Scheffler, playing in his home country with the Ryder Cup coming up in September, had plenty of spectators rooting for him — and a few probably had some money on the world No. 1.

Robert MacIntyre could only applaud from the scoring room when J.J. Spaun wrapped up the U.S. Open with his epic putt at Oakmont two months ago.

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.