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Rickie Fowler Makes a Hole in One at Venerable Pine Valley

Fowler and Justin Thomas played the ultra-private course Wednesday and left with a heck of a memory.

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Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas took the week off from their jobs on the PGA Tour but still played golf—because when you get an invitation to Pine Valley, you take it.

The ultra-private New Jersey course is regularly tabbed No. 1 in rankings of best U.S. courses, and on bucket lists of amateurs and pros alike.

And as if the day couldn’t have gotten any better Wednesday, Rickie Fowler aced the par-3 3rd hole. A member of the group caught it on video:

🚨 #NEW — Here is video of the Hole in One Rickie made at Pine Valley yesterday. 🔥👀 pic.twitter.com/MsqmcvzqGu — Rickie Fowler Tracker (@Rickie_Tracker) April 25, 2024

Rickie Fowler has three holes in one on the PGA Tour and surely several more in casual rounds, but he’ll likely remember this one a while.

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Scottie Scheffler enters Tiger territory with fourth win in five starts

Scottie Scheffler looked human as recently as Thursday, when his shank out of a bunker on Harbour Town’s third hole led to a double bogey in the first round of the Heritage. The flub was understandable: Scheffler was only four days removed from his second Masters win , and he spoke openly about his fatigue and lack of preparation entering the Heritage, an elevated event on the PGA Tour schedule that featured a strong, invitation-only field.

After a pedestrian 2-under-par 69 amid favorable scoring conditions in the tournament’s first round, Scheffler sat in a tie for 26th place, six shots behind leader J.T. Poston. At the end of Monday’s weather-delayed final round in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Scheffler stood atop the leader board by three strokes, winning his fourth tournament in five starts to continue his Tiger Woods-esque run of dominance.

Woods was the last male golfer to win four times in five starts, in 2007 and 2008. Scheffler’s lone miss in this absurd run? A tie for second at the Houston Open, where he missed a short putt that would have forced a playoff with eventual champion Stephan Jäger.

In his past 50 starts, Scheffler has nine wins, 22 finishes in the top three and 34 finishes in the top 10.

Believe this is the definition of "floodgates." pic.twitter.com/T24EVfmZxs — Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) April 22, 2024

“Coming into this week, I didn’t have my usual prep work,” Scheffler, who became the first golfer since Bernhard Langer in 1985 to follow up a Masters win with a victory the next week at the Heritage, told CBS Sports after clinching the victory. “Got off to a slow start on Thursday, but I played some real nice golf in the middle of the tournament.

“Yeah, it’s nice to be done.”

Scheffler’s wife, Meredith, is due to give birth to the couple’s first child in the next few weeks, and the world No. 1 has said he would have exited mid-tournament had she gone into labor. But the baby has yet to arrive, which gave Scheffler time to complete the Masters-Heritage double. Scheffler probably will not play again until next month’s PGA Championship at Valhalla in Louisville, where he will attempt to become only the eighth golfer to win the first two major championships of the year (the last was Jordan Spieth in 2015).

That double bogey at the third hole Thursday would be Scheffler’s last above-par hole until an inconsequential bogey at No. 18 on Monday, when his win was well in hand. He went a combined 14 under in the second and third rounds to take the lead entering Sunday, and his 3-under 68 in the final round cinched the deal.

Sahith Theegala also shot a 68 in the final round to finish alone in second place. Wyndham Clark and Patrick Cantlay were another stroke back in a tie for third.

Sunday’s final round was halted by darkness with a few players left on the course after heavy rain rolled through Hilton Head Island, causing a long delay. The tournament resumed at 8 a.m. Eastern on Monday, and Scheffler finished with two pars and the bogey at 18.

If we are to assume that Ted Scott, Scheffler’s caddie, gets paid on the usual 5-7-10 scale (5 percent of a player’s winnings for making the cut, 7 percent for a top-10 finish, 10 percent for a victory), he has made somewhere in the vicinity of $1.78 million already this year. If Scott were a golfer, that would rank in the top 50 on the money list .

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Scottie Scheffler makes remarkable look routine, wins RBC Heritage comfortably

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Scottie Scheffler wasn’t supposed to win the RBC Heritage.

Scheffler did it anyway, and no other outcome seemed plausible after two holes of the final round. Generational superstars make the remarkable look routine, like it was always destined to happen, but make no mistake, that’s not normal, no matter how Scheffler made it appear.

The world No. 1 looked at ease as he fired a final-round 68 to win the RBC Heritage by three shots. He entered the fourth round up by one, but after a miraculous eagle chip-in on No. 2 that Scheffler made look mundane, it was about over. The final 16 holes were a formality, a slow coronation for King Scheffler that thunderstorms pushed to Monday. Scheffler played his final three holes Monday morning, capping it with a meaningless bogey on 18.

Scottie Scheffler's chip-in eagle is the Shot of the Day

“We've seen people do this over the years as far as excellence for time, over a little bit of time,” Max Homa said. “His seems to be sustained a bit longer than I can remember from a lot of people. It's not utterly shocking what he does. He just does it over and over and over again.

