{"id":412395,"date":"2023-02-12T22:07:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T03:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=412395"},"modified":"2023-02-13T00:25:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T05:25:36","slug":"scheffler-defends-phoenix-open-title","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/scheffler-defends-phoenix-open-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Scheffler Defends Phoenix Open Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American Scottie Scheffler has reclaimed golf&#8217;s No.1 ranking from Rory McIlroy after successfully defending his WM Phoenix Open in style.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back on top of the world \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>An inside look at Scottie Scheffler\u2019s victory <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMPhoenixOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WMPhoenixOpen<\/a> and rise back to World No. 1.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1624966603795316737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Scheffler earned $US3.6 million ($A5.2m) from the $US20 million ($A29m) purse in the second of the PGA Tour&#8217;s new designated events, created in response to LIV Golf to bring the top tour players together more often.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were a lot of guys up there,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I knew it was going to take a great round. Nobody was going to give this golf tournament to me. I had to go out and earn it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">Playing alongside Scheffler and Taylor in the final group, in-form World No.3 Jon Rahm posted a 68 and had to settle for outright third, five shots behind the winner.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">Masters champion Scheffler carded a closing six-under 65 at TPC Scottsdale on Sunday to finish on 19-under-par, two shots ahead of Canada&#8217;s Nick Taylor, who also shot a 65.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">Australia&#8217;s former World No.1 Jason Day continued his good run as he shot 68 to be outright fifth, a shot behind fourth-placed Justin Thomas (65), following his last-start tied seventh at Torrey Pines.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">Scheffler&#8217;s triumph meant McIlroy needed to finish third or better to remain top of the rankings, but the Northern Irishman had to settle for a tie for 32nd following a final round 70.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Final leaderboard <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMPhoenixOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WMPhoenixOpen<\/a> \u26f3\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>1. Scottie Scheffler (-19)<br \/>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ntaylorgolf59?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NTaylorGolf59<\/a> (-17)<br \/>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonRahmpga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JonRahmPGA<\/a> (-14)<br \/>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinThomas34?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JustinThomas34<\/a> (-13)<br \/>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDayGolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JDayGolf<\/a> (-12)<br \/>T6. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanSpieth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JordanSpieth<\/a> (-11)<br \/>T6. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Samburns66?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SamBurns66<\/a><br \/>T6. Sungjae Im<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1624933850034933760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">McIlroy had not finished worse than eighth in his previous eight starts, a sequence which included three wins.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">Sam Burns (68), Sungjae Im of South Korea (69), Tyrrell Hatton of England (69) and Jordan Spieth (70) tied for sixth at 11-under.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A message from your back-to-back <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMPhoenixOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WMPhoenixOpen<\/a> champion, Scottie Scheffler \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mKX7JmFtgo\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/mKX7JmFtgo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1624929093329252357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Scottie Scheffler has reclaimed golf&#8217;s No.1 ranking from Rory McIlroy after successfully defending his WM Phoenix Open in style. 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