Scottie Scheffler joined Tiger Woods in the record books with a stunning victory at the 2024 Masters.
World no.1 Scheffler held off a charge from Europe Ryder Cup star Ludvig Aberg to win by four shots on 11-under-par.
Challenges from Collin Morikawa and Max Homa faded at Amen Corner, as their fellow American Scheffler showed why he is comfortably the best golfer in the world.
The unstoppable 27-year-old claims a second Green Jacket in three years and a third victory in his last four starts.
One of those wins came at the Players’ Championship – golf’s unofficial fifth major – and Scheffler becomes only the second player in history to win at TPC Sawgrass and Augusta in the same season, alongside Woods.
Scheffler, who is expecting a first child with wife Meredith in weeks, can record a truly historic season if this dominance continues.
When asked to send his wife a message from the Butler Cabin, he said: “I am coming home. I will be home as quick as I can. I love you and I am coming home.
“You are going to make me cry. It is a very special time for us.
“I can’t put it into words what it means to win this tournament again and I can’t put into words what it’s going to be like to be a father for the first time.
“I am looking forward to getting home and celebrating with Meredith, it has been a long week here without her.”
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Runner-up Aberg, meanwhile, was denied a piece of history at the iconic golf course.
The Swede, who only turned professional in June 2023, was bidding to become the first player to win the Masters on their first appearance in a major championship.
Englishman Tommy Fleetwood finished in a tie for third alongside Homa and Morikawa on four-under par.
“It was a nice round of golf,” Fleetwood said. “Of course to get into any kind of serious contention, I guess I needed a much lower one and I needed a few more fireworks. But the golf course isn’t giving much away.
“I had a bogey-free round today, which is amazing, and I made so few bogeys throughout the week, considering the conditions, which is such a positive, and I did so many good things.
“I think I look back on it and scorable holes probably cost me. I didn’t really birdie the par fives that much, so I’ll sort of look back on that and think I could have done better there.
“But overall I had a beautiful day today. I really enjoyed being out there. It’s Masters Sunday and I had a bogey-free round so there’s not much to complain about.”
