Young Tames The Blue Monster As Scheffler’s The Bridesmaid For A Third Tournament Running

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Scottie Scheffler finds himself the golfing bridesmaid for a third tournament running after his second place finish at the Cadillac Championship at Doral.

Scheffler posted a final round 68 ending a distant six shots adrift of fellow countryman Cameron Young who was unchallenged in also signing for a closing 64 to be never headed in capturing the touranment at 19-under-par.

Scheffler kick-started his run of second place results being runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the Masters while a week later England’s Matt Fitzpatrick denied him victory at the RBC Heritage.

And Scheffler is not the only PGA Tour star enjoying a history of three second place results in succession as Sergio Garcia can only boast such a career record.

Young collected his second success in four events since capturing the PGA Tour’s Players Championship along with earning a whopping $3.6m first prize pay-out in the $20m event.

He started the final day with a six-shot lead and began his round by calling a penalty on himself on the par-4 2nd. He was assessed a one-stroke penalty for a breach of Rule 9.4 (player caused their ball at rest to move). He made a 13ft 6in putt to save par and went on to fire six birdies and two bogeys to close with a 68, reach 19-under and win the Cadillac Championship with daylight a distance second.

“It’s just one of those [at the 2nd], your heart sinks when you see it move, but it moved and that’s part of what golf’s about“, Young said.

“There was no one that was going to give me a penalty there but myself and I think I had about four of those on the PGA Tour now, so I need to start setting the club down a little softer.

“But yeah just one of those times. I mean, I wasn’t going to look the other way and say it didn’t move when it rolled over an inch forward, so just unfortunate, but handled it really well.“

Cameron Young (1st/-19)

  • After entering the final round with a five-shot lead, cards a 68 and holds on to capture the event by six shots.
  • Holds on after enjoying the 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR for a second time this season; 2-for-2 to date in converting to victory
    • 2025 Wyndham Championship/Won
    • 2026 Masters Tournament/T3v
    • 2026 Cadillac Championship/Won
  • 28-year-old captures his third career PGA TOU06 victory and second this season in his 107th start
  • PGA TOUR wins (3): 2026 Cadillac Championship; 2026 PLAYERS Championship, 2025 Wyndham Championship
  • Join Matt Fitzpatrick (3) and Chris Gotterup (2) as players with multiple wins this season
  • Becomes the second wire-to-wire winner on TOUR this season (Justin Rose/Farmers Insurance Open)
  • Led the Cadillace the field in Birdies (24).
  • Made his ninth start of the season and has five top-10 finishes: T7/The Genesis Invitational, T3/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Won/THE PLAYERS Championship, T3/Masters Tournament and W0n/Cadillac Championship.

As for Scheffler, it was a scenario of so close yet so far for the Texan.

Indeed, Scheffler has created a career first having never before in his pro career finished ‘the bridesmaid’ for three events in succession.

The champion Texas golfer has had three third place finishes in succession – the 2023 Charles Schwab Championship, the 2023 Memorial and the 2023 US Open – while he’s also never savoured a hat-trick of wins or for that matter.

 

 



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