“That's amazing. … He almost makes it seem very realistic that we should do that.”

Homa’s quote wasn’t from Sunday. He said it Wednesday, less than 24 hours before the tournament began, and that assessment is even more true now than it was then.

Scheffler made two bogeys or worse all week – the first was a double bogey on the third hole of his first round. The second came on the 72nd hole. In between, it was flawless golf. Scheffler has won four of his last five starts. He’s won 10 times on TOUR in his last 50 starts. He’s lost to only one golfer since the start of March: Stephan Jaeger at the Texas Children’s Houston Open.

Top players spent the early part of the week gawking at Scheffler’s success and admitting there was a gap between them and him. Still, there’s supposed to be a letdown after a win, especially a major championship. It’s a mentally taxing and draining experience. The stress and energy of contending can wear down even the best, and Scheffler is a meticulous preparer, treating practice rounds with the intentionality if not quite the intensity of a final round.

Scottie Scheffler news conference after winning at RBC Heritage

He showed up to Harbour Town Golf Links for the first time Wednesday, taking the early part of the week to celebrate his Masters win and recharge back home. He didn’t see the course’s front nine until he played the first round. He admitted one eye was at home in Dallas, where his wife Meredith draws closer and closer to giving birth to their first child. He was prepared to walk off the course at any moment if she went into labor. That was the field’s only hope, as it turns out.

The quick turnaround and shortened practice time led to a sluggish start as Scheffler was even for his first 15 holes Thursday. Although he birdied Nos. 16 and 17 for a 2-under 69, he was already six shots behind after Round 1. His caddie, Ted Scott, had noticed some fatigue.

The great ones, though, do not panic, comforted by the knowledge that over time their stuff is superior and will win out. Scheffler would never say such a thing (too brash), but his clubs say it for him. Exhibit A: He shot a 6-under 65 on Friday, and that night the deficit was just three. Then he shot 63 on Saturday to leave little doubt: He was going to win again.

“He’s a physical specimen, I mean honestly he is,” Scott said. “He’s in incredible shape and you have to be to have mental fortitude. You have to get your body in physical shape so you can be mentally in it.”

Mentally, Scheffler said he’s never been in a better place on the golf course.

Scottie Scheffler’s Round 4 highlights From RBC Heritage

“I look back to Bay Hill, and I got off to some poor starts there, especially on the greens,” he said. “I'm just proud of how quickly I've been kind of fighting back from those little mistakes throughout the round and handling the surprises and stuff when it doesn't really go as planned. I think I've become better at managing that.”

A prime example came as the darkness descended Sunday night. Standing in the middle of the fairway on the par-5 15th, Scheffler duck hooked a 4-iron into the water. He was shocked. The swing was good; the strike was solid. But there was mud on the ball that he didn’t see.

Still up by five, Scheffler had plenty of breathing room, but he didn’t want to drop a shot. He slung a wedge around the tall trees guarding the hole and buried the 11-foot par putt despite having the option to wait and putt it in the morning, as his playing partner, Sepp Straka, did.

“The level of satisfaction of something like that is pretty high … to keep myself in position and not really give the guys behind me too much hope,” Scheffler said.

That mental strength is driven partly by on-course performance. Scheffler has regained confidence on the greens after switching to a mallet putter. That helps. But it’s also bred from his consistent cadence off the course. After pouring in eight birdies on Saturday, seven of which came from inside 12 feet, Scheffler did what he often does on the road. He went back to the rental house with frequent TOUR roommate and best friend Sam Burns and watched a movie. Tom Kim stopped by, as he had a few other times during the week. The routine was the same.

Burns, who has known Scheffler since their junior golf days, couldn’t sense a shift in Scheffler at any point during the week. Other than his late arrival, nothing was different.

“Just his normal self, pretty laid back,” Burns said.

Burns drew parallels to Scheffler’s golf, which hasn’t changed much over the years. The ability to dominate was always there.

“He's playing incredible golf,” Burns said. “He has a ton of confidence and he's also really good. It's a good combo. You have those three things working together and then you get what you got. He's the best in the world by a long way.”

Scheffler admitted he is starting to realize his stature is changing, although it still catches him off guard. Large crowds packed in to watch him tee off on Saturday. When he reached the first green, he looked back at those same bleachers a few hundred yards away. They were empty, even with the final five groups still to tee off.

“It was really interesting,” he said, still seeming a bit surprised. “It felt to me like the crowd was coming with me (Saturday), and there was definitely a lot of cheers out there.”

Scottie Scheffler closes out 72nd hole to cement 10th win at RBC Heritage

It’s new territory for the Texan. He has occupied the top spot in the world ranking for the last 48 weeks, but the general public seldom treated him like a sports idol. His understated personality, as genuine as it is, did not attract the masses, and he has actively avoided the spotlight. But his dominance is the draw now. The crowds are bigger and the cheers are louder as the golf world eagerly watches Scheffler make history, everyone wondering: How long can he keep it going?

