Scheffler shines with his putt to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Scottie Scheffler flashed his new putter to a five-stroke victory Sunday in Orlando, at PGA Tour’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. Scheffler shot his lowest round of the week, a six-under 66, to finish with a fifteen-under 273 and win the tournament for the second time in three years. With this he took 4 million dollars.

“Mr. Palmer means a lot to me, “It means a lot to us as professional golfers and to the game of golf, so it’s very special to sit here and wear his red jacket again,” Scheffler said after winning the tournament.

Wyndham Clark He carded a 70 and finished second with ten under par. the Irish Shane Lowry He shot an even-par 72 to settle for third place at nine under par.

Scheffler27 years old and number 1 in the world, enter ends nearly a year without an official PGA Tour victory. His last win was the 2023 Players Championship, where he will play next week to defend that title.

Scheffler, long known for having trouble with his putting, switched from a blade putter to a mallet putter. He said he had a “terrible start” on Thursday, but found his way.

But just as important for Scheffler is the transition to the sledgehammer style correcting his mental game. “It’s not that I’ve had a bad putter in my entire career,” the champion said. “But I just went through a difficult time. I think this week I did a very good job of not letting the mistakes get to me,” he stressed.

Russell Henley and Will Zalatoris each shot a 72 in the final round to tie for fourth place at -7. Sahith Theegala (68) and Brandon Todd (70) tied for sixth place with -5. Byeong Hun An (68), Emiliano Grillo (71), Andrew Putnam (70) and Max Homa (73) is eighth with -4.