Scottie Scheffler had a Chance

Its seven months later and Scheffler’s last win was 232 days ago in Atlanta, and since then, the top player in the world has been close but has come up short in his eight tournaments of 2025.

Which validates what the 28-year-old did in Sunday’s final round of the Heritage.

After opening with a bogey on the first hole, Scheffler recorded four birdies on the next 11 holes and was in the mix to successfully defend his title.

The drive on the par-5 15^th floated right, leaving Scheffler with a three-iron from the sandy waste area.

It was a tough shot to get to the green, but Scheffler was trying to win, and an eagle would have given him a good chance.

When the ball landed in the water short left of the green, Scheffler put a pin in his balloon and would eventually double bogey the hole and then bogey the 17^th before a pat on the back birdie on the 18^th.

The one-under-70 finish was his 26^th under-par round in 2025 and the T8, his fifth top 10 finish.

“I did some good things,” Scheffler said on Sunday after a disappointing round. “I just needed a few more shots out there, which were definitely there for the taking for me. I just didn't quite take advantage of them.”

Scheffler now takes a much-deserved week off before likely playing at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson in his backyard of Dallas, then The Truist and the PGA Championship.

“I think I'm really close,” Scheffler said. “I feel like I did a lot of things well this week, just a few of the important shots I just didn't pull off. Outside of that it was a pretty solid week.”