“People like to see something special and they’re seeing it,” Scott said. “It’s easy to get behind a person like him, he’s easier to cheer for.”

Woods was the last player to win four times in five starts, back in 2008. Since 1983, Only David Duval has needed fewer starts to get from win No. 1 to win No. 10. Scheffler’s final-round 68 was his 40th consecutive round of par or better. He’s outperformed the field average in 36 of those rounds. Fans flock to dominance. It’s happening in the women’s game, with Nelly Korda at five straight wins and counting. It’s here for Scheffler as well.

Maybe things will change, as Scheffler is about to become a dad, knocking golf further down his list of priorities. He wants to be a better parent than he is a golfer, and perhaps that will take time away from his practice and preparation. Maybe then, he will fall off.

Don’t hold your breath.

“I grew up watching the end of Tiger,” Theegala said Saturday night. “Got to see Rory (McIlroy), DJ (Dustin Johnson), Jordan (Spieth), like all these guys kind of dominate for a period of time, and I was like, we could be in the midst of something really, really special.”

It was as if Theegala knew what was coming, and maybe he did. Maybe, deep down, we all did.

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WATCH: Sam Ryder makes hole-in-one at the Phoenix Open, starts drink-throwing frenzy from raucous crowd

It was ryder's first pga tour hole-in-one, and he couldn't have picked a better place to celebrate it.

Sam Ryder notched his first career PGA Tour hole-in-one on the 16th hole of the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Saturday. Coincidentally, the third-round shot led to plenty of waste from the notoriously raucous crowd. 

The fans went nuts after Ryder's ball went into the cup, jumping around and throwing drinks onto the grass -- and each other -- to celebrate. As a result, tournament officials paused play for several minutes to collect the seemingly countless bottles and cups before Brian Harman's tee shot. 

Rain delay. 🍺 pic.twitter.com/iTg3ftTOTG — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 12, 2022

pic.twitter.com/zhUk8mCQIm — No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) February 12, 2022

Here's another look at Ryder's ace, the 10th ever on No. 16 at the Phoenix Open and first since Francesco Molinari's in 2015. The ball initially traveled to the right of the pin before rolling ever so slightly into the cup to draw an animated reaction from Ryder and the crowd. 

🗣 ACE ON 16 🗣 What a place for @SamRyderSU 's first ace on TOUR! pic.twitter.com/5AemLzhVG2 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 12, 2022

Ryder has improved each round of the Phoenix Open, shooting a 1-over 72 in the first before recording a 7-under 64 in the second and unleashing his first PGA Tour ace in the third. The 32-year-old is currently tied for 29th in the four-day tournament, which is set to conclude Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

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Hole-in-one: a list of the aces on the pga tour 2019-20 season, share this article.

The 2019-20 season is just about wrapped up and there have been a number of holes-in-one so far this season. Thirty-six so far, to be exact. In all, there were 36 holes-in-one last season .

The National Hole-in-One Registry says that the odds of a PGA Tour pro getting a hole-in-one is 3,000-to-1.

It also says the “average” golfer has a 12,000-to-1 shot at making an ace.

Editor’s note: This page will be updated throughout the 2019-20 season. To see the list of aces from the 2018-19 season, check out this page .

1 Sungjae Im

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The season’s first ace was at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier by Sungjae Im. On the first day of the tournament, Im aced the par-3 15th hole at the Old White TPC at The Greenbrier, the venerable 105-year-old golf course in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

2 Dylan Frittelli

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Dylan Frittelli had the second ace of the season during the third round of the Sanderson Farms Championship on the par-3 10th.

3 Grayson Murray

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Grayson Murray made the third ace of the season during the second round of of the Safeway Open at the Silverado Resort and Spa North.

4 Martin Laird

Martin Laird aced the seventh hole at Golf Club of Houston during the third round of the Houston Open for the fourth hole-in-one of the season.

5 Louis Oosthuizen

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Louis Oosthuizen made the fifth hole-in-one of the 2019-20 season at the WGC-HSBC Champions with an ace on the 197-yard par-3 6th.

6 Cameron Tringale

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Cameron Tringale made the sixth hole-in-one of the 2019-20 season at the Mayakoba Golf Classic with an ace on the first round at the 112-yard, par-3 4th hole.

7 Chase Seiffert

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Chase Seiffert made the seventh hole-in-one of the 2019-20 season at the Mayakoba Golf Classic with an ace on the first round at the 112-yard, par-3 4th hole.

8 Matt Kuchar

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In one of two aces during the final round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Matt Kuchar recorded his ace on the 158-yard, par-3 8th hole with a 9-iron.

9 Brian Gay

In one of two aces during the final round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Brian Gay aced the 188-yard, par-3 10th hole with a 7-iron.

10 Patton Kizzire

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In the final round of the 2019 RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia, Patton Kizzire aced the par-3 sixth hole using an 8-iron from 181 yards. It’s the 10th hole-in-one of the PGA Tour’s 2019-20 season.

11 Charley Hoffman

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Charley Hoffman made a hole in one on the par-3 12th hole during the first round of the 2019 QBE Shootout.

