Scottie Scheffler came into Augusta National owning the No. 1 ranking on the PGA Tour. Now, he also owns a green jacket.
Scheffler didn’t get his first bogey on Sunday until the back nine. He shot a five on the par-4 10th hole, but he kept his four-hole lead thanks to Smith’s bogey. Smith made up a stroke on the next hole, sinking a rare birdie on 11.
Disaster struck for Smith on the par-3 12th hole. The Australian hit his tee shot into the water, missed the green on his next shot and had to two-putt, giving him a triple-bogey and putting him six strokes behind Scheffler heading into the final six holes. Smith wound up tying Shane Lowry for third place at 5-under.
As Scheffler and Smith were completing the 13th hole, the eventual second-place finisher ended his round with an astonishing shot. Rory McIlroy brought his overall score to 7-under with a chip-in from the right bunker on the 18th hole:
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