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(ANSA) – AUGUSTA (USA), APR 14 – The American golfer Augusta field”>Scottie Scheffler won the Masters in Augusta, Georgia for the second time. The 27-year-old world No. 1 beat Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg by four strokes, with golf legend Tiger Woods finishing only in 60th place. Englishman Tommy Fleetwood and Americans Collin Morikawa and Max Homa shared third place, seven strokes behind the winner. Scheffler thus wore the prestigious green jacket awarded to the winner of the tournament for the second time after 2022, as well as a record bonus of 3.6 million dollars (approximately 3.4 million euros). The American thus becomes the fourth youngest golfer to win multiple major tournaments after Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Seve Ballesteros. Now he is aiming for success in the other three major events on the calendar: the PGA Championship from 16-19 May in Louisville (Kentucky), the US Open from 13-16 June in Pinehurst (North Carolina) and the British Open from 18-21 July in Troon in Scotland. (HANDLE).
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