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Scottie Scheffler: Jack Nicklaus hails world No 1 as ‘in a different league’ after back-to-back Memorial Tournament wins
Scottie Scheffler claimed a third PGA Tour win of season and became the first since Tiger Woods to win back-to-back editions of the Memorial Tournament, in front of tournament host Jack Nicklaus; “He’s playing better than I played and more consistent”, said the record 18-time major winner
Scottie Scheffler secured his third PGA Tour win of the season, in his last four starts, with a successful title defence at the Memorial Tournament, catapulting his name once again among the game’s all-time greats.
Fittingly, tournament host Jack Nicklaus – the record 18-time major winner – was in attendance for Scheffler’s victory on Sunday, which also saw him become the first player since Tiger Woods (three straight, 1999-2001) to win back-to-back editions of the event.
Scheffler’s 16th PGA Tour triumph, 10 of those coming since the start of 2024, has also added to the speculation that the three-time major winner could one day match Nicklaus’ tally, rival Woods’ 15 or maybe overhaul the latter’s PGA Tour-record 82 victories.
Nicklaus can see the comparisons. “He reminds me so much of the way I like to play,” he said after watching Scheffler’s four-shot victory.
“I don’t think I played nearly as well as he played. He’s playing better than I played and more consistent. He’s just been playing fantastic, and I love watching him.”
Nicklaus added on Scheffler: “He has the ability to bring his level to whatever level it needs to be.
“That’s what good players do. And he’s not a good player, he’s a great player. Look at the record that he has had the last few years, it’s unbelievable.”
Scheffler took a one-shot lead into the final day at Muirfield Village and never relinquished top spot in his final-round tussle with Ben Griffin, the world No 1 carding a two-under 70 to close out victory.
Griffin played alongside Scheffler and was within a shot for large sections of the final round, only to double-bogey his penultimate hole and finish four strokes back, with Sepp Straka in third and Nick Taylor fourth.
“Great players are ones who rise to the occasion and ones who know how to play coming down the stretch in important events,” Nicklaus said
“Ben Griffin’s a nice player, Sepp Straka is a nice player, Nick Taylor is a nice player. Those were all the guys that were there basically coming down the stretch, but he [Scheffler] knows that those guys are not in his league.”
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Express Sport brings you the latest tennis news from the Paris Masters.
We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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