Scheffler beats Cantlay in playoff to take maiden PGA Tour win

Scottie Scheffler rolled in a 26-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, edging out Patrick Cantlay to win his first title on the PGA Tour. Scheffler landed his tee shot on that hole in a bunker right of the fairway, but he rescued himself with a second shot that found the green and set up a straight, uphill putt. The 25-year-old Texan was ranked 15th in the Official World Golf Ranking this week and was a key player for the victorious American team at last fall's Ryder Cup, beating Spanish star Jon Rahm in singles.

But a PGA Tour win was missing from his resume until Sunday, when he drew the plaudits of an enthusiastic TPC Scottsdale crowd. "Such a great place," Scheffler said on the CBS broadcast, his wife by his side. "Such a fun week and I'm very pleased."

FINAL LEADERBOARD

Scheffler and Cantlay each shot 5-under-par 67s in their final round and finished at 16-under 268. Scheffler charged up the leaderboard with four birdies in his final six holes. Both players missed birdie putts at the par-4 18th hole to get to 17 under, so they replayed No. 18 three times before a winner was decided.

"Patrick is obviously a phenomenal player, and I knew one of us was going to have to make a birdie," Scheffler said. "Par wasn't going to do it. This is a really hard tee ball for me. It's hard for me to get it in play, so I knew if I had an opportunity I really had to take advantage of it." Three others fell one shot shy of the playoff. Sahith Theegala, the 54-holeleader in search of his first Tour victory, carded a final-round 70 and went15 under for the week for a share of third. His tee shot at the short par-417th hole bounced left of the green into the water, leading to a costly bogey. "I