Scottie Scheffler Pulls Off Stunning Comeback at 2025 BMW Championship

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Scottie Scheffler Pulls Off Stunning Comeback at 2025 BMW Championship

Scottie Scheffler's Stellar Run at Caves Valley

It’s rare you see a world No. 1 act as if the golf gods just can’t stop smiling on him, but that’s exactly what happened when Scottie Scheffler delivered one of the most jaw-dropping rounds of his career at the 2025 BMW Championship. Coming into the final day at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, Scheffler was staring at a four-shot gap that left some folks writing him off. But if there’s one thing the last two years have taught us, it’s never count him out — especially on Sundays.

Scheffler powered through those first five holes like a man possessed, erasing that four-shot deficit in a hurry. By the end of the round, he’d posted a 3-under 67 to finish at 15-under 265, clinching the win by two strokes. He showed grit, steady nerves, and maybe a bit of magic, especially when it mattered most.

The Shot Everyone’s Talking About

If there was a single shot that turned the whole tournament on its head, it was what Scheffler accomplished on the par-3 17th. Faced with a nearly impossible lie in the rough, with the pin tucked away at the very back, he had 82 feet between his ball and the cup. Most players would just look for damage control. Scheffler? He played a chip that looked like it belonged in a video game: it landed about 60 feet short, trickled perfectly over the sloping green, and somehow found its way into the hole for birdie. The roar from the crowd said it all. That shot all but secured the Championship for him.

Even Scheffler was a bit surprised. 'It looked good when it landed, looked good when it was rolling, and it was nice to see that one go in,' he admitted afterward, wearing the smallest of smirks that told everyone he knew he just pulled off something special.

On the other side, Robert MacIntyre fought back after a slow front nine, finally landing his first birdie on the 16th. He tried to mount a challenge, but Scheffler’s clutch play on 17 turned the tables, taking the drama out of the closing holes.

This win isn’t just another number for Scheffler; it’s his fifth PGA Tour victory of 2025, and his 18th career title overall. Twelve of those wins have come over the last two seasons. Only Tiger Woods in his 2006-07 prime has matched that kind of consistency — five-plus wins in back-to-back years.

And it’s not like Scheffler peaked too soon. In 2025, he held off winning until after the Masters. Then he kicked into gear, rattling off win after win, including bagging both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship. For the first time, he’s taken home two major trophies in a single year. Only the U.S. Open remains for that elusive career grand slam.

What’s even wilder is his top-10 streak: thirteen events in a row since March. Add an Olympic gold medal to the mix, and it feels like we’re entering a Scheffler Era for real.

He keeps his approach simple: week by week, shot by shot, but the numbers tell you everything you need to know about his work ethic and attitude. 'The win total is not something I think about day-to-day,' he said. 'This week was a good week. It was a battle all the way through. Fortunate to be sitting here.'

This BMW win also loads his pockets with a performance bonus and sends him straight to East Lake for the season-ending Tour Championship, where the top 30 players will chase the FedEx Cup.

The week had other highlights. Akshay Bhatia knocked in an ace during Saturday’s round, driving off with a new BMW iX M70 and triggering another round of scholarship donations for the Evans Scholars Foundation. Since 2007, the BMW Championship has raised more than $60 million for college-bound caddies, helping over 4,000 kids get full tuition and housing scholarships.

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