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Masters Leaderboard 2024: 3 Instant Reactions to Scottie Scheffler, Final Scores

Joe Tansey

Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters title in three years with one of the most fantastic individual performances on a Sunday in recent years at Augusta National Golf Club.

The top-ranked men's golfer in the world put on a clinic on the back nine while all of his closest competitors made at least one major mistakes.

Scheffler finished the tournament at 11-under with a four-shot advantage over Ludvig Aberg.

Aberg, a rising star who played in his first Masters, put the golf world on notice that his time to contend at majors is now.

Aberg outclassed Collin Morikawa, Max Homa and Tommy Fleetwood to land in the runner-up position.

Only eight players concluded the tournament under par in what was the toughest 72-hole tournament of the season, even for someone like Scheffler.

Scottie Scheffler Is Inevitable

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Scheffler's game is in another stratosphere compared to the rest of the field at the moment.

The now two-time Masters champion surged past everyone on Sunday to grab hold of the green jacket.

Scheffler rolled in birdies on six of the final 11 holes, including two straight on Nos. 13 and 14 to pull away for good from the field.

He was not perfect all week, but Scheffler found ways to bounce back from mistakes quicker than anyone else.

Scheffler responded to a bogey at the seventh hole with three consecutive birdies than gained him separation from Morikawa, whose tournament fell apart at the turn.

Scheffler did the same thing on Saturday, when he recorded an eagle at No. 13 following a pair of disastrous holes.

The 27-year-old should be favored at every other major this season and it would not be surprising to see him win at least one more major crown before 2024 ends.

Crucial Mistakes Cost Every Challenger

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Every one of Scheffler's challengers made crucial mistakes at the wrong time on Sunday.

Morikawa matched Scheffler's scores for most of the front nine until he fell apart at the ninth hole.

Morikawa produced a double bogey at No. 9 just one hole after he earned his first birdie of the afternoon. He went on to double bogey the 11th hole to cost himself a shot at the green jacket.

Homa looked like he had a shot at Scheffler after a birdie at No. 10, but then he dropped two shots at No. 12 and never recovered.

Even Aberg, who finished in second place, experienced a speed bump with a double bogey at No. 11 while Scheffler was in the middle of his birdie run.

Any of the challengers needed to turn in perfect rounds and that just did not happen.

Ludvig Aberg's Time Is Now

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Aberg announced his presence as a major contender with his performance over four days at Augusta.

The Masters rookie stayed in the hunt for most of the weekend, and if he did not double bogey No. 9, he might have brought a fight to Scheffler over the last couple holes.

Aberg rallied from his big mistake with birdies at the 13th and 14th holes, but by then, Scheffler was too far off in the distance to pose a challenge.

The 24-year-old from Sweden should be expected to contend at the season's other three majors because of how well he carried himself at Augusta.

He might have to be perfect to win any of the next three majors with the way Scheffler is playing, but we definitely have not heard the last from the young European.

   

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