12 Chez Reavie

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During the final round of the QBE Shootout, Chez Reavie aced the 175-yard 8th hole with a 9-iron.

13 Martin Laird

Martin Laird aced the 207-yard 6th hole at the PGA West Stadium Course with a 5-iron in the first round of The American Express. He’s the first golfer to have two aces this season.

14 Laurent Hurtubise

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Amateur Laurent Hurtubise, born with one arm, made a hole-in-one at the 151-yard 4th hole at PGA West’s Stadium Course during the first round of The American Express.

15 John Huh

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John Huh aced the 12th hole at La Quinta Country Club during the third round of the American Express with a 5-iron from 2020 yards on Jan. 18, 2020.

16 Carlos Ortiz

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Carlos Ortiz recorded the fourth hole in one of the 2020 American Express when he made an ace during the final round with a 5-iron from 192 yards at the Stadium Course.

17 Richy Werenski

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Richy Werenski aced the 171-yard, par-3 8th hole during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

18 J.B. Holmes

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J.B. Holmes aced the par-3 fourth hole at TPC Scottsdale in the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

19 Scott Piercy

Scott Piercy plays a tee shot during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. His ace came at the seventh.

20 Webb Simpson

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Webb Simpson made his third career hole-in-one, and first since 2010, during Saturday’s third-round action at the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open. The 34-year-old major champion aced the par-3 12th hole at TPC Scottsdale, which was playing at 196 yards.

21 Viktor Hovland

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Viktor Hovland made a hole-in-one at the par-3 14th at Monterey Peninsula CC (190 yards) during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Pebble Beach, Calif.

22 Chez Reavie

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Chez Reavie aced the par-3, 167-yard third hole with a 9-iron at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City, Mexico, during the third round of the 2020 World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship. The hole-in-one was Reavie’s fifth on Tour and tied him with Shawn Stefani and Scott Brown for most aces on Tour since 2012.

23 Jon Rahm

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Jon Rahm aced the the 158-yard par-3 17th with a gap wedge during the third round at the WGC – Mexico Championship. The hole-in-one marked the second of the day and the second time Rahm aced the 17th hole at Club de Golf Chapultepec.

24 Matthew NeSmith

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Matthew NeSmith, shown here at the Farmers Insurance at Torrey Pines, logged his first career ace on the fifth hole at PGA National in the first round of the 2020 Honda Classic.

25 Grayson Murray

Grayson Murray, shown here during the first round of the American Express, logged his ace at No. 17 at PGA National during the Honda Classic.

26 Sung Kang

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The first ace on Tour following the 91-day layoff for the coronavirus pandemic was recorded by Sung Kang, made a hole-in-one on the par-3 13th hole during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. It was his second career PGA Tour ace and first since 2011.

27 Abraham Ancer

Abraham Ancer plays his shot from the 15th tee during the first round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 25, 2020 in Cromwell, Connecticut. Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images

After a two-week gap, there was another hole-in-one on the PGA Tour.

Abraham Ancer  aced the par-3 16th hole at TPC River Highlands during the first round of the 2020 Travelers Championship.

See the list of holes-in-one from the 2018-19 season.

28 Ryan Armour

Ryan Armour plays his shot from the fifth tee during the final round of the Travelers Championship. His hole-in-one came the next week, at the par-3 fifth at Detroit Golf Club in the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. (Photo: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)

29 Jason Kokrak

Jason Kokrak aced No. 16 with a 7-iron during the first round of the Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

30 Keegan Bradley

Keegan Bradley made a hole-in-one during the first round of the 2020 Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on the 209-yard 4th hole. He used a 6-iron. Photo by Joseph Maiorana/USA TODAY Sports

31 Bronson Burgoon

Bronson Burgoon aced the par-3 eighth hole with an 8-iron from 166 yards. It is the third ace this week at the Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. All three aces came on different holes. Photo by Joseph Maiorana/USA TODAY Sports

32 Bo Van Pelt

Bo Van Pelt at the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities. Photo by David Berding/USA TODAY Sports

Bo Van Pelt, seen above hitting driver on the second hole during the first round of the 2020 3M Open, aced the par-3 8th hole, which was playing 195 yards. It’s his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour since 2007.

33 Byeong Hun An

Byeong Hun An smiles after making a hole-in-one on the 11th hole during the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park on August 09, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images

34 Si Woo Kim

Si Woo Kim registered his third career ace during the third round of the 2020 Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. Photo by Rob Kinnan/USA TODAY Sports.

35 C.T. Pan

C.T. Pan had a hole-in-one during the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. He made the ace at No. 16, using a 7-iron from 178 yards. Photo by Rob Kinnan/USA TODAY Sports

36 Corey Conners

Corey Conners hopped in an ace on No. 6 during the third round of the BMW Championship. Conners’ iron leaked a little right, but took a perfect jump off the fringe, dropping right into the cup. Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

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Scottie scheffler’s pga tour dominance continues with 2024 rbc heritage victory.

