adminHovland was in danger of squandering a two-shot lead on the final hole but he salvaged an unlikely bogey.
Scheffler also bogeyed the 18th after his chip from a waste bunker caught the edge of the hole and ran 15 feet past.
That left Hovland to celebrate an unexpectedly dramatic two-shot win on 16 under par, after a closing 69.
The Ryder Cup player, 25, had a three-shot lead over Scheffler overnight but set up a nervy finish on Sunday’s final hole, pulling his second shot from an awkward lie on the edge of a bunker into the water before managing to get up and down for a bogey.
“It’s freaking nerve-racking,” said Hovland. “I was leading by five I think after the turn and didn’t play all that great on the back nine but it was good enough. It made it a little bit exciting I guess.”
Scheffler, who needed to win to reclaim top spot in the world rankings from Rory McIlroy, momentarily held a share of the lead when the Masters champion followed birdies on the second and fourth by chipping in for eagle on the sixth. – BBC Sport.
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