Scheffler catches MacIntyre to win BMW Championship

Caves Valley GC, Maryland, for the BMW Championship

-15 S Scheffler (US), -13 R MacIntyre (Sco), -11 M McNealy (US) -10 T Fleetwood (Eng), S Burns (US), -8 H Hall (Eng)

Selected others: -7 V Hovland (Nor), -3 R McIlroy (NI), -1 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), + 1 S Lowry (Ire)

Robert MacIntyre was the overnight leader for Scottie Scheffler, who capitalized on the Scot’s shaky opening win in Maryland.

The world number one finished the final day four shots behind, but he was in front by the seventh hole, chipping in at the 17th hole to cap off a rollercoaster nerve-wracking climax.

At the fifth hole, MacIntyre added a stroke before opening with back-to-back bogeys. A single birdie on the third-last green would require another shot.

As Open champion Scheffler showed his mettle and class, despite a few uncharacteristic errors on his way to a three-under-par 67, taking him to 15 under for the week, the chance of a third PGA Tour victory fell away for the left-hander at Caves Valley.

When MacIntyre moved one shot closer to the end of the 12th, Scheffler missing a routine par putt, there was still hope.

However, Scheffler quickly made a mess of the next bogey after the Scotsman overhit an eight iron off the tee at the 13th to miss the green.

The American made a birdie move at the 15th after MacIntyre missed his attempt, but the roles were changed at the 16th.

With the ranking points that come with a £1.6 million check, MacIntyre moves up 11 spots to ninth place in the FedEx Cup rankings, joining Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, who finished fourth, and Justin Rose, who has since officially nailed down his Ryder Cup spot.

Harry Hall, England’s selection choice, came in sixth place on eight under.