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Scottie Scheffler reacts after a putt on the ninth hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage ... [+] golf tournament, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

The world’s top-ranked golfer is dominating the PGA Tour. Scottie Scheffler won the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Monday morning following a weather delay and restart late Sunday—his fourth win in his last five starts. He added a tartan plaid jacket to his second green jacket at The Masters , which followed wins at The Players Championship and Arnold Palmer Invitational .

Scheffler carded an 8 under par 63 on Saturday to take a 1-stroke lead over Sepp Straka and 2 strokes ahead of his final round playing partner at The Masters, Collin Morikwa. Both those players shot a 1 over par 72 in the final round to fall back.

Scheffler entered Sunday’s final round as the -165 favorite on FanDuel Sportsbook to win the tournament with Straka and Morikawa both +650 and Masters runner-up Ludvig Aberg +1100 sitting 3 shots behind. Scottie was +450 to win at the start of the RBC Heritage .

Golf’s 27-year-old superstar was 3 under par through 11 holes Sunday and 19 under par with a 4-shot lead over six players when play was suspended before resuming 2 1/2 hours later at 7 p.m. ET. Scheffler played three more holes and took a 5-stroke lead into Sunday evening as play was suspended for darkness.

Early Monday he finished off the $20 million signature event with a 3-shot victory at 19 under par to earn another $3.6 million and take his season total to over $18 million. His bogey on the 18th hole ended a streak of 68 consecutive holes at par or better. Sahith Theegala finished second while Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark T3 and Justin Thomas part of a 4-way tie for fifth.

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Justin Ray, golf Lead Data Analyst, added a number of posts on X to show Scheffler’s run of dominance. Beyond Scottie being the last player since Tiger Woods in 2008 to win four times in a five-start stretch on the PGA Tour, this post about Scheffler holding the lead following a round 31 times on Tour the past three seasons speaks to Scottie’s spectacular play and dominance. The next closest player to have led or co-led following a round is 16 times.

Scheffler ramains the No. 1 ranked player in the Official World Golf Rankings for the 49th consecutive week. His win at Harbour Town was also the 10th of his career on Tour. It took him 51 tournaments to win his 10th PGA Tour title following his first win. Tiger Woods did it in 59 events with David Duval the fastest from wins 1 to 10 at 33 starts.

Scheffler’s strokes gained stats are simply staggering. Scheffler ranks No. 1 in SG: Total, Tee to Green, Approach, No. 2 Off the Tee and top-10 Around the Green. He’s continued to win despite ranking outside the top 150 in SG: Putting. Scheffler gained more than a stroke both off the tee and on approach shots in his first three rounds at Harbour Town. He has done this in 27.2% of his rounds over the last three seasons. The rest of the PGA Tour has done it 4.7% of the time.

Scheffler then finished off another victory with a strong performance on Sunday at Harbour Town that included this chip-in for eagle from 53 feet off the front right short rough on the Par 5 at hole No. 2.

He’s now played 40 rounds in 2024 and has yet to shoot a round over par. It’s 44 in a row dating back to last year’s Tour Championship in August. Tiger Woods currently holds the Tour record at 52 rounds shooting par or better, which he set during the 2000-01 season.

Scheffler’s desire to win and determination to be the best is shining through despite any pressure that may mount. He’s nearly locked up 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year honors before the end of April, and commented on his play and performances following rounds 3 and 4 while dealing with any added pressure.

Internally, do you feel less pressure compared to a few months ago when you're out there playing?

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: It's tough to answer. I mean, I talked about it a bit at the end of last week. I really love winning, and I don't really like losing at all. It's one of those things where I try to manage the expectations of myself, kind of get that stuff out of the way and then go out there and compete.

Scheffler also added 700 FedEx Cup Playoffs Points to his total by winning the Signature Event at the RBC Heritage. He tops the points list with 3,915 - more than double Wyndham Clark (1,892) with Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg and Sahith Theegala next at more than 1,500 points.

Scheffler is scheduled to compete in the Wells Fargo Championship May 9-12 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC - another $20 million Signature Event. He should be a first-time father by then with wife Meredith expecting their child very soon.

“I definitely will enjoy the birth of my first child, and my priorities will change very soon, so golf will be fourth in line, but I still love competing,” he said last Sunday in the Butler Cabin at The Masters .

He competed at the highest level again without a letdown to win the RBC Heritage. Scheffler will enter the next major as the +450 favorite at the PGA Championship May 16-19 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, KY. FanDuel Sportsbook also has Scheffler at +6500 odds to win the Grand Slam and all four majors this year.

Scottie Scheffler is showing no signs of letdown and fans and bettors continue to support him despite ultra-low odds to win not seen since Tiger Wood’s dominance.

You can bet on it.

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How Many Holes-In-One Does Tiger Woods Have?

The 15-time Major winner has plenty of aces, but most came early in his career

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As one of the greatest players of all time, it is hardly surprising that the list of impressive statistics attributed to Tiger Woods is long – and one of them is the number of holes-in-one the 15-time Major winner has achieved.

