Scottie Scheffler beat Ben Griffin to win the Procore Championship
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Scottie Scheffler's preparation for the Ryder Cup could not have gone any better at the Procore Championship as he edged out fellow Team USA player Ben Griffin by one for his sixth win of another glorious season.
The World No.1 began the day two behind Griffin, who led at 16 under, but it was the Ryder Cup rookie who made a flying start with three birdies in succession in pursuit of his third PGA Tour win of the season.
Playing in the penultimate group, Scheffler hung in there, and he was three under for the day at the turn following birdies at the third, fifth and seventh.
By that point, Griffin's lead over Scheffler had been reduced to just one after he bogeyed the fourth.
From there, Griffin embarked on a run of nine successive pars, although further back, Scheffler was looking even more threatening, and would have made eagle at the 10th were it not for his approach at the 10th having just too much pace to drop.
Scottie and the flag stick are not friends 😒He is now tied for the lead through 10 @ProcoreChamp. 📺 Golf Channel pic.twitter.com/Z2sBTBt1mCSeptember 14, 2025
He made his birdie putt to share the lead with Griffin, although it was short-lived after an error at the 11th saw his short par putt lip out, giving his opponent breathing space.
With Griffin unable to capitalize, Scheffler hit back immediately, moving back to 18 under alongside Griffin with another birdie at the 12th.
With the two locked together, Griffin would have been eager to break his run of pars, which he did at the 14th, although unfortunately for him, it was courtesy of a bogey, giving Scheffler the outright lead.
That became two with Scheffler's second birdie in succession at the 15th, but Griffin wasn't done yet.
Like Scheffler earlier on, he showed grit to bounce back immediately at the 15th with his fourth birdie of the round, and Scheffler's lead was back to one.
That remained the case as Scheffler teed off at the par-5 18th, but he made it difficult for himself, finding a fairway bunker, which forced a lay-up when he would have fancied his chances of finding the green in two.
He eventually finished his round of 67 with a par to face a wait to see if Griffin could force a playoff - or better - further back.
Ben Griffin pushed Scheffler all the way, but it wasn't enough
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He couldn't have given himself much of a better chance with a perfect tee shot, while his second found the green, albeit leaving a 60-foot putt for eagle to win it.
His attempt came up six feet short - just far enough to be uncomfortable. Needing to hole his birdie putt to send his opponent back out for extra holes, his effort missed by 15 inches, and Scheffler had yet another PGA Tour win.
Coming up just short in Napa.Ben Griffin misses his birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff @ProcoreChamp. pic.twitter.com/HpDj7guLH0September 15, 2025
Afterwards, Griffin was philosophical in defeat, saying: "It's all good, I'll get to work, I'll look at things and I'll practice hard this week and make sure I'm ready for the Ryder Cup."
Further down the leaderboard, Lanto Griffin produced his best performance of the season with third on 17 under, while Emiliano Grillo and amateur Jackson Koivun placed T4.
To encourage Team USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley further, another member of his line-up, JJ Spaun, finished sixth, with Cameron Young in T9 becoming the fourth team member to place in the top 10.
Procore Championship Leaderboard
1st -19 Scottie Scheffler
2nd -18 Ben Griffin
3rd -17 Lanton Griffin
T4 -15 JJ Spaun
T4 -15 Jackson Koivun (a)
T4 -15 Emiliano Grillo
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WELCOME!
Welcome to our coverage of the closing holes of the Procore Championship, where 10 of the US Ryder Cup team is competing ahead of the Bethpage Black match, which takes place later this month.
Into the back nine, Ben Griffin and Scottie Sheffler share the lead. Let's see how events play out as the tournament heads to a conclusion...
PERFECT PREP
Keegan Bradley must be delighted with the way the Procore Championship has acted as preparation for the Ryder Cup.
Only Xander Schauffele and LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau from his US team isn't in the field, and of the 10 that made it, all of them made the cut.
Not only that, two of them - Ben Griffin and Scottie Scheffler (of course) share the lead, with another Ryder Cupper, rookie JJ Spaun, in fifth over the closing holes.
