WiretoWire: Scheffler goes back-to-back

[View in browser]() [PGA TOUR Wire to Wire]() [scheffler-trophyxx.jpg]() Scottie Scheffler made history as the first back-to-back winner of THE PLAYERS Championship. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) TEEING OFF [SCHEFFLER BECOMES FIRST TO DEFEND THE PLAYERS TITLE]() Across the first 49 editions of THE PLAYERS Championship, no player had successfully defended a title. That changed this week. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler carded a final-round, 8-under 64 at TPC Sawgrass’ THE PLAYERS Stadium Course for a 20-under 268, [making up a five-stroke deficit on Sunday to earn a one-stroke win]() over Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and 54-hole leader Xander Schauffele. The champion weathered several challenges this week including a [neck injury that required mid-round treatment]() Friday, leaving Scheffler to contemplate whether a WD was in the cards. Scheffler, 27, [surged into a tie for the lead Sunday with a front-nine 31](), including a 92-yard, hole-out eagle at the tricky par-4 fourth, then recorded three more birdies before staving off late challenges from the trio of runners-up, each of whom could force a playoff with a birdie on the 72nd hole. Scheffler has now gone back-to-back on TOUR, adding THE PLAYERS to last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, and he’s now an eight-time TOUR winner overall. The golf world is his oyster. Why stop now? WHO CAN CHARM THE SNAKE PIT? Following the 50th edition of THE PLAYERS Championship, the PGA TOUR heads to the Gulf Coast for its final stop in the Florida Swing at the Valspar Championship. The TOUR’s best will once again take on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, just outside of Tampa. The Copperhead Course has earned a reputation as one of the toughest tests on TOUR, with its finishing stretch of three holes earning the name “The Snake Pit” due to its ferocity. Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and two-time Valspar winner Sam Burns [headline a strong field]() that also includes Xander Schauffele, Brian Harman, Daniel Berger, Tony Finau and Min Woo Lee. The winner of the Valspar Championship will receive 500 FedExCup points. VIDEO OF THE WEEK [wyndham-clark.JPG]() Wyndham Clark’s heartbreaking lip-out on the 72nd hole at THE PLAYERS THE TURN MIC CHECK “When you’re behind the 8-ball, you just have to stand up there and say, ‘F--- it,’ and you’ve just got to swing away." — Joel Dahmen on [improving from a first-round 74]() at THE PLAYERS to shoot 67-67-68 and finish T11, his best of the season. BY THE NUMBERS 16 The [inaugural season of PGA TOUR Americas]() tees off at the first Bupa Championship at Tulum. The 16-event schedule takes place from March 21-24, at PGA Riviera Maya in Tulum, Mexico. 27 Sam Ryder [made 27 birdies for the week at THE PLAYERS](), setting the record for most birdies in a tournament at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course. 18 During the final round of THE PLAYERS, the [famed 17th hole]() relinquished just four birdies, the lowest total of the week, while a tournament-high 18 shots found the water. GET CONNECTED TO THE PGA TOUR [FB]() [TW]() [YT]() [IG]() [TT]() [SNAP]() [PHONE]() [FB MSG]() You are receiving this email advertisement because you registered to receive updates and promotional offers from the PGA TOUR. The PGA TOUR is not responsible for the advertiser's content and makes no warranties or guarantees about the products or services advertised. To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR communications (including, but not limited to, tournament offers, partner promotions and/or television tune-in or special event updates), please click here to [unsubscribe]() at any time. PGA TOUR 1 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement