Scottie Scheffler terrorizes Memphis, Rory McIlroy completely mails it in, and Jordan Spieth is done

It turns out Scottie Scheffler still remembers how to win a golf tournament .

The No.

1 player in the world did No.

1 player in the world things in Memphis to not only pick up his first win since January, but also lapped the field to the tune of an eight-shot victory.

It was the first 'boring' Sunday we've had on the PGA Tour in quite some time, which is the easiest tell that Scheffler was operating at a different level than everyone else.

Rory McIlroy was also in Memphis.

He didn't want to be there and made that widely known before Thursday's opening round, yet the mailing it in we saw from the six-time major champion was embarrassing.

Yes, future Hall of Famers have bad weeks, but posting 8-over and finishing 25 shots behind the winner deserves criticism.

Meanwhile, Jordan Spieth's season is done.

He sure made things fun on Thursday at the FedEx St.

Jude Championship, but his inconsistencies this season finally caught up to him ahead of the penultimate event on the calendar.

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We humans are reactive, and we also love building narratives, but the one many built about Scottie Scheffler in 2026 will be looked at as perhaps one of the most forced of the modern era.