SCOTTIE SLIPS UP
Ben Griffin began the day with the lead, but Scottie Scheffler is predictably putting the pressure on, joining him at the top of the leaderboard in recent minutes.
But what's this? The World No.1's par putt at the 11th has just lipped out! He is human after all then. He drops back into second after that error.
JACKSON ON A ROLL
While Scheffler and Griffin slug it out at the top of the leaderboard, a word on amateur Jackson Koivun. A week ago, he was helping Team USA win the Walker Cup at Cypress Point. Now, he's in contention for this maiden PGA title, just two back of the lead.
SCOTTIE HITS BACK!
After a rare error on the 10th leading to a bogey, Scottie Scheffler hits back immediately at the par-5 11th with a birdie to take his place back at the top of the leaderboard alongside Ben Griffin.
ON WE GO WITH THE LEADERS
With his third at the par-5 11th, Griffin's approach onto the green looks good, but just stops in its tracks a little sooner than he'd have liked. He'll have a look for birdie, but it's not as easy as it might have been.
Further on, at the 13th tee, Scottie Scheffler finds the fairway, his ball landing between the handful of fallen leaves that have found their way onto it.
PAR FOR BEN GRIFFIN
Griffin's birdie putt at the 12th is good, but it shies away from the hole at the last moment, and he settles for par.
At the same hole, it's a first bogey of the day for Jackson Koivun.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR SCOTTIE
Scheffler has a chance to have the lead all to himself with a long birdie putt at the 13th. It runs out of gas a couple of inches from the hole and it's as we were at the top of the leaderboard.
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TOP WORK FROM THE LEADERS
Neither of the two leaders is conceding an inch at the moment, with Griffin playing a lovely approach onto the green at the 13th to leave a birdie look, and Scheffler playing a perfect tee shot at the par-4 14th.
NINTH STRAIGHT PAR FOR BEN GRIFFIN
There are two Griffins riding high on the leaderboard as holes begin to run out. Ben shares the lead with Scheffler and Lanto is just two back in third.
Ben now, with a birdie chance at the 13th. It doesn't break, leaving him stuck firmly in neutral with his ninth straight par.
Back to Lanto, here's a look at his work on the 13th earlier on.
Making the hard look easy 😳@thelanto61 inches closer and is now two back @ProcoreChamp. 📺 Golf Channel pic.twitter.com/XHwoRrf02YSeptember 14, 2025
TRICKY FOR SCOTTIE
On the tee at the 14th, Ben Griffin's shot lands right of the fairway. At the same hole but on the green, Scottie has a long, long putt for birdie. It misses left, but more concerning is how far beyond it went. He'll have about a six-footer coming back. In it goes and he maintains his co-lead.
BREAKTHROUGH FOR SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
Further back on the 14th, Ben Griffin has 82 yards to the hole from the rough. He finds the green comfortably enough, but it's not the easiest birdie chance. Coming downhill, that green will be quick.
Cut to the 15th tee, where Scottie pummels it perfectly onto the fairway.
Now back to Griffin. He needs a birdie, you feel. It's been a while (the third, to be exact).
Well, he couldn't have got much closer. His 20-odd foot putt grazes the hole before missing left. Like Scheffler a few minutes ago, he'll have a tester coming back for par.
This will be a workout for his nerves coming back up the slope from about six feet. It's almost exactly where Scheffler holed his putt a little earlier. His feet shuffle as he sets himself and... it misses. Ben Griffin breaks his par run, but not in the way he would have wanted, and Scheffler leads by one.
TWO-SHOT LEAD FOR SCHEFFLER
At the par-5 15th, Scheffler's delicate shot onto the green with his third leaves a birdie chance, Moments later, Lanto Griffin joins Ben in a tie for second after chip-in birdie at the 16th!
Scheffler now for a two-shot lead. He makes it! Anyone else getting a sense of deja vu?
UNLUCKY FOR LANTO
At the 17th, Lanto Griffin has a birdie putt from distance. He could do with a birdie, and possibly an eagle at the 18th, to have a good chance.
First to the birdie chance, and it goes narrowly left. Onto the par-5 18th, where you would think only an eagle will keep his hopes intact.