Woods has 20 holes-in-one, although, perhaps surprisingly, only three of those came on the PGA Tour. Even more strangely, those came in three successive years, way back in the 1990s. The first of Woods' PGA Tour aces came in the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open in his debut appearance as a professional. He approached the tee at the par 3 14th and, using a 6-iron, hit the ball just below the flag. From there, it took two bounces before landing in the hole. 

Woods repeated the feat in the 1997 Phoenix Open at the par 3 16th hole. Using a 9-iron, Woods hit the ball, which took one bounce and landed in the hole, sending the predictably raucous crowd - and the man himself - wild. You can check out a video of the shot here.

Woods’ final PGA Tour hole-in-one to date came the year after in the Sprint International in Colorado on the 185-yard seventh hole with an 8-iron. It would be his last for more than 20 years.

While that accounts for three of Woods’ aces, how about the other 17? Understandably, many would have come in practice rounds and so are undocumented. However, there are details about Woods' first hole-in-one and his most recent. 

You need to go way back for the first of them, to when Woods was just eight, on the 12th hole at Heartwell Golf Course in Long Beach, California. Recalling the momentous occasion in 2018, Woods said: "I hit it and was too short to see it. So the ball carries the bunker, it rolls into the hole. Everybody in my group celebrates but me. I can’t see that high. So, one of the guys picks me up, shows me there’s no ball on the green. I’m excited – I run to the green, pick the ball out of the hole and I’m celebrating. And the kids came down and said: ‘You idiot, your golf bag’s up on the tee.’ So I had to go back up and get my golf bag."

Woods’ 20th and, to date, most recent hole-in-one came in 2018 at the Madison Club in La Quinta, California , during a friendly round with his pal Fred Couples and son Charlie. Using a 5-iron, Woods found the hole on the 208-yard second hole. Describing his first ace in two decades, Woods said: “We didn’t see it go in. Somehow when we got to the green it was gone. I thought it might be over the back but I said no, I hit it a lot softer than that. And we get up there and then it’s in the hole.”

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While Woods’ haul of aces is undoubtedly impressive, it still falls a long way short of the most holes-in-one attributed to a PGA Tour player. That honour falls to Art Wall, who is generally accepted to have 45 aces. Compared to other greats of the game, Woods’ tally compares favourably. He has an equal number to arguably his sole rival to all-time great status, Jack Nicklaus. Meanwhile, Arnold Palmer had 21. On the other hand, Ben Hogan had only two career holes-in-one, despite a superb career that included nine Major wins.

Whether Woods adds to his tally remains to be seen. What is for certain is that, even as it stands, the American's haul of aces is yet another hugely impressive number in a career of remarkable achievements. 

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PGA Tour star wins car for himself and caddie after incredible hole-in-one

The Genesis Invitational awards the player and caddie responsible for the week's first ace through its title sponsor, Genesis, the luxury brand of manufacturer Hyundai

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Will Zalatoris won cars for himself and his caddie Joel Stock on the second day of the Genesis Invitational after hitting the first hole-in-one at Riviera Country Club this week.

Zalatoris, 27, aced the 184-yard par-3 14th hole during his second round in California . The 136mph tee shot landed on the front left edge of the green, bouncing three times before beginning its slow roll into the cup.

Cue the celebrations as Zalatoris threw his 7-iron into the air as Stock dropped his bag with his player bounding over for an embrace. The caddie lifted him off the ground as they soaked in the moment, taking adulation from the applauding gallery while knowing the significance of the achievement.

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The ace, which Zalatoris counts as the 10th of his career, sees the three-time major runner-up receive a Genesis GV80. Meanwhile, his caddie Stock is the new owner of a Genesis Electrified GV70.

The shot flipped his round from one-over to one-under, making four bogeys and three birdies beforehand. After an opening round of 66, Zalatoris sits in a tie for sixth, seven shots short of controversial clubhouse leader Patrick Cantlay .

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Explaining the shot after a one-under 70 round, Zalatoris recalled: "I think it was 180, pin back, into the wind, and we were just trying to hit it kind of right in the middle of that gap between the two bunkers. I just pulled it about 10 feet, and it landed perfectly on the fringe and killed it. Lucky to go in. It was a nice little bonus."

Zalatoris famously aced the seventh hole at Winged Foot in 2020 during the first round of the US Open but had been on a barren run by his standards as of late. "We've been talking about it,” he acknowledged. "I went through a stretch in like 2020 where I made like five, and I haven't made one since, so I was like, 'I'm going to make one sooner or later.'"

Stock shared that the conversation even came up earlier this week on Wednesday. “(He) holed a shot from the fairway on (hole No.) 3 in the pro-am,” the caddie said of his player. "And he jokingly said, 'The lid's off now' - so I guess it was."

He was previously caddie to five-time PGA Tour winner Ben Crane for ten years, then working with Cameron Tringale and Kevin Tway before agreeing to carry the bag for Zalatoris in the summer of 2022. Asked if Crane had ever won him something similar, Stock replied: “Not a car, just a bunch of Wyndham (hotel) points one time."

