Scottie Scheffler wins 1st Masters title

Scottie Scheffler.
(Image credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Scottie Scheffler won the Masters on Sunday by three strokes, giving the 25-year-old his first major championship.

Scheffler, the world's No. 1 men's golf player, took the lead Friday during the second round. In the final round on Sunday, Scheffler shot 71, finishing the tournament at 10-under 278. This win comes two months after he was victorious at the Phoenix Open, his first PGA Tour win.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.