Scottie Scheffler wins the FedEx St. Jude Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff opener, turning a two-shot lead into a runaway. Multiple reports say the scoring shift comes early in the round sequence after Scheffler’s lead narrows when his bunker shot on the par-5 third hole hits a sprinkler head, then rolls across the green into the water. That stretch changes the momentum and reduces his advantage to one.
Yahoo Sports adds additional detail from the final group, including that Sam Burns plays with Scheffler and takes a double bogey on the par-5 third hole, aligning with the described swing on that hole. The Winnipeg Free Press also reports the same overall result—Scheffler’s decisive win in the playoff opener—along with coverage of Jack Whaley’s claim in the U.S. Amateur, which is mentioned alongside the golf result.
Across outlets, the main differences are in how much hole-by-hole detail they provide, with Yahoo Sports focusing on the specific par-5 third incident and its impact on Scheffler’s lead, while the other source emphasizes the broader outcomes.
