PEBBLE BEACH ... down the 18th fairway, enough sunshine to turn the surf turquoise, enough of a cushion to have no stress. McIlroy finished with a par for a 6-under 66 and a two-shot victory ...

The difference is they won U.S. Opens — Woods the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines (2008) and Pebble Beach ... when Scheffler's tee shot hit a tree on the par-5 18th. What followed was a dozen people ...