Scottie Scheffler finished a commanding week at The American Express with a closing 66, ending at twenty seven under par to win in the California desert. He stayed in front of a packed board through all four rounds and underlined why he holds the world-number-one ranking.

Jason Day fired a late 64 to share second at twenty three under with Ryan Gerard, who signed for 65 plus with Matt McCarty besides Andrew Putnam, each of whom posted 68.

One stroke further back, Sam Stevens reached twenty two under after a 67, while Si Woo Kim slipped to the same number when an even par 72 ended his mid week surge. Sahith Theegala jumped to twenty one under with a 65 and Russell Henley carded 67 to close at that mark and land inside the top ten.