By DOUG FERGUSON
NAPA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler needed to remain sharp forward of the Ryder Cup and the world’s No. 1 participant seemed each little bit of that Sunday, closing with a 5-under 67 to win the Procore Championship for his sixth PGA Tour victory of the yr.
Scheffler made up a two-shot deficit on Ryder Cup teammate Ben Griffin, who was poised to pressure a playoff till he three-putted the par-5 18th from 60 toes for par to complete one behind.
Griffin, who began the ultimate spherical with three straight birdies, shot a 70. He had a birdie putt from 5 toes on the 18th that caught the left edge and spun away. It was the second time this yr he has completed runner-up to the world’s No. 1 participant.
Scheffler was one of many gamers who earlier within the yr focused the Procore Championship as a great spot for the Ryder Cup crew to play so they may keep away from the error of two years in the past when all however two of them had a month off earlier than the Rome matches.
However as soon as the match began, Scheffler was all about profitable.
“I know I was going to have to have another good day,” mentioned Scheffler, who made up eight pictures on Griffin over the weekend with a 64-67 end. “I’m fortunate to be the winner this week.”
It was his nineteenth profession victory on the PGA Tour, and now he heads to match play within the Ryder Cup towards Europe, which has had the higher hand in these matches the final three many years.
Lanto Griffin had as a lot stress as anybody, coming into the Fall portion of the schedule at No. 142 within the FedEx Cup within the first yr of solely 100 gamers preserving full playing cards.
He delivered a 65 to complete alone in third, his finest end in practically 4 years. That moved him as much as No. 100 within the standings with two months and not less than 5 tournaments to go.
“It’s huge,” Griffin mentioned. “One of my goals this week was to give myself a chance. … I kind of wish Scottie wasn’t here, but I’m sure the fans enjoyed it.”
There have been loads of followers, the biggest crowd Silverado has seen because the match moved to wine nation in 2014. And most of them have been with Scheffler, who joined Tiger Woods as the one gamers to have not less than six wins in back-to-back seasons within the final 40 years.
Scheffler began two pictures behind and fell as many as 4 pictures again early earlier than pecking away with 4 birdies on the opening 10 holes.
After a careless three-putt bogey from 15 toes on the eleventh, he answered with two birdies on the par 5s to take the lead when Griffin struggled to get something going.
However Griffin, who has two official PGA Tour titles on this breakthrough season, had his probabilities. He holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-5 fifteenth and burned the sting with two lengthy birdie putts on the subsequent two holes. He was on the sting of the inexperienced, 60 toes away for an eagle putt, two putts wanted for a playoff, and couldn’t get it performed.
Auburn junior Jackson Koivun, the No. 1 newbie on this planet who performed within the closing group, was two pictures behind with seven holes to play when he took a mushy bogey on the par-5 twelfth after which bogeyed the thirteenth when he went lengthy of the inexperienced.
Koivun closed with a 71 and tied for fourth with Emiliano Grillo (66). It was Koivun’s fourth consecutive end at eleventh of higher on the PGA Tour, and he will get within the Sanderson Farms Championship in three weeks except the 20-year-old has different plans in school.
The match had its strongest discipline with the all however two gamers from the U.S. Ryder Cup crew enjoying forward of the Sept. 26-28 matches at Bethpage Black. U.S. captain Keegan Bradley was at Silverado by means of Friday, and the PGA of America rented a mansion for them to satisfy through the week, a Ryder Cup crew room amidst the vineyards.
Scheffler, Griffin, U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun (66) and Cameron Younger (67), all completed within the prime 10. Sam Burns, who holed out from the 18th fairway for eagle for a 67, and Russell Henley (72) completed within the prime 20.
Initially Printed: September 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM PDT
