Golf

The evidence has been building. We know the Scottie Scheffler effect is real. However, it is abundantly clear now that Scheffler, who on Sunday won his 18th PGA Tour event, at the BMW Championship, can intimidate a field just with his presence on the final round leaderboard.

Scheffler makes things happen even when he looks to be out of position. He can surge into contention despite frustrating himself by losing shots on the greens. Scheffler goes out and wins golf tournaments with magic — like the chip he holed on No. 17 at Caves Valley on Sunday to all but guarantee his victory. The world No. 1 just knows how to shut the door on his competition. Today, that was Robert MacIntyre.

“It looked good when it landed, it looked good when it was rolling. It was nice to see that one go in,” Scheffler told NBC of his shot on No. 17.

SCOTTIE. SCHEFFLER. ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!