris (USA) 285 (71/72/75/67)
. Corey Conners (CAN) 285 (70/73/72/70)
8. Justin Thomas (USA) 287 (76/67/72/72)
, Im Sung-Jae (KOR) 287 (67/74/71/75)
10. Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 288 (72/69/73/74)
47. Tiger Woods (USA) 301 (71/74/78/78)
