On March 28, Beijing time, the World Championships - Dell Technology Competition ended the final competition at Austin Country Club. 25-year-old American player ScottY Schaeffler first beat DJ with 3 holes left in the semifinals, and in the final he continued to beat Kevin Kisner with 4 holes and 3 holes left, winning his third PGA Tour title of the season and reaching the top of the world! He ended Joan Ram's reign over the world's first 36 weeks as the 25th world "ball king" since 1986 and the sixth youngest.
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And what's even more incredible is that he hadn't won the PGA Tour 42 days ago! From the first win on the PGA Tour to the world number one, it took the Tigers 252 days, while Schaeffler took only 42 days.
Schaeffler is a distinguished graduate of the Light Tour, joining the PGA Tour in 2020 and winning The Rookie of the Year. With this victory, he won $2.1 million (about 13.38 million yuan) in prize money and 550 FedEx Cup points. He also managed to surpass Wheat (25 years, 11 months, 29 days) to become the youngest champion in the history of dell technology competitions (25 years, 9 months and 6 days)!
It was also his third win in his last five games, becoming the only player on the PGA Tour to have won 3 games this season (WM Phoenix Open and Arnold Palmer Invitational), topping the FedEx Cup table.
Schaeffler's path to the title is not easy (Photo: PGA TOUR)
Last year, Schaeffler won the runner-up for the first time in this game, and this year, it is of great significance to win the championship and reach the top of the world with the witness of his family and hometown fans. After the game, he burst into tears and said: "In my dream, I never thought I could get to this point, I did the knowledge to play, I like to compete, I am very happy to be here!" ”
In the battle for third place, DJ played against Cory Connors, who eventually won third place with 3 holes left.