Scott Scheffler holds off Tyrrell Hatton to win The Players Championship title

The Englishman finished with five consecutive birdies at Sawgrass but he still couldn't overcome the now World No. 1.

WORLD NUMBER ONE: Scottie Scheffler hits from the sixth fairway during the final round of The Players Championship golf tournament, Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

When former PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman hired Pete Dye to build the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course on worthless Florida swampland purchased for $1, he envisioned a new kind of way to present a show starring the best golfers in the world.

Tyrrell Hatton delivered the kind of performance Beman dreamed of Sunday. Sitting exactly where he started the final day at 5-under par when he made the turn, Hatton made seven birdies coming home for a 29 to post 12-under in the clubhouse. The animated Englishman became just the third player in 40 years to finish with five consecutive birdies at Sawgrass as he made a valiant chase of world No. 2 Scott Scheffler.