The Masters LIVE: Leaderboard and reaction as Scottie Scheffler wins second green jacket ahead of Ludvig Aberg
The pre-tournament favourite and World No 1 coasted to a four-shot victory as his pregnant wife Merideth watched from home expecting the couple’s first child
Scottie Scheffler has won the Masters for the second time in three years after holding off the challenge of Ludvig Aberg and Max Homa to claim the green jacket by four shots at Augusta National.
Pre-tournament favourite and World No 1 Scheffler held a one-shot lead going into the final round but held his nerve on the back nine - even as a surging Aberg and Homa briefly joined him and Collin Morikawa in a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard.
But the 27-year-old American shot three birdies in a row at the turn to pull clear, with Aberg, Homa and Morikawa all getting into trouble with double bogeys at Amen Corner. Scheffler, by contrast, coasted to victory with a near-faultless display, carding another run of three birdies in four down the stretch.
Scheffler, who won his first major at Augusta in 2022, will now return home to Texas and join his wife Merideth, who is expecting to give birth to the couple’s first child later this month. Scheffler said he would have been prepared to leave the tournament early if necessary
The 24-year-old Aberg continued his stunning rise as a professional, meanwhile, as the Swede finished second on his Masters debut. Aberg, who shone for Europe in the Ryder Cup last year, would have been the first-ever debutant victor at the Augusta were it not for Scheffler.
Follow all the reaction as Scheffler claimed his second Masters title at Augusta
Hatton going along nicely
Hatton -1 (12)
That will do nicely, Tyrrell! A birdie at 10 is followed by another on 12 and this one is a cracker. 43 feet and right in the heart of the hole.
The Englishman moves into the red and the top ten.
Scheffler extends lead
Scheffler -8 (3), Morikawa -6 (3)
Both end up in the left bunker as they take on this driveable par-4 fourth in one. Morikawa’s bunker shot is okay and that will be a par but Scheffler’s follow-up effort is divine.
How many times have we seen that from him as he knocks in a simple birdie to extend his lead to two.
Pars on the fourth for Homa and Aberg
Homa -6 (4), Aberg -5 (4)
Not the greatest tee shots into the par-3 fourth from the penultimate duo but they take care of business to make par. More gettable holes to come for those two.
Fleetwood on the move
Young -1 (7), Fleetwood -3 (7)
Fleetwood has another! What is happening here for the Englishman? A perfect drive allows him to attack the seventh pin and attack it he does. A simple birdie putt and he makes it.
The par-5 eighth to come now - he needs another birdie there.
Bounce-back birdie for Bryson
Bryson DeChambeau -2 (4), Xander Schauffele -3 (4)
Well, maybe I spoke too soon about DeCheambeau as he pours in a much-needed birdie to get back to -2. Schauffele makes another solid par.
So close for Homa
Homa -6 (3), Aberg -5 (3)
Oh, how did that not go in? A great wedge into the third gives Homa a right-to-left putt for birdie but it just misses on the low side. That looked in all the way.
Aberg is in trouble after a poor chip with his second but he putts it close from off the green and gets away with a par.
Morikawa misses out
Scheffler -7 (2), Morikawa -6 (2)
The penultimate group took care of the par-5 second but the final pairing are struggling. Morikawa was on the dancefloor in two but a three-putt means he has to settle for a par.
Scheffler, like Aberg, ends up beyond the green and in the patrons and has work to do for his par. A bump and run is expertly judged and he saves his par. Still, not a stunning start from our leader.
Unravelling for DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau -1 (3), Xander Schauffele -3 (3)
That could be that for Bryson. A terrible chip into the third green comes up short and rolls all the way back down off the green. He won’t get up and down, either, so it’s a bogey five and he’s now six back of Scheffler.
Schauffele, meanwhile, makes a sturdy par to keep himself in the hunt.
Birdies for Aberg and Homa
Homa -6 (2), Aberg -5 (2)
The Swede goes left into the patrons with his second shot and his chip down onto the green somehow gets caught on the downhill ridge. It’s a nasty putt down the hill...but he makes it! Superb from Aberg as he gets his round started.
Homa is in a similar spot but also makes eagle as his catches the slope towards the hole. He just misses out on a three, but a much-needed birdie which ends his long run without one.
A great start for those two in their quest to chase down Scheffler.
Great reponse from Hojgaard
Cameron Davis -1 (3), Nicolai Hojgaard -2 (3)
Hojgaard looked nervy on the first tee and made a double bogey but he’s responded in style. A birdie at the second is followed by a booming drive which flies the green on the par-4 third. A good two-putt gets him his second successive birdie and he’s back to -2 where he started the round.
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