Death, taxes and Scottie Scheffler winning a PGA Tour event.
This time, it was the Procore Championship in Arizona that bore witness to Scheffler’s dominance.
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Scheffler’s win at the Procore Championship was his 19th on the PGA TourCredit: Getty
Scheffler took home first place and a tidy $1.08million (£795k) pay day thanks to a final score of -19.
The American finished one stroke ahead of fellow countryman and Ryder Cup teammate Ben Griffin, who was chasing his third win of the year on the PGA Tour.
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Instead, Scheffler’s win in Arizona marked his sixth triumph this season and 19th on the PGA Tour overall.
By doing so, Scheffler has now scooped at least six victories on the PGA Tour for two seasons on the trot.
The only other man to have accomplished the feat of accruing six or more PGA Tour titles across multiple seasons since 1983 is, of course, the legendary Tiger Woods.
Woods is also some way ahead of Scheffler when it comes to six or more wins in a single season, having accomplished the feat a staggering six times.
It didn’t look as if Scheffler would join Woods in the exclusive club given he was as many as eight shots behind Griffin ahead of the second round at the Procore Championship.
But, as he has done so often, Scheffler roared back with scores of four-under and eight-under in the second and third rounds respectively.
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A final round of five-under from the 28-year-old completed Scheffler’s charge to the title, as Griffin watched his lead slip away after scores of two-under in the third and final rounds.
“I knew I was going to have to have another really good day,” Scheffler said.
Tiger Woods’ seasons of six or more PGA Tour wins
1999 (8): Buick Invitational, Memorial Tournament, Motorola Western Open, PGA Championship, WGC-NEC Invitational, National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney, Tour Championship, WGC-American Express Championship
2000 (9): Mercedes Championship, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Bay Hill Invitational, Memorial Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship, PGA Championship, WGC-NEC Invitational, Canadian Open
2005 (6): Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, The Masters, Open Championship, WGC-NEC Invitational, WGC-American Express Championship
2006 (8): Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, Open Championship, Buick Open, PGA Championship, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Deutsche Bank Championship, WGC-American Express Championship
2007 (7): Buick Invitational, WGC-CA Championship, Wachovia Championship, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship, BMW Championship, Tour Championship
2009 (6): Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament, AT&T National, Buick Open, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, BMW Championship
“I was chasing down some pretty talented guys on the leaderboard.
“Fortunate to be the winner this week.”
Scheffler’s – and Griffin’s for that matter – attention now switches to the Ryder Cup, which tees off on September 26 at Bethpage Black in New York.
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The duo were among ten of the American Ryder Cup team to compete at the Procore Championship, with Xander Schauffele absent due to the birth of his son.
Scheffler, Griffin, J.J. Spaun and Cameron Young all ended up in the top ten, with the remainder of the US Ryder Cup contingent finishing between 13th and 69th.
Despite the wide-ranging results, Scheffler was pleased the majority of the team were able to congregate in Arizona and have one final hit-out at a tournament before golf’s premier team competition gets underway.
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Scheffler (centre) and Spaun (left) ended in the top ten while Henley (right) was tied for 19thCredit: Getty
“I think we’re all excited for the Ryder Cup to get here,” Scheffler said.
“This was a big step for us, getting all the guys together for this tournament to stay sharp and get ready.
“I’m excited to get started.”