BMW Championship: Scottie Scheffler claims fifth PGA Tour win of season after Robert MacIntyre squanders final-round lead

Scottie Scheffler claimed a fifth victory of the PGA Tour season after Robert MacIntyre squandered a four-shot lead through the closing spherical of the BMW Championship.

MacIntyre’s commanding in a single day benefit disappeared inside the primary 5 holes of an eventful closing day at Caves Valley Golf Membership, the place Scheffler capitalised on his sluggish begin to bounce into high spot.

Scheffler gave MacIntyre hope with two bogeys early in his again 9 however adopted a birdie on the fifteenth with a sensational chip-in from off the seventeenth inexperienced, earlier than closing out a final-round 67 to finish the week on 15 below.

MacIntyre’s three-over 73 noticed him end runner-up forward of Maverick McNealy, who ended 4 strokes again, with Sam Burns briefly inside two of the lead till a bogey-bogey end dropped him to tied-fourth alongside Tommy Fleetwood.

England’s Harry Corridor jumped inside the highest 30 within the FedExCup standings and certified for the Tour Championship after ending in sixth place, whereas Rory McIlroy birdied 4 of his final eight holes to salvage a level-par 70 and finish tied-Twelfth.

How Scheffler snatched victory from MacIntyre

MacIntyre’s cushion was instantly halved with a two-shot swing on the first, the place he missed a seven-footer to save lots of par as Scheffler holed from the identical distance for birdie, with the in a single day chief additionally bogeying the par-four subsequent.

Scheffler stumbled to a three-putt bogey on the third however discovered himself degree after one other two-shot swing on the fifth, with the world No 1 making a birdie as MacIntyre discovered the greenside bunker on his strategy to one other dropped shot.

MacIntyre scrambled a par on the seventh however fell behind when Scheffler holed a five-foot birdie, though the American squandered alternatives from inside eight ft at each the eighth and tenth holes to increase his benefit.

Scheffler quickly moved two clear with a close-range birdie on the eleventh, solely to bogey the following after watching MacIntyre make an eight-foot putt to stay at 13 below.

MacIntyre bogeyed the par-three thirteenth however was again inside one in every of Scheffler after he missed from inside three ft and three-putted the par-four 14th, earlier than the three-time main champion bounced again by birdieing the following.

Scheffler was compelled to put up – after discovering the bunker off the tee – on his strategy to a par on the sixteenth, the place MacIntyre nearly holed his method shot and closed inside one after registering a primary birdie of the day.

Momentum moved again Scheffler’s means on the par-three seventeenth, the place he sensationally holed out from the greenside tough for an unlikely birdie, giving him a two-shot buffer to the par-four final.

Scheffler discovered the ultimate inexperienced in regulation and lagged his birdie putt to tap-in vary, with a par sufficient to finish an 18th PGA Tour victory and change into the primary participant since Tiger Woods to win 5 or extra instances in consecutive seasons.

“When it will get to this time of the 12 months it may be slightly bit tiring,” Scheffler stated. “Right now was a grind, and I believe it simply has so much to do with the depth we carry to every spherical and every shot.”

The six qualifiers for Staff USA’s Ryder Cup workforce had been confirmed after the ultimate spherical, with Russell Henley, Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English becoming a member of Scheffler, JJ Spaun and Xander Schauffele within the automated locations for Keegan Bradley’s aspect.

Schauffele failed to maneuver inside the highest 30 of the FedExCup standings and progress to the season-ending Tour Championship, with Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick and Jason Day among the many different gamers to overlook out.

Bradley will identify his six captain’s picks on Wednesday August 27, following the PGA Tour season finale. The European Ryder Cup qualification marketing campaign ends on the Betfred British Masters from August 21-24, with the DP World Tour occasion the one remaining means for gamers to earn qualification factors.

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