Scottie Scheffler opens PGA Tour postseason with 8-shot victory - ESPN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler was back to his dominant form Sunday, turning a two-shot lead into a runaway in the FedEx St. Jude Championship to open the PGA Tour postseason. He closed with a 4-under 66 for an eight-shot victory, the largest in the 68-year history at the TPC Southwind.

Scheffler earned his first win in nearly seven months during a season that has been marked by astonishing consistency. But he has only one trophy to show for it, winning his season opener at The American Express in the California desert.

This was close for only a fleeting moment. After months of little things getting in the way, Scheffler hit a bunker shot on the par-5 third that landed on a sprinkler head, took a hard hop and rolled through the green and into the water for bogey.

«I was like, 'Man, when is this going to stop happening?'» Scheffler said.

That shrunk his lead to one shot over Sungjae Im. Then, Scheffler made consecutive birdie putts on the fifth and sixth holes and was on his way. Playing in the final group in stifling heat and the most wind all week, Scheffler matched the best score Sunday.

He finished at 17-under 263, eight shots clear of his Dallas neighbor Si Woo Kim, who closed with a 68 to finish eight shots behind. The previous record was John Cook's seven-shot win at TPC Southwind in 1996.

Scheffler now has 21 career victories on the PGA Tour, 10 of them by four shots or more.

Sam Burns, one of Scheffler's best friends in golf, played with him in the final group and had a double bogey on the par-5 third hole. Burns shot 73 and tied for third with Alex Noren (69).

«I don't think it would have mattered if I played well,» Burns said. «He was going to be tough to beat today.»

Scheffler won $3.6 million from the