British Open, Scottie Scheffler and Royal Portrush
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Scottie Scheffler wins fourth major and silences critics at Portrush Scheffler capped off an already remarkable major championship season with another brilliant showing, this time in Northern Ireland.
Royal Portrush played gentler on Sunday than it had at many points throughout the week, with the field averaging just over 69. When pressure peaks and the world's best throw everything at him, Scheffler doesn't just win — he pulls away.
Scheffler led by four strokes into Sunday after rounds of 68-64-67 in Northern Ireland, and he closed in 3-under 68 to earn his fourth career major title. Scheffler, 29, earned his first PGA Championship title at Quail Hollow earlier this year and also holds two Masters titles to his credit.
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The top-ranked golfer cruised to another dominant outing to claim the British Open. Scheffler, who entered the day with a massive four-shot lead, pushed it to seven at one point en route to his four-shot victory at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Nobody even came close to catching him.