Team Scheffler birdied all three holes, and picked up two further bonus points for team contribution, to deny AIG Women’s Open Champion Miyu Yamashita, local hero Tommy Fleetwood and rugby legend Bryan Habana by two.
“I hope this is a sign of things to come,” Scheffler said.
“This was a lot of fun, and to play with Justin and Paula was great. The spectators came out and gave us great support, which was really nice.”
Padraig Harrington and Jordan Spieth, the two most recent Champions at Royal Birkdale, and former G4D Open Champion Brendan Lawlor, completed the line-up and they finished on seven points, with just one birdie.
Scheffler started proceedings by returning the Claret Jug to R&A Chief Executive Mark Darbon on the 1st tee box. In five days, he will hope to hold it again.