Scottie Scheffler: World No 1 successfully defends Hero World Challenge title at Tiger Woods' Bahamas event
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler retained his crown at the Hero World Challenge, the annual event hosted by Tiger Woods in the Bahamas; the world No 1 finished on 25-under par for the tournament after scintillating final round
Monday 9 December 2024 08:03, UK
Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his title at the Hero World Challenge, finishing six shots clear of South Korea's Tom Kim following a blistering final round at the Albany Golf Club.
Scheffler birdied three of the first four holes to immediately overhaul playing partner Justin Thomas' one-shot overnight lead, and pull two clear himself.
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From there, the world No 1 never looked back and kept his foot on the accelerator, carding the best round of the day as he went around in nine-under-par 63 to romp to victory.
"Very satisfying," Scheffler said. "I did a lot of good stuff today on the course. It feels nice to take a break and come back and continue to play some really solid golf."
The scintillating round from Scheffler saw him finish 25-under par for the tournament and claim his eighth tournament victory of 2024, alongside winning Olympic gold at the Paris Olympics.
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"I think it has been a great year and a fun year," Scheffler said. "I have 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.
"I am very grateful for the season and the wins, but at the end of the day when we go home, I am looking forward to doing things that is not golf.
"I like to live my life and enjoy my time at home. I have had a little bit of time to reflect, but I am not really sure how to assess it. It has just been pretty surreal, a lot of fun and I am just really grateful."
South Korea's Tom Kim finished second overall on 19-under par, while Thomas bogeyed the last to finish third on 18-under par.
"It's just disappointing," said the two-time major winner. "I would have liked to put a little more heat obviously on Scottie going in the back nine.
"You know, I felt like I got a couple bad breaks there on the par threes, the wind completely died or switched on five. But I mean, you know, obviously I can't expect to have good things happen when I'm leading by one over Scottie and only shooting one under on Sunday."
Akshay Bhatia finished fourth, on 14-under par, ahead of US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley who finished fifth, a shot further back - while Ludvig Aberg went round in 67 to finish as the top-ranked European at the event, on 12-under par.
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