That came at the 2017 Wyndham Championship after his boss aced the prize hole. “I just like seeing the hole-in-ones; that's what excites me,” the caddie continued.

For Zalatoris, Stock is the real winner. He said: "He's staying for free everywhere, and he's driving for free everywhere he wants to now, so pretty good."

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Report: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy among big PGA Tour payouts

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Tiger Woods , Rory McIlroy and other PGA Tour stars are about to receive massive bonuses for their loyalty.

The Telegraph reported Wednesday that Woods will receive up to $100 million in equity as part of the newly created for-profit PGA Tour Enterprises, with McIlroy getting about half that amount.

The payouts, which are set to be disclosed to the players by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan on Wednesday, are a way to thank players for sticking with the PGA Tour instead of jumping to the rival LIV Golf League and huge paydays from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

Nearly 200 players will receive a stake, with $750 million of it going to the top 36 players based on a formula that weighs career success and cultural popularity, according to The Telegraph. Other notable payouts include $30 million each for Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas , while $75 million is targeted to go to notable retired players.

To receive the money, players would have to continue to remain loyal to the PGA Tour, with the funds vesting over the next eight years, according to The Telegraph. And going forward, the PGA Tour plans to award $100 million per year to the players.

McIlroy, playing this week in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, was asked Wednesday how much would make players feel validated for their decision to stay with the PGA Tour.

"I think the one thing we've learned in golf over the last two years is there's never enough," said McIlroy, who also said that he's interested in returning to the PGA Tour's policy board, as has been reported and is pending a board vote that could take place this week.

"At the end of the day, it's not quite up to me to just come back on the board," McIlroy said. "There's a process that has to be followed."

The other board members are Patrick Cantlay , Peter Malnati , Adam Scott , Spieth and Woods.

PGA Tour Enterprises received an investment of up to $3 billion earlier this year from Strategic Sports Group, a consortium of sports team owners that includes the New York Mets ' Steve Cohen and the Atlanta Falcons ' Arthur Blank.

A week later, Monahan outlined the first-of-its-kind equity ownership program in a Feb. 7 memo to players.

Any deal with PIF would most certainly increase the value of the equity shares.

A source with knowledge of the Player Equity Program told The Associated Press that the equity money is not part of the SSG investment. That money was geared toward growth capital.

Golf.com, which received a series of informational videos on the Player Equity Program that was sent to players, reported only 50% of the equity would vest after four years, 25% more after six years and the rest of it after eight years.

The 36 players from the top tier were judged on "career points," such as how long they were full members, victories, how often they reached the Tour Championship and extra points for significant victories, Golf.com reported.

"It's really about making sure that our players know the PGA Tour is the best place to compete and showing them how much the Tour appreciates them being loyal," Jason Gore, the tour's chief player officer, said in one of the videos obtained by Golf.com.

Emails also were sent to 64 players who would share $75 million in aggregate equity based on the past three years, and $30 million to 57 players who are PGA Tour members. Also, $75 million in equity shares was set aside for 36 past players instrumental in building the tour.

The program has an additional $600 million in equity grants that are recurring for future PGA Tour players. Those would be awarded in amounts of $100 million annually started in 2025.

Players only get equity shares from one of the four tiers now, although everyone would be eligible for the recurring grants.

Even with equity ownership geared toward making the PGA Tour better, the concern was players questioning who got how much and whether they received their fair share.

The PGA Tour and LIV are in merger talks, but they have been protracted, with no clear end in sight. Both tours have continued to operate independently, keeping many of the top names in golf from competing against one another for most of the golf calendar -- major tournaments (Masters, US Open, British Open and PGA Championship) excepted

"I think I could be helpful to the process," McIlroy said of a formalized unification of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. "But only if people want me involved."

He said he aims to promote compromise while also trying "to help people see the benefits of what unification could do for the game and what it could do for this tour in particular."

"We obviously realize the game is not unified right now for a reason, and there's still some hard feelings and things that need to be addressed," McIlroy said. "But I think at this point, for the good of the game, we all need to put those feelings aside and all move forward together."

The Associated Press and Field Level Media contributed to this report.

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Brendan Steele leads LIV Adelaide by one stroke after second round at The Grange

Brendan Steele of HyFlyers GC waves to the crowd during the second round of LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia.(John Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP)

Brendan Steele of HyFlyers GC hits his shot during the second round of LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia.(John Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP)

Carlos Ortiz watches a shot during the second round of LIV Series golf tournament at The Grange on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia. (Matt Turner/LIV Golf via AP)

Jinichiro Kozuma reacts to a missed birdie putt on the third hole during the second round of LIV Golf Adelaide at The Grange on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (Matthew Harris/LIV Golf via AP)

Scott Vincent watches a shot during the second round of LIV Golf Adelaide at The Grange on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (Santanu Banik/LIV Golf via AP)

Captain Cameron Smith of Ripper GC hits his shot from the 14th tee during the first round of LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club Friday, April 26, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (LIV Golf via AP)

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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele shot an 8-under 64 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the LIV Tour’s Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club.

The 41-year-old Steele’s last PGA Tour victory came in 2017 when he won his second Safeway Open. He lost in a playoff to Australian Cameron Smith at the 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii.

Steele had a 36-hole total of 14-under 130. He had a streak of four birdies, a bogey and two birdies in the middle of his round.

Danny Lee was a stroke behind after a 67, followed by Carlos Ortiz (68) and Mito Pereira (67) in a tie for third.

First-round leader Jinichiro Kozuma shot 71 and was tied for ninth, four strokes behind Steele. The Japanese player had an eagle, three birdies and four bogeys.

Jon Rahm, who has yet to win since joining LIV in December, shot 69 and was tied for 15th, six strokes off the lead.

Steele predicted a 20-under total would be needed to win after Sunday’s final round.

“There’s good scores out there for sure,” he said. “If you’re in the fairway, then you can take on a lot of the pins.”

Smith shot 65 and was among those three behind in a four-way tie for fifth.

Enjoying the home crowd’s support, Smith said he was grateful for the lady his errant shot hit on the 17th hole. The shot rebounded kindly off the woman and Smith ended up with a birdie on the hole.

“I hit her in the back,” Smith said. “It probably wasn’t going to be in the trees, but it was going to be in the rough and a different lie, so it could have been a different outcome. But (I) made her proud and made a birdie there, and she helped me out — hopefully that eased the pain a little bit for her.”

A new friendship ensued.

“She was nice,” Smith said. “I went over there and I signed a ball, and she said ‘just give me a hug’, so I gave her a hug as well. She was sweet.”

There was also drama in another Australian’s round with Lucas Herbert’s caddie, Nick Pugh, hit in the head by a water bottle thrown from the crowd while replacing the flagstick at the 12th hole.

Herbert had just holed a birdie putt to finish his round in the shotgun format and was celebrating with fans at the par-3, known as the ‘watering hole’ with its loud music and boisterous fans, when Pugh was hit in the back of the head.

Pugh initially sunk to his knees but made his way back to the clubhouse and was reportedly uninjured and in good spirits.

The LIV tour remains in the Asia region next week for the May 3-5 Singapore event at the Sentosa Golf Club. Then there’s a month-long break before resuming in Houston from June 7-9.

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Did you know: There have been five holes-in-one on par 5s (yes, par 5s!)

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A hole in one might be the most sought-after accomplishment in golf. The unexpectedness. The out-of-nowhere jolt golfers feel when the ball finds the cup. The raucous celebrations that follow. There have even been aces made on par 4s, including on the PGA Tour (Andrew Magee, anyone?). But has there ever been a hole in one on a par 5?

Believe it or not, yes.

According to liveabout.com , it has occurred five times, with three of them coming on severe doglegs or horseshoe-shaped holes where the listed yardage could be mitigated by going at the green as the crow flies. A pair of par-5 aces, however, were made on mostly straight holes. Think of these guys as real-life versions of Happy Gilmore (yes, we know Happy is wielding his putter here but it was the only image of him available to us).

One of them was assisted by the altitude in Denver, as Mike Crean, a 4-handicapper, ripped a driver on the 517-yard ninth hole at Green Valley Ranch G.C. and found his ball in the hole when he reached the green. His feat came on July 4, 2002. Talk about fireworks!

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If an ace on a par 5 sounds a little fishy, well, Dick Hogan, who made one in 1973 on the eighth hole at Piedmont Crescent Golf Course in Burlington, N.C., isn’t about to argue with you as even he isn’t sure his ace is legitimate.

A scratch player who played at North Carolina State, Hogan hit a drive on the 456-yard hole and knew the ball would be somewhat close to the green. “That thing was like an interstate highway,” Hogan told the Times News in 2013 . “We were in a dry spell and the fairway was red clay. The ball just never stopped rolling.”

Still, after finding his ball in the hole, Hogan had suspicions. There were maintenance workers near the hole and none said a word—odd if they had witnessed the ball go in the hole. So whether it went in on its own or got an assist Hogan will never know. Oh, and this one also happened on July 4. What is it about July 4 and par-5 aces?

The first known condor (don’t ask us how it got this name, but it’s been used several times so we’ll go with it) was by Larry Bruce in 1962, who cut the corner on the sharp dogleg 480-yard fifth hole at Hope C.C. in Arkansas. Guess he still believes in a place called Hope.

One of the par-5 aces came Down Under in 2007, when Jack Bartlett banged one in on the 511-yard 17th at Royal Wentworth Falls C.C. in New South Wales, again cutting the corner on a sharp dogleg.

So, making an ace on a par 5 is a pretty big deal. But making one with a 3-iron? Yep.

In a 2004 article in Golf World by Bill Fields titled “The Rarest Bird,” Fields noted that a golfer named Shaun Lynch took dead aim at the green on the horseshoe-shaped 496-yard 17th at Teign Valley G.C. in Christow, England. Lynch took his shot up and over a 20-foot high hedge and his ball hit a sever downslope on the other side, sending it toward the green and in the cup. See? Nothing to it.

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