“PGA Tour is exciting. Scheffler wins every week” – Fans react to Scottie Scheffler's successful Hero World Challenge title defense

On Sunday, December 8, Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his title at the Hero World Challenge. He fired a brilliant 63 in the final round to aggregate at 25-under and secure a commanding six-stroke win over Tom Kim.

Scheffler entered the final round of the Hero World Challenge one stroke behind Justin Thomas. He began the fourth round with three birdies in the first four holes before closing the front nine with another birdie. On the back nine, he sank five more birdies to seal the title with a huge margin.

With this win, Scheffler became only the third player, after Tiger Woods and Viktor Hovland, to successfully defend the Hero World Challenge title.

Fans online congratulated Scottie Scheffler on his win terming him as an unstoppable force currently. Here's a look at some of the reactions:

"PGA tour is so exciting. Scheffler wins every week," one fan wrote.

"make this dude start like 3 over or something," another fan posted.

"Kind of makes me wonder if, like Tiger, he’ll keep going to courses he likes and has success at and wrack up wins," this fan commented.

"21 starts and 9 wins and a gold medal. This is Tiger territory (for a season)," another user remarked.

"Scottie plays Scottie golf. He’s amazing at a game few do consistently well. Not flashy but focused & goes abt biz of winning that works for him. Find him incredible, in awe of his talent. For those who cont to complain he’s so boring, don’t have to watch. Maybe LIV instead?" one fan opined.

"81% both driving and GIR and only 2 bogeys in 4 days is pretty wild. He just doesn’t make mistakes," this user wrote.

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How much money did Scottie Scheffler earn for winning the Hero World Challenge?

Scottie Scheffler bagged $1 million from the $5 million purse for winning the Hero World Challenge while Tom Kim earned $450,000 for the runner-up finish.

Here's a look at the complete payout for the Hero World Challenge:

• 1. Scottie Scheffler: (-25) $1,000,000
• 2. Tom Kim: (-19) $450,000
• 3. Justin Thomas: (-18) $300,000
• 4. Akshay Bhatia: (-15) $250,000
• 5. Keegan Bradley: (-14) $225,000
• 6. Ludvig Åberg: (-12) $220,000
• 7. Robert MacIntyre: (-11) $215,000
• 8. Sahith Theegala: (-10) $210,000
• T9. Sungjae Im: (-8) $202,500
• T9. Sepp Straka: (-8) $202,500
• 11. Patrick Cantlay: (-7) $195,000
• 12. Brian Harman: (-6) $190,000
• 13. Cameron Young: (-5) $185,000
• T14. Sam Burns: (-4) $177,500
• T14. Aaron Rai: (-4) $177,500
• 16. Nick Dunlap: (-1) $170,000
• T17. Matthieu Pavon: (E) $162,500
• T17. Wyndham Clark: (E) $162,500
• T19. Jason Day: (+1) $152,500
• T19. Russell Henley: (+1) $152,500