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World number one Scottie Scheffler warmed up for this month’s Ryder Cup by powering to victory in the PGA Tour’s Procore Championship.<\/b><\/p>\n
The American fired a closing five-under-par 67 to finish one shot in front of Ryder Cup team-mate Ben Griffin on a 19-under total of 269 at Silverado in Napa, California.<\/p>\n
Griffin, who started the day with a one-shot lead, had a chance to force a play-off but could not make his birdie attempt on the 18th from six feet.<\/p>\n
It is four-time major winner Scheffler’s sixth title of the year and he will spearhead the United States’ bid to regain the Ryder Cup against Europe in New York from 26 September.<\/p>\n
“I think we’re all excited for the Ryder Cup to get here,” said the 29-year-old.<\/p>\n
“The thing I always focus on most going into tournaments is my preparation.<\/p>\n
“When I step up on the first tee, I can tell myself I did everything I could to play well. I definitely feel that way going into the Ryder Cup, and I’m excited to get it started.”<\/p>\n
Scheffler carded six birdies and just one bogey on the final day to finish on top of a field containing 10 of US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley’s 12 players.<\/p>\n
He made his first birdie with an 11-foot putt at the third and picked up further shots at the fifth and par-three seventh, thanks to a 26-foot putt.<\/p>\n
Three more birdies on the back nine were enough to hold off Griffin, who finished one shot in front of fellow American Lanto Griffin.<\/p>\n
Another of Bradley’s Bethpage Park rookies, US Open champion JJ Spaun, closed with a six-under 66 to finish sixth.<\/p>\n
That was one shot behind Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo and amateur Jackson Koivun, who underlined his status as a superstar in the making with a share of fourth one week after helping the US retain the Walker Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n