Ewan Murray was at Portrush, and his verdict has landed. Here it is! Congratulations to Scottie Scheffler, and hats off to Harris English and Chris Gotterup for making it a US one-two-three. Thanks for reading this report. See you for the Ryder Cup in late September? OK, it’s a date!
-17: Scottie Scheffler
-13: Harris English
-12: Chris Gotterup
-11: Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Haotong Li
-10: Robert MacIntyre, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy
-9: Bryson DeChambeau, Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Russell Henley
-8: Rickie Fowler, Nicolai Højgaard
-7: Jesper Svensson, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood, John Parry, Justin Rose, Rasmus Højgaard, Tyrrell Hatton
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More from Scottie Scheffler now. He talks to Sky Sports. “There’s obviously pressure … but nerves are a good thing, they show you care … they bring the best out of you … [birdie at 9] was extremely important … one of my greatest strengths is being able to reset like that … it was a silly mistake on 8, I got a little greedy … it’s a pretty special feeling to walk up the 18th knowing the trophy is in hand … I got a great reception from the crowd … it’s a pretty cool feeling … a lot of gratitude … a lot of thankfulness … every week is different, this week I was the best player but the beauty is we tee it up in Memphis again in a couple of weeks, and start all over back at even par.”
Which is pretty much the point he was making in that pre-tournament press conference. He’s not going to change, and we wouldn’t have him any other way. Well played, Scottie!
