Scheffler Sets PGA Tour Record at CJ Cup
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Scottie Scheffler achieved a dominant victory at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, setting a new PGA Tour record with a 72-hole score of 31-under 253. This ties the lowest 72-hole score ever recorded, previously achieved by Justin Thomas and Ludvig Åberg. Scheffler's performance, including a final round 8-under 63, surpassed even the course designers' predictions. Hideki Matsuyama holds the overall relation-to-par record, but Scheffler secured the continental U.S. record. This win marks Scheffler's first official PGA Tour victory since June 2022 and his first hometown title.
Scottie Scheffler achieved a dominant victory at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, setting a new PGA Tour record with a 72-hole score of 31-under 253. This ties the lowest 72-hole score ever recorded, previously achieved by Justin Thomas and Ludvig Åberg. Scheffler's performance, including a final round 8-under 63, surpassed even the course designers' predictions. Hideki Matsuyama holds the overall relation-to-par record, but Scheffler secured the continental U.S. record. This win marks Scheffler's first official PGA Tour victory since June 2022 and his first hometown title.
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