Scottie Scheffler won his second title last weekend, continuing his impressive dominance into 2024, making the American £2.85 million richer
Matthew Fitzpatrick shows real emotion with five-word statement about Scottie Scheffler
Matthew Fitzpatrick jokingly asked why he would bother with golf after Scottie Scheffler’s sixth PGA Tour win in 2024.
Reigning Masters champion scores brilliant victory After defeating Tom Kim at the Travelers Championship on Sunday (June 23), the senior claimed his sixth PGA Tour victory in just 10 starts to complete the five-match streak of the 2022 US Open, which all but closed Scheffler’s grip on the rest of the competition
Scheffler has already won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship, The Masters, RBC Heritage and Memorial this season. And Fitzpatrick joked in a post measuring Scheffler’s reign after switching to the hammer booth: “We even waved.“ Presumably meaning “why do we even bother”, the Brits added a laughing and crying emoji to their tweet.
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Fans enjoyed Fitzpatrick tongue in cheek as one X-user replied: “Decent prize money for runner-up...“ Another added: “As Kisner says , is a lot of dough for 20 in.
The two-time major winner became the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to win six times on the PGA Tour, extending his reign as world No. 1 as well as his place in the rankings de FedExCup n
After Sunday’s win, Scheffler paid tribute to Kim, 22, as he said: “It was a great season, I was lucky to get some wins and it was fun. Tom played his heart out today. He’s a great player, a great champion and it was great to play against him today”
The South Korean golfer has earned a reputation as one of the most promising players in the tournament after finishing second at the Open last year. Although he did not claim the title in Connecticut, he took home a remarkable £1.7 million in prize money, he starts the tournament as the betting favourite, with Rory McIlroy also likely to feature high in the betting.
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