Though Scottie Scheffler has just eight PGA Tour wins, the quality and weight of those wins are quickly making him not just a rising star, but one of the game's greats. Included in that total are wins at the Masters, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, twice at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship — the most recent being Sunday in masterful fashion. Not only was the world No. 1's 72-hole total of 20-under 268 the second-lowest winning score in tournament history and lowest since Greg Norman in 1994 (24-under 264), but his Sunday 64 tied the lowest final-round score by a winner in tournament history — Fred Couples (1996) and Davis Love III (2003). Plus, for the second successive year, he posted four scores in the 60s to become the only player in tournament history to do so in two different years.

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Nippon Shaft: Scottie Scheffler won the Arnold Palmer Invitational while using the N.S. Pro Modus3 Hybrid Tour X-flex shaft in his 3 and 4 utility irons.

Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort: Reports that Fripp Island has been named as one of the Best Islands in South Carolina by Southern Living. The publication also named Fripp Island to its list of "Prettiest Beach Towns" in the South earlier this month.

Epson Tour: Announces a multiyear corporate partnership with Reliance Matrix, a Philadelphia-based insurance and absence management company. The agreement, which begins this year, makes the company an official diversity, equity, and inclusion partner through 2026.

Stuburt: Agrees to become the on-course apparel partner of LIV Golf's Fireballs GC, Torque GC, and Stinger GC teams. Through the multiyear partnership, Stuburt will create custom team branded golf apparel products and accessories via online and global retail locations beginning this summer. 

LPGA: Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Sports by Sports Business Journal. The inaugural honor celebrates companies that demonstrate outstanding leadership and prioritize the well-being and satisfaction of their employees. According to SBJ, a total of 116 companies satisfied Quantum’s late 2023 survey criteria to be considered an honoree; however, only 75 generated a score high enough to be deemed a Best Place to Work in Sports.

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