Scottie Scheffler Wins the Memorial Again, Joining Tiger Woods as the Only Back-to-Back Champion at Jack's Place

Ben Griffin made Scottie Scheffler sweat on Sunday at Muirfield Village, briefly. That is about as much as anyone gets to do these days.

Scheffler closed with a 2-under 70 to finish at 10-under 278 and win the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday by four shots over Griffin. He went 70-70-68-70 on one of the hardest setups the PGA TOUR plays all year, and he never let go of the top spot. The win makes him the second player to go back-to-back at Jack's Place, joining Tiger Woods, and it is his third victory of 2025 and the 16th of his TOUR career. Sepp Straka shot 70 to finish third at 5 under, and Nick Taylor was alone in fourth at 4 under.

One Shot at the Start, Four at the End

Griffin began the day one back at 7 under after a bogey on the 54th hole handed Scheffler the lead on Saturday. The man who led after Thursday's 65 came in riding a win at the Charles Schwab Challenge a week earlier, the only event in the past month that Scheffler entered and did not win.

Sunday's front nine was a chess match. Griffin bogeyed the first, got it back on the second, three-putted the fourth and birdied the par-5 fifth to turn at even par for the day. Scheffler was quieter and better. He saved par from off the first green, saved par again from seven feet at the sixth, tapped in a short birdie on the par-5 seventh and scrambled for par at the ninth. He made the turn two clear.

The Bogey That Changed Nothing

Then came the only real crack. Scheffler bogeyed the 10th, and the lead was one. For a moment, the back nine looked like it might turn into a fight.

It lasted one hole. Scheffler rolled in a 15-footer for birdie on the par-5 11th, and Griffin could not answer. Griffin failed to get up and down from a bunker on the 12th, bogeyed the 13th as well, and just like that he was 2 over for the day and four behind. Scheffler then saved par from 10 feet on the 14th, the kind of putt that never makes a highlight reel and decides golf tournaments anyway. A two-putt birdie on the par-5 15th pushed him to 10 under, where he stayed.

According to the PGA TOUR, Scheffler made one bogey over his final 40 holes on a course where bogeys were piling up all week. He did it with three birdies and that lone dropped shot on Sunday, a card that looks plain until you remember the field.

Griffin's Late Charge, and the 17th

Griffin deserves credit for refusing to fold. He holed a 12-foot eagle putt on the 15th and then poured in a 30-footer for birdie on the 16th to get back within two. Suddenly the gallery had a reason to stay.

The 17th took that away. Griffin's drive went astray, and he walked off with a double bogey that restored the four-shot cushion. Scheffler parred his way home from there. Griffin signed for 73 and finished alone in second at 6 under, a result worth $2.2 million in a $20 million Signature Event, more than he took home for winning at Colonial.

"I'm definitely a little disappointed to not have made it a little bit closer or gotten it done," Griffin said.

Straka Sums It Up

Straka had the best view of what everyone else is up against. He was 3 over after two rounds, then shot 66 on Saturday and 70 on Sunday to climb to third. It still left him five back.

"The guy's relentless. He loves competition, and he doesn't like giving up shots," Straka said of Scheffler.

Taylor, who was tied with Griffin at 7 under after 36 holes, slipped with weekend rounds of 74 and 73 but held fourth. Russell Henley and Maverick McNealy tied for fifth at 2 under. Jordan Spieth, who was in the mix on Friday, closed with 74 and landed in a five-way tie for seventh at 1 under alongside Keegan Bradley, Tom Hoge, Brandt Snedeker and Rickie Fowler. Snedeker posted the best round of the day, a 65, on a hot putter. Fowler's top 10, his first of the year, earned him a spot in The Open at Royal Portrush over Snedeker on world ranking. "That's one I've wanted on the schedule," Fowler said.

Collin Morikawa, who opened with 67, faded to a tie for 20th.

Relentless Is the Word

Here is the context that makes this run feel absurd. Scheffler started the year recovering from hand surgery after a freak accident. He has now won three of his last four starts, the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the PGA Championship and the Memorial, each by four shots or more. The one exception was a tie for fourth at Colonial. He collected $4 million and 700 FedExCup points.

Jack Nicklaus, the host, greeted him on the green. Scheffler's own read on the week was simple. "It's always a hard week," he said. "We battled really hard on the weekend."

Next Stop, Oakmont

Scheffler plans to take next week off before the U.S. Open at Oakmont, a course known for the same kind of dense rough he just handled in Ohio. Muirfield Village asks players to hit fairways, control their irons and avoid the big number. Scheffler did all three for four days. For everyone else, the problem is the same one it has been all spring. He keeps showing up, and he keeps leaving with the trophy.

Full results are in the PGA TOUR's final-round recap (opens in a new tab). Catch up on Friday in our Round 2 recap.

Sources: PGA TOUR (final-round recap, Wire to Wire, leaderboard), Reuters, Sky Sports, The Golf News Net. More golf coverage on Undrafted.

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