Scheffler fires warning shot at Europe by claiming 19th PGA Tour win and sixth this year

Scottie Scheffler on the 10th hole during a practice round ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Logan Whitton/USGA)

Europe has been warned.

Scottie Scheffler showed in winning his 19th PGA TOUR title and his sixth of the season at the Procore Championship in California last night that he has the game and the focus to deliver in a big way for the US Ryder Cup team in New York next week.

The world number one arrived at Silverado Resort in California, determined to put the Ryder Cup chat on hold and win the tournament. He did exactly that, carding a five-under 67 to come from two strokes behind and pip his US team mate Ben Griffin by a stroke.

Seamus Power had a horrible day on the greens but still edged closer to keeping his card, posting a two-over 74 to finish 47th on four-under.

The good news is that the West Waterford man, who entered the week ranked 130th in the race to make the top 100, who will be fully exempt next season, moved up two spots to 128th, with the top 125 at season's end at least guaranteed conditional status.

The race for cards halts now until after the Ryder Cup, and Scheffler left the Napa Valley feeling good about his game and American hopes at Bethpage, having warned the media on Wednesday that he "didn't show up to Napa to talk about the Ryder Cup for four days. I'm here to play a golf tournament."

While Griffin birdied the first three holes, he bogeyed the fourth and found himself trailing Scheffler, who posted a 19-under total, as he took on the par-five 18th.

He found the green in two, but three putted from 60 feet to leave Scheffler cradling the trophy.

"Yeah, feeling good," said Scheffler, whose streak of 21 straight rounds in the sixties ended with an opening 70 he soon rectified with scores of 68, 64 and 67.. "Overall, it was a good prep week getting ready for the Ryder Cup. As far as the tournament went, I did some good stuff over the course of four days, especially over the weekend.

"Felt like my game got better as the week went on, and played some really nice golf Saturday and Sunday to be sitting here."

Scheffler is still only 29, and his win allowed him to join Hall of Fame members Ben Crenshaw, Ernie Els and Tom Kite with 19 PGA Tour victories.

"Ben and Tom Kite, a couple of awesome guys, a couple of Longhorns," Scheffler said with a grin. "Those are two guys that I've looked up to, and Ernie as well … It's pretty weird to be in the same realm as those guys just because I've looked up to them for such a long time. I feel very fortunate to be sitting here holding the trophy."

Winning the Ryder Cup is the next goal, and Scheffler appears to be laser-focused on delivering a performance after he felt ill-prepared in Rome and ended up with two halves and two defeats from four matches.

"I always focus as much as I can on my preparation going into tournaments, that's what gives me confidence, and I feel like I'm as prepared as possible for the Ryder Cup," Scheffler said.

Griffin was disappointed with his finish but excited for his Ryder Cup debut.

"It stings anytime you don't win, but it's not from a lack of effort," he said after his closing 70. "I was pushing hard down the stretch, great putts on 16 and 17, either one of those could have easily dropped.

"And 18 I was trying to make eagle and win it outright because I didn't want to take him on in a playoff, I wanted to go ahead and do it.

"Just a bummer to finish that way. It happens. Not everyone's a robot like Scottie, I guess."