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Scheffler, who was the low amateur at last year's U.S. Open at Erin Hills, was never seriously threatened by the other five competitors in the field. Playing in the first group of the day with Jordan Spieth, Scheffler carried a five-shot lead into the final hole and made an easy par to cap off the win.
Scheffler and Carl Yuan of the University of Washington both got off to under-par starts early in their rounds, but by the turn only Scheffler remained in the red, with Yuan losing three shots from the 6th through the 10th holes. The other four players all turned over par, and when Scheffler got it to 3 under by the 15th hole the tournament was practically decided.2 putts and a qualifying 68 (-3) for Scottie Scheffler. #HookEm #genesisopen @genesisopen pic.twitter.com/ccZQ8t0RPl
— Texas Men's Golf (@TexasMGolf) February 12, 2018
Final Scores, Genesis Open Collegiate Showcase
68 Scottie Scheffler (University of Texas)
74 Lukas Euler (University of Kentucky)
74 Doug Ghim (Texas)
74 Spencer Soosman (Texas)
75 Justin Suh (University of Southern California)
75 Carl Yuan (University of Washington)
"It will be awesome to be a part of this field (at the Genesis Open)," said Scheffler to the Golf Channel. "To be a part of the history of this tournament is going to be really special and I'm really looking forward to it."🗣 Welcome to the Club, Scottie! @genesisopen @TexasMGolf 🤘 pic.twitter.com/WdReOWU3Ud
— Mike Antolini (@TWFAnto) February 12, 2018
This is the fourth year of the Collegiate Showcase. Previous winners are Will Zalatoris (Wake Forest) in 2015, Charlie Danielson (Illinois) in 2016, and Sahith Theegala (Pepperdine) in 2017.
After Theegala's win last year, he went on to make the cut in the Genesis Open, shooting 2-under to finish T49, while getting to tee it up alongside Phil Mickelson and J.B. Holmes.