After months of falling short, Scottie Scheffler runs away with FedEx St. Jude Championship for latest win
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Key Points:
- Scottie Scheffler won the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight shots, posting a final-round 66 to finish 17-under at TPC Southwind in Memphis, marking a dominant start to the PGA Tour playoffs.
- The victory earned Scheffler $3.6 million and solidified his lead atop the FedExCup standings with two tournaments remaining.
- After a season of multiple runner-up finishes and near misses, Scheffler regained his dominant form, making 14 putts over 10 feet and gaining more than nine shots on the green during the tournament.
- Scheffler now has 21 PGA Tour wins, with most coming in the last three seasons, and is one of only five golfers in the past 40 years to record multiple wins by eight or more strokes.
- Other notable finishes included Si Woo Kim in second place at 9-under, while Rory McIlroy had his worst finish of the season at 66th, and Jordan Spieth fell outside the top 50 despite a T19 finish.
