: Golf: Scottie Scheffler wins first major at August Masters as Tiger Woods makes his comeback #IndiaNEWS Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler captured his first major title on Sunday by winning the Masters

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Golf: Scottie Scheffler wins first major at August Masters as Tiger Woods makes his comeback #IndiaNEWS
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler captured his first major title on Sunday by winning the Masters in dominating fashion, holding firm down the stretch to seize the green jacket after Tiger Woods completed his comeback from severe leg injuries.Scheffler fired a final-round one-under-par 71 to finish 72 holes on 10-under 278 and defeat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy by three strokes with Australian Cameron Smith and Ireland’s Shane Lowry sharing third on 283.“It was a long day, a tough day for me,� Scheffler said. “I just tried to keep my head down and execute my shots.�Scheffler, who only won his first PGA title in February, holed a spectacular chip-in birdie from 87 feet at the par-4 third to blunt an early charge by Smith, last month’s Players Championship winner.“It was not a shot I expected to see go in but it got things off and rolling for me,� Scheffler said.He also birdied the 14th and sank a 14-foot birdie putt at the par-5 15th to signal there would be no collapse to open a door for McIlroy, chasing an Augusta National win to complete a career Grand Slam.Scheffler endured an agonizing double bogey at the 18th hole, needing three putts from inside five feet before finally sinking the...Read more

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