‘Scheffler and DeChambeau wins further raise US PGA excitement levels’

Although Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau both won in the strongest of the field, Rory McIlroy is not the only player who is enjoying the second-high men’s major of the year.

With his 31 under par win over Erik van Rooyen at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Scheffler put on a masterclass by winning by eight strokes. The world’s number one effectively brought his position at the top of the rankings to mind.

Scheffler posted rounds of 61, 63, 66, and 63 last week, posting a total of 66 points in his hometown tournament, which put Dechambeau in the lead after McIlroy finished fourth behind McIlroy at the Masters. His total of 253 at TPC Craig Ranch was on par with the PGA Tour record.

The 28-year-old Texan won 14 straight statistical awards, including best in 14 of those categories. On par three, four, and five holes, they included average scores, strokes gained from green to green, approach, putting average, total birdies, and average scoring.

Scheffler won 2025 with the complete package. It was his final appearance before the US PGA Championship, which will take place on May 15, and the next major.

Everything points to a determined response to McIlroy’s accomplishment, which was his first major victory over Scheffler last month.

“I believe we’re all excited to come out here and compete,” Scheffler said.

“I was the best player this week.” The week is off for me, and we’ll see who is the PGA’s best player in the following week.

This year, Rory has been playing some incredible golf. Really impressive to watch the career Grand Slam. I was happy to be present for it.

“I believe that whenever you’re beat, you’re just a little bit more upbeat to go out and practice,” she said. My game seems to be heading in the right direction. The season’s upcoming start is exciting to me.

DeChambeau must be feeling similarly optimistic after three weeks of declining when playing in McIlroy’s final group at Augusta. His 75 helped him finish tied for fifth at Augusta, beginning to pile up after the closing round failures.

The 31-year-old wasted opportunities at the LIV event in Mexico last week and again at Doral in early April. Although the viability of the 54-hole, limited field breakaway tour is frequently questioned, winning is still a useful habit.

DeChambeau has demonstrated his main credentials by participating in LIV’s limited schedule. He finished second to Xander Schauffele at the US Open last year before overcoming McIlroy’s faltering opponent to win the US Open in Pinehurst in June.

DeChambeau noted that there is a lot of star-studded talent in the pipeline for the PGA Championship. We will be engaged in combat.

The sport is in for a long time looking forward to DeChambeau, Scheffler, and McIlroy’s all being in tune as the calendar approaches the end of the major season, to say the least.

Perhaps we should be considering the completion of another Grand Slam of our own. At the Byron Nelson last Sunday, Jordan Spieth’s lowest round in four years came to a bogey-free 62.

After recovering from wrist surgery last year, the Dallas native, who is only 31 years old, is starting to look more like his former self. He claimed that “my mechanics are only getting a little better each week.”

“I’m able to do something I wasn’t able to do last year that I can’t.”

Since winning the Open eight years ago, the 2015 Masters and US Open champion has not recorded a major increase. His set at the US PGA would be completed, joining McIlroy at the Grand Slam.