Davis Riley takes benefit of lackluster Scottie Scheffler to win by 5

Not solely did Davis Riley maintain off World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to win the Charles Schwab Problem, he received the occasion by 5 pictures.

Scheffler struggled off the tee all through the fourth spherical, so he couldn’t problem Riley a lot. The 27-year-old didn’t play his finest golf however prevented huge disasters.

Riley carded an even-par 70 spherical on Sunday to complete at 14-under general. He made 4 bogeys and 4 birdies on his day.

“I’ve been trying to get some momentum this 12 months,” Riley mentioned. “This helps loads, catapulting me in the suitable course — being within the area for the remaining two Signature Occasions will likely be large. I’m wanting ahead to these to make a push in the direction of the TOUR Championship. I’m over the moon and excited for the remainder of the season.”

Scheffler couldn’t get something happening Sunday. After he shot 65-63 in Rounds 2 and three, he accomplished his match with a 1-over 71. Riley held a robust lead for a lot of the spherical.

The previous Texas Longhorn dropped three pictures earlier than lastly choosing up his first birdie on the par-3 thirteenth. He added his second on 17, however Riley didn’t let any of his errors outline him.

“I attempted to deal with right this moment as if we each began tied, and I simply tried to win the day,” he mentioned. “I felt like I simply stayed in my very own bubble — I instructed my caddie earlier than the spherical, I wish to get misplaced within the course of.”

Regardless of dropping his first shot on 2, he picked it proper again up on 4. One other bogey got here at 5, however he made the flip in 35 pictures together with his second birdie at 9. The eleventh gap noticed him get to 1-under on the day. Two bogeys within the subsequent 4 holes put some stress on him, however it was not sufficient to lose. He added yet another birdie at 17 to seal the deal.

The previous Alabama Crimson Tide participant lastly felt like he had it within the bag halfway via the again 9 on the par-3 thirteenth.

“I noticed the leaderboard. I noticed Keegan Bradley was at 9, Scottie was at 8 on the time, and he had a very good search for birdie on 13,” he defined. “I knew I had a 4- or 5-shot lead on the time.”

Nevertheless, Texas golf could be demanding. On Sunday, the winds swirled closely, maintaining Riley on his toes.

“With the wind the way in which it was, the firmness of the greens, the way it was choosing up, I knew it was going to be a tricky end,” Riley mentioned. “Scottie was beginning to hit some actually good golf pictures, and I knew he might make a push, so I attempted to wear down the fairways and greens and attempt to get a pair alternatives — roll some good putts. In the event that they went in, nice, if not, I knew pars had been good coming in.”

The Texas resident not solely will get a incredible jacket, however he’ll experience house within the Charles Schwab Problem Schwab Stingray.

Riley can even get into the PGA Tour’s closing two Signature Occasions — The Memorial Event and the Vacationers Championship. This win could possibly be what he must push his profession in the suitable course. It’s a place that tends to check the most effective gamers, and he dealt with a agency and quick Colonial with poise.

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