{"id":3141,"date":"2025-06-02T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2025-07-06T12:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:53:03","slug":"scottie-scheffler-wins-memorial-tournament-for-2nd-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/scottie-scheffler-wins-memorial-tournament-for-2nd-straight-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler Wins Memorial Tournament for 2nd Straight Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scottie Scheffler added another chapter to his remarkable run on the PGA TOUR, winning the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday for the second consecutive year. With a final-round 70, Scheffler finished at 10-under-par (278), <a href=\"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/ben-griffin-clinches-first-solo-pga-tour-win-at-charles-schwab-challenge\/\" title=\"\">four strokes clear of Ben Griffin<\/a> to earn his 16th career PGA TOUR victory and third win in his last four starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a great week,\u201d Scheffler said after the win. \u201cIt&#8217;s always special being able to come here and play Mr. Nicklaus&#8217;s tournament. The golf course was a great test this week. The rough was as healthy as I had seen it\u2026 it was pretty nasty and it was a good challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheffler\u2019s control off the tee proved critical on a challenging final day at Muirfield Village. \u201cOnly one bogey around this place is pretty good,\u201d he said. \u201cI hit a lot of fairways\u2026 I would say I drove the ball really nice today. I think that would probably be the thing I did best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack Nicklaus, the tournament\u2019s host and 18-time major champion, praised Scheffler for his poise and execution. \u201cScottie didn\u2019t play, for him, spectacular golf. He played good, solid, smart golf,\u201d said Nicklaus. \u201cThat&#8217;s what the best player in the world does. He comes out and does things the right way and manages it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scottie Scheffler wins the 2025 Memorial Tournament, joining Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back champ. <br><br>Tournament host &amp; golf great Jack Nicklaus had high praise: \u201cWe\u2019re so proud to have Scottie not only as a champion last year, but again this year.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PGATour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PGATour<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/theMemorial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#theMemorial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bx6lTCj9JJ\">pic.twitter.com\/bx6lTCj9JJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Double Take Sports (@dbltakesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbltakesports\/status\/1929350750641004556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheffler\u2019s four-shot swing was built steadily across the final holes. After a bogey at the 10th cut his lead to one, he responded with a clutch birdie at 11. \u201cMaking that putt on 11 was definitely really important to kind of keep [Griffin] at bay,\u201d Scheffler said. He capitalized again on Griffin\u2019s mistake at 12, ultimately reclaiming full control down the stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The win places Scheffler in rare company. He becomes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thememorialtournament.com\/the-memorial\/past-results\/2001\/\" title=\"\">the second player after Tiger Woods<\/a> (1999\u20132001) to successfully defend a title at the Memorial Tournament and joins Woods again as the only players to win both the Memorial and a major or THE PLAYERS Championship in multiple seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his dominance, Scheffler remains grounded in his approach. \u201cI treat each tournament individually, and every tournament&#8217;s different, and I try to do my best to come out here and compete,\u201d he said. \u201cThat&#8217;s what I love to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scottie Scheffler speaks after making history with back-to-back wins at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/theMemorial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#theMemorial<\/a>, joining Tiger Woods as the only players to defend their title at this event.<br><br>&#x1f3c6; 16th career PGA TOUR win<br>&#x1f4c8; Ties Rory McIlroy for most wins this season (3)<br>&#x1f4ca; Now T-54 on all-time wins list <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F23Wu9N1iQ\">pic.twitter.com\/F23Wu9N1iQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Double Take Sports (@dbltakesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbltakesports\/status\/1929365252807782848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The week in Dublin, Ohio was meaningful not just for the trophy, but also for the time spent with family. \u201cThe golf and winning tournaments, all that is great, but at the end of the day if you&#8217;re going home and there&#8217;s nobody to celebrate with, I think that can be a bit challenging,\u201d said Scheffler. \u201cMy wife has been my biggest supporter\u2026 and this is a fun week for us. We have a lot of good memories here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this latest win, Scheffler extends his lead in the FedExCup standings and continues to assert himself as the dominant force in men\u2019s golf. As Jack Nicklaus put it: \u201cHe&#8217;s not a good player. He&#8217;s a great player.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottie Scheffler goes back-to-back at the Memorial Tournament, securing his 16th career PGA TOUR win and continuing a dominant stretch of play. 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