Scottie Scheffler wins St Jude Championship by eight shots

Scheffler’s 21st career PGA Tour title earns the American $3.6m for his resounding victory at TPC Southwind.Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026Scottie Scheffler has had a fair share of close calls this year ‌but not in the St Jude Championship.He shot a final-round 4-under-par 66 on Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee, and pulled away to win the tournament by eight strokes ⁠and extend his lead in ⁠the FedEx Cup playoffs.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4WAFCON: Cameroon beat tournament debutants Malawi to win maiden titlelist 2 of 4Barcelona reaches deal with Man City to sign Spain skipper Rodrilist 3 of 4Arsenal defend title against revamped challengers as Premier League returnslist 4 of 4‘Probably my last year’: Ronaldo says this could be his final seasonend of list“I felt like a week like this was coming,” Scheffler said. “I felt like I was on repeat all year just being like, ‘Hey, I’m playing solid. I’m close.’ It feels good to be answering some different questions ⁠at the end of this week.”Scheffler is the world number one, but this marked his first victory since January.“I have had some close calls this year,” Scheffler said. “I feel like I kept saying at the end of each...