Scottie Scheffler wins 1st Masters title

Scottie Scheffler.
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Scottie Scheffler won the Masters on Sunday by three strokes, giving the 25-year-old his first major championship.

Scheffler, the world's No. 1 men's golf player, took the lead Friday during the second round. In the final round on Sunday, Scheffler shot 71, finishing the tournament at 10-under 278. This win comes two months after he was victorious at the Phoenix Open, his first PGA Tour win.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.