Scheffler wins storm-delayed RBC Heritage

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-19 S Scheffler (US); -16 S Theegala (US); -15 W Clark US), P Cantlay (US)

Selected others: -14 S Straka (Aus); -12 L Aaberg (Swe); -11 S Power (Ire); -8 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -7 R McIlroy (NI)

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Masters champion Scottie Scheffler continued his power by winning nan storm-delayed RBC Heritage successful South Carolina for his 4th triumph successful 5 starts.

The world number one, 27, carded a three-under-par 68 successful nan last information to decorativeness connected 19 nether and triumph by 4 shots from chap American Sahith Theegala.

Sunday's last information was halted for much than 2 hours by inclement upwind earlier acheronian stopped play from finishing.

Scheffler returned connected Monday pinch a five-shot lead and 3 holes to play and he wrapped up a comfortable triumph.

He becomes nan first subordinate to travel a Masters win pinch triumph astatine nan RBC Heritage since Germany's Bernhard Langer successful 1985.

Scheffler is besides nan first subordinate to triumph 4 times successful 5 starts connected nan PGA Tour since Tiger Woods successful 2007-08.

Before his back-to-back wins this month, Scheffler won nan Arnold Palmer Invitational astatine Bay Hill and The Players Championship successful March.

"I sewage disconnected to a slow commencement connected Thursday but different than that I played immoderate really bully play successful nan mediate of nan tourney and it's bully to beryllium done," said Scheffler.

"I deliberation mentally nan past period aliases truthful has been arsenic bully arsenic I've been successful a agelong clip and I deliberation that is why I'm seeing immoderate of nan results," he said.

Austria's Sepp Straka was nan highest European, finishing successful associated 5th pinch connected 14 under, while Masters runner-up Ludvig Aaberg was associated 10th connected 12 under.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy changeable a final-round 74 to decorativeness good disconnected nan gait connected 7 under.

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