Good times are rolling for Masters champion Scottie Scheffler

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Masters champion Scottie Scheffler becomes the first player to win four times in a six-start stretch on PGA Tour since Jason Day in 2015. Photo: nj.com

FedExCup leader and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler won the Masters Tournament, earning his first Major championship title and fourth career PGA Tour victory. All four wins have come in his last six starts.

Scheffler becomes the first player to win four times in a six-start stretch on Tour since Jason Day in 2015.

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Scheffler becomes the sixth player to win in his first PGA Tour start as World No. 1 and sixth World No. 1 to win the Masters.

 

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82-time PGA Tour winner and five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods finished 47th in his first start on the PGA TOUR since the 2020 Masters.

 

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In his eighth attempt at completing the Career Grand Slam, Rory McIlroy finished runner-up (best result in 14 appearances at the event) and records his low 18-hole score at the Masters (64).

 

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Scheffler is a four-time winner on Tour this season (most on TOUR): WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Masters Tournament. All four wins have come in his last six starts.

 

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Playing in the final pairing, 2022 PLAYERS Championship winner Cameron Smith recorded a final-round 73 to finish T3, his fourth consecutive top-10 at the Masters. Smith moves to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings.

 

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Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama finished T14; last player to successfully defend title at the Masters: Tiger Woods (2002).