Scottie Scheffler cruises to Masters win for first-ever major championship

Scottie Scheffler tees off on the fifteenth gap throughout the remaining spherical of the Masters.
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Masters Sunday lived as much as expectations with spectacular performances from every of the ultimate two pairings, however nobody may overcome world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler’s dominant play as he secured his first inexperienced jacket.

Scheffler, 25, shot 1-under for a 71 within the remaining spherical and completed 10-under for the match at Augusta Nationwide on Sunday, the end result of 4 robust rounds for the American. Scheffler shot a 69 within the first spherical, 67 within the second and 71 within the third. It was Scheffler first victory at a serious championship.

Followers look on a Scottie Scheffler hits his second shot on the third gap.

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Rory McIlroy, who hit a shocking bunker shot on the 18th gap to complete with a 64 within the remaining spherical — one shot shy of the match document — completed second at 7-under.

Cameron Smith, who was within the remaining pairing with Scheffler, completed at 5-under and tied for third with Shane Lowry after a rocky 1-over remaining spherical with a double bogey on 12 because the lowlight for the Australian.