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Scottie Scheffler shot 5-under-par 67 and it was enough for a one-stroke victory in the Procore Championship on Sunday at Napa, California, proving to be a valuable tune-up for the Ryder Cup.
Scheffler finished the tournament at 19-under 269, with second- and third- round leader Ben Griffin posting 70 in the final round and ending up at 18 under on Silverado Resort’s North Course.
“I’m fortunate to be the winner this week,” Scheffler said.
Griffin missed a birdie putt from about 6 feet away on the final hole that would have forced a playoff.
“I gave myself a good chance,” Griffin said. “I was trying to make eagle, putt was just a little slower than I expected. I don’t know if I hit my line on the last, but I looked up and it looked like it was breaking pretty good to the left and I tried to play it straighter to right center.”
Griffin and Scheffler, who was in the pairing in front of Griffin, were even at 18 under until Scheffler’s bogey on No. 11. Scheffler had birdies on Nos. 12 and 15, while Griffin’s string of nine consecutive pars was broken with a bogey on the par-4 No. 14 and a birdie on the next hole, a par-5.
“I was chasing down some pretty talented guys on the leaderboard,” Scheffler said.

It marks Scheffler’s 19th victory on the tour, though his first in California. Six of those have come in 2025, so he joins Tiger Woods as the only givers with at least six victories in back-to-back seasons since 1983.
Griffin was trying to join Scheffler and Rory McIlroy as the only golfers with three or more PGA Tour victories in 2025. His 11 top-10 finishes this year are only behind Scheffler on that list.
Griffin birdied the first three holes to extend his lead, which was at one stroke over amateur Jackson Koivun entering the round.
“Anytime you finish second, it sucks, but I’m so grateful to be playing golf,” Griffin said. “So grateful to have opportunities down the stretch. I just need to execute a little bit better.”
Lanto Griffin’s 65 marked the best score of the day and it elevated him to third place. Koivun (71), a junior at Auburn, and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo (66) tied for fourth place at 16 under.
J.J. Spaun (66), who like Scheffler and Ben Griffin is headed to the Ryder Cup later this month, was sixth at 15 under.
Lanto Griffin’s rise came courtesy of playing Sunday’s first eight holes in 6 under. After a bogey on No. 9, he chipped in front of the greenside rough for a birdie on the par-4 13th and also made birdie at No. 16.
“For whatever reason I hit some really close iron shots,” Lanto Griffin said. “That’s kind of one of those things, you’re 6 under through eight and you’re trying to just not even think about it.”
The outcome moved Lanto Griffin into the top 100 in the overall standings for the year.
“I feel really comfortable with what I’m working on in my swing that’s right, so getting a really good finish and being able to go home and get back to work on that is exciting,” he said.
 

BARCELONA: Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez struck twice each as Barcelona thumped Valencia 6-0 on Sunday in a La Liga match they were forced to play at their tiny Johan Cruyff training ground stadium because of delays in reopening their Spotify Camp Nou home.
The rampant Spanish champions moved second, two points behind leaders Real Madrid, who boast a 100 percent record after their win at Real Sociedad on Saturday.
Hosting the game at the 6,000 capacity ground besides their training facilities west of the city, with the rebuilt Camp Nou not yet permitted to open, Barca’s first home game of the season saw high-calibre football in a low-key setting.
Star forward Lamine Yamal’s absence due to a groin issue was a further blow for Barca, with coach Hansi Flick criticizing the Spanish national team for playing him twice despite the problem during World Cup qualifiers last week.
The German handed Roony Bardghji his debut on the right flank in Yamal’s stead after his summer arrival from Copenhagen.
Barcelona dominated Valencia in the first half without creating many clear-cut chances.
Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres fired narrowly over and wide respectively as Flick’s side penned in the visitors.
Lopez, linked with a move to Chelsea during the summer, dug in to stay at Barca and proved his worth against Los Che.
Barca took the lead after 29 minutes when Torres flicked on a pass into the midfielder’s path.
Lopez scampered into the box and flashed a strike across Julen Agirrezabala and into the net.
Carlos Corberan’s Valencia, 15th, did not muster a shot in the first half to Barca’s 11, playing conservatively after a 7-1 thrashing by the Blaugrana in January.
Flick brought on Raphinha for the quiet Bardghji at half-time as he sought to put the game to bed, and soon had the goals he wanted.
Rashford, on his brightest outing since joining from Manchester United on loan, whipped in a dangerous cross which Raphinha slid home at the far post.
It was Rashford’s first direct goal contribution since arriving at the club.
Lopez blasted in a third from long range, which goalkeeper Agirrezabala might have dealt with better.
Raphinha smashed in Barca’s fourth at the near post as the Catalans ran riot.
Flick shuffled his pack with Thursday’s Champions League opener in mind, bringing on Polish veteran Lewandowski and Dani Olmo.
The 37-year-old striker grabbed his first goal of the season with a lethal finish after Olmo played him in behind the defense.
Flick was also able to bring on midfielder Marc Bernal after a nine-month absence following a severe knee injury.
The 18-year-old holding midfielder created Barca’s sixth goal as he set up Lewandowski to dink over the hapless Agirrezabala to round off the emphatic rout.