Collin Morikawa claimed a first PGA Tour title since 2023 with a dramatic one-shot victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where Scottie Scheffler threatened a historic comeback.
Morikawa started Sunday two behind Akshay Bhatia and fell further back with a slow start to his final round at Pebble Beach Golf Links, where tee times were brought forward due to the threat of bad weather.
The two-time major champion reached the turn in 34 and moved top of a congested leaderboard by following a 10-foot birdie at the 11th with back-to-back gains at the 15th, giving him a two-shot lead with two to play.
Morikawa recovered from a bogey at the par-three 17th to birdie the par-five last, tapping in from close range to complete a five-under 67 and finish on 22 under ahead of Min Woo Lee and Sepp Straka.
Scheffler carded a round-of-the-day 63 to jump into tied-fourth alongside Tommy Fleetwod and close an 18th consecutive top-10 finish on the PGA Tour, as Rory McIlroy signed off his title defence with an eight-under 64 to claim a share of 14th.
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How Scheffler threatened historic comeback
Scheffler was 13 strokes off the halfway lead and eight back heading into the final day, where he raced up the leaderboard by holing a 15-footer at the first, eagling the par-five next and picking up another shot at the par-four third.
He responded to missing a close-range birdie chance at the fourth by holing from 15 feet to save par at the next and making an eagle at the par-five sixth, then cancelled out a birdie at the par-three seventh with a bogey at the next to card a front-nine 30.
Scheffler has not finished outside of the top 10 on the PGA Tour since The Players last March
Scheffler made back-to-back birdies from the 10th to briefly get within one of the lead and bounced back from a bogey at the 12th by scrambling a par at the next, with the world No 1 taking advantage of the par-five 14th to move into a share of the lead.
A poor bogey at the 15th and missed opportunities over the next two holes left Scheffler requiring a final-hole eagle, which he delivered after firing a spectacular iron shot to within three feet of the hole.
“I had to do something special today to give myself a chance,” Scheffler said. “I was playing really aggressive, a bit more aggressive than maybe I normally am, so a few bogeys on the card.
“I’ve felt like I’m battling all week just to give myself a chance and then to have some special stuff happen today and put myself in the clubhouse with a chance is always nice.”
What’s next?
The PGA Tour stays in California for the Genesis Invitational, another Signature Event, with Tiger Woods’ foundation hosting the event at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.
Ludvig Åberg returns as defending champion, with early coverage live on Thursday from 3.15pm on Sky Sports Golf ahead of full coverage from 9pm. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW.
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