Scottie Scheffler absolutely stormed to victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday, finishing 17-under par and showing everyone why he’s the world number one. His final round 66 was just electric, and honestly, the rest of the field, especially Sam Burns who played right alongside him, didn’t stand a chance.
Nobody Was Stopping Scottie Scheffler This Week
Scheffler wasn’t just good, he was *dominant*. This guy won the entire tournament by eight strokes. Let that sink in for a second, EIGHT strokes! He even finished nine clear of his good friend Burns, who was in the final group with him. Scheffler cementing his standing as the best player on the planet with this performance at TPC Southwind, snagging his second win of the PGA Tour season. Burns, who shot a 73 on Sunday, just never managed to put any kind of pressure on the four-time major champion, ending up in a tie for third. It was clear from the jump Scheffler had that trophy locked down.
Sam Burns’ Brutally Honest Take on a Tough Sunday
You gotta appreciate the candor from Burns after his round in Memphis. He was disappointed, no doubt, but didn’t pull any punches when asked about Scheffler’s performance. “I think everyone knew that coming into the day. I knew he was going to put a solid round together,” Burns told the media. He wasn’t wrong, was he? Burns added, “Honestly it was going to be really difficult , what did he finish, at 17? I would have had to play pretty much a perfect round of golf to have a chance today, and I didn’t come close to that. Yeah, he played exactly how I expected him to.” To force a playoff, Burns would have needed to shoot a 64. That’s a massive ask, and clearly, he wasn’t near that level.
So, what went wrong for Burns? He laid it all out. When asked what he’d like to do better, he got right into the stats. “I just looked at my stats for the week. I think I finished , I lost like 2 1/2 strokes off the tee. It’s not a golf course you want to do that on,” he admitted. Losing strokes off the tee on a course that punishes you for it is a recipe for disaster. “I just played out of position a lot today. It’s a really, really difficult golf course from the rough, and unfortunately, I was in the rough a lot.” He even mentioned a very relatable reason for not being fully tuned: “I was just saying, honestly, the last three weeks at home I didn’t do a ton of golf. We have a newborn.” That’ll change your practice schedule, for sure!
Burns hit the ball nicely with his irons and putted good, which is a positive sign for what’s next. He knows he has some work to do, especially with longer clubs, but he’s heading into the next two weeks feeling really good. Let’s see if he can dial in that driving and get back to contention.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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