Sensational Scottie Scheffler has gained the 2022 Masters after seeing off a shock late problem from Rory McIlroy.
Scheffler led by three going into Sunday's remaining spherical as he and Cameron Smith have been paired up on a day the place the turbulent winds calmed to make approach for an additional day of drama in Georgia.
Followers loved their afternoon, saluting Tiger Woods earlier on as he was in a position to mark his comeback by finishing the complete 72 holes earlier than stating his intention to play The Open at St Andrews later this 12 months.
However then it was time for the actual drama as Smith began brightly with a pair of birdies on 1 and a pair of, just for successive bogeys to undo that good work whereas Scheffler birdied on 3 and seven.
Smith's slip-ups have been nothing, nonetheless, in comparison with a nightmare journey to the twelfth when Rae's Creek swallowed up as soon as extra.
Hitting the notorious water led to a disastrous triple bogey that put paid to his Augusta ambitions.
However as Scheffler lined up a easy putt for birdie on 13, he heard the roar 5 holes forward when McIlroy signed off with one thing particular, discovering his mark from the bunker to submit a spectacular 64, -7 total, and tying the Masters document for a remaining spherical.
That laid down the marker for Scheffler on -10, who blew the putt however now knew precisely what was essential to be sporting inexperienced by the top of the day.
Again-to-back birdies adopted and the American remained within the zone all through the rest of his spherical, save for four-putting the ultimate gap because the jangling nerves got here too late to derail an impressive weekend.