In a sport where calm often prevails, golfer Scottie Scheffler thrives in chaos.
The Ryder Cup cauldron put Scheffler on the map. February’s fan-crazed Phoenix Open was home to his first PGA Tour victory. During Sunday’s topsy-turvy Arnold Palmer Invitational, he once again rose to the occasion on a day when five different players held the lead, two golfers broke 70 and six carded scores in the 80s.
At windswept cold-blooded Bay Hill, Scheffler rode a bogey-free back nine to a one-shot victory over a trio of more accomplished players — 2020 API winner Tyrrell Hatton, six-time Tour winner Billy Horschel and Viktor Hovland, in pursuit of his fourth victory in eight worldwide starts.
