Scheffler produces a breathtaking birdie to seal brilliant BMW Championship win 

World No.1 conjures one of the most stunning shots of his career to seal a fifth win of a glorious season

ME AGAIN: Scottie Scheffler hits on the second hole during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Scottie Scheffler hit one of the most stunning shots of his career to seal his fifth win of a sparkling season. 

Carrying a one-shot lead over playing partner Robert MacIntyre on the penultimate hole of the BMW Championship in Maryland, the World No.1 found thick rough under the pin on the hugely testing 17th of Caves Valley. 

In a situation where it looked like he could be struggling to make a par and retain his lead, Scheffler instead produced a moment of pure magic. He chopped his chip high to the crest on the green and watched as the ball skipped forward and rolled in the direction of the pin before slowing just enough to take its turn towards the cup. With a slight pause for dramatic effect it fell into the cup for a breathtaking birdie. 

SCOTTIE. SCHEFFLER. ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!

A chip-in birdie to take a two-shot lead on the 71st hole @BMWchamps! pic.twitter.com/nw6YitU0FA

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 17, 2025

It was enough to give the Texan a two-shot lead which he held up the 18th to add the BMW Championship to two majors (the PGA Championship and Open at Portrush) as well as the Byron Nelson and the Memorial in another glorious campaign. Having started the closing day four back of his Scottish playing partner Scheffler fired a three-under 67 to finish on 15-under. 

"Any time you hole a chip like that it's pretty nice. It looked good when it landed, it looked good when it was rolling and it's nice to see that one go in, said Scheffler, who marked a 17th-straight round under par on the tour with Sunday's 67.

"When it gets to this timeof year it can be a bit tiring. I think it has lot to do with the intensity I bring to each round. I try not to take days off. I try not to take shots off."

This week's tournament near Baltimore was the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the culmination of the PGA Tour season. Now Scheffler will carry even more momentum into next week's season finale Tour Championship at East Lake, where an eye-watering prize pot of $40m will be on the line. In all, Scheffler has now won 14 times in his last 33 starts. 

MacIntyre was trying to pull off a daunting feat at Caves Valley — complete a pillar-to-post victory having stormed into the lead with an opening 62 but hold off the inevitable Scheffler in the process. 

In sweltering conditions the big leftie was sweating early. MacIntyre bogeyed the opening hole after Scheffler had birdied it and his four-shot cushion was instantly cut to two. In truth MacIntyre rarely looked fully in the groove and bogeys at the second and fifth allowed Scheffler to take the lead. But the scoring slowed and the two Ryder Cup opponents stayed within touching distance throughout with others behind like Tommy Fleetwood and Sam Burns perhaps sensing an unlikely opening, especially when Scheffler wobbled with bogeys at 12 and 14, the second coming after an inexplicable three-putt. 

However the World No.1 has mostly looked imperious over the past two years and he duly returned to form with a birdie on the 15th and then that moment of genius on the 17th.