BOUNCE-BACK BIRDIE FOR BEN!
At the 15th, a long birdie putt really needs to drop for Ben Griffin. After all, you don't really expect Scheffler to make mistakes down the stretch, so the onus is on him to force the issue.
It's a 15-footer, so not easy. He makes it look like it is though as it finds its way into the hole and the deficit is cut to one!
Fighting back to one stroke down💪@bengriffingolf gets to 18-under with three to play @ProcoreChamp. 📺 Golf Channel pic.twitter.com/o9UHxWkTOaSeptember 15, 2025
TOUCH BREAK!
Ben Griffin's on the 16th tee, He needs to keep the pressure on Scheffler after that birdie at the 15th. It's down the left side but looks fine, until it gets a bad kick and scurries into the rough.
Moments later, JJ Spaun finishes with a birdie to chants of "USA, USA, USA" to move into a tie for fourth.
PAR FOR SCOTTIE
Scheffler has a birdie chance left to right at the 16th, but he overdoes the right part of the equation and has to settle for par. He still leads by one over Ben Griffin.
ACTION OVER THE CLOSING HOLES
Ben Griffin with his second at the 16th. It's on the green, but it's played a bit too safe, leaving him 37 feet from the pin and he'll do well to make a birdie from there.
Scheffler's looking to go in for the kill over the last two holes, and he bares his teeth at the par-3 17th, sending his tee shot over the pin and leaving a decent birdie chance.
At the 18th, Lanto Griffin raises his arm as his birdie putt tracks towards the hole, but it lips out and he takes a par for a 65.
PAR FOR SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER AT THE 17TH
Scottie narrowly misses his birdie putt at the 17th, meaning with one to play, he leads by one. Can Ben Griffin force the issue further back? He'll know what he needs to do as he makes the walk down the 18th fairway in a little while.
NOT OVER JUST YET
From the par-3 17th tee, Ben Griffin's 9-iron sends his ball onto the green. He has almost 40 feet for birdie.
At the par-5 18th, Scheffler finds a bunker with his tee shot. He'll have to lay up from there.
ON WE GO
Sheffler's second shot at the 18th from a bunker finds the left side of the fairway. His chance of an eagle is all but gone, but the birdie could still be realistic.
Moments earlier, Ben Griffin's long birdie putt at the 17th misses and he makes par.
Meanwhile, an emotional Lanto Griffin discusses the importance of his strong performance with Kira K. Dixon. He won't win this week, but it might just be what he needs to keep his full playing privileges on the PGA Tour next season.
THE BUSINESS END
Unlike Scottie, Ben Griffin rips his tee shot at the 18th right down the middle of the fairway. He's applying the pressure just has he needs to.
Soon after, Scheffler takes his third from the left fairway. It lands a foot or two beyond the pin before ripping back wildly to leave an altogether more difficult birdie opportunity.
ADVANTAGE SCHEFFLER, JUST
With his birdie chance, Scottie narrowly pushes it right, and he finishes with a par for 67. That means he holds a one-shot lead, but Ben Griffin, following a perfect tee shot at the par-5 18th, is right behind him. You'd have to back Griffin to make at least a birdie from here for a playoff. Let's see...
GRIFFIN BEGINS TO SOAR
Ben Griffin's second shot is on the green and he has a long eagle putt. Whatever happens, this will be hugely encouraging for Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley. Rookie Griffin is showing impressive control of his nerve and is simply not giving an inch to Scheffler as the Procore Championship draws to a close.
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SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER WINS THE PROCORE CHAMPIONSHIP!
While Scheffler waits to see if he'll need to head back out for a playoff, he's greeted by wife Meredith and young son Bennett.
Now back to the course, where Ben Griffin has a 60-footer for eagle and the win. It's not quite got the pace, or direction, and it leaves a nervy birdie putt from about six feet.
First, Jackson Koivun makes a par to place T4, enough to get him into the Sanderson Farms Championship. Well done that man!
Griffin now. He lines up his putt, knowing he needs this for a playoff. It's slightly uphill. Oh, no. It misses just left and Scottie Scheffler has won. Again! That's his sixth win this season.
