Scottie Scheffler produced one of the most dominant displays of major tournament golf over his last three rounds at the Masters.

Scheffler broke out in front of the pack during the second round at Augusta National Golf Club and never drifted back to the pack.

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Scottie Scheffler is the 2022 Masters champion. #themasters

The 25-year-old completed the first major of 2022 three shots ahead of Rory McIlroy, but the gap was much larger than that for a good amount of the weekend.

Scheffler's victory at the Masters on Sunday extended a run of four victories in his last six starts:

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What a year so far for Scottie Scheffler!👏👏👏 The 2022 MASTERS CHAMPION🏆🏆🏆

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It's official: Scottie Scheffler is your 2022 Masters champion. What a heater. Dude has gone from winless to a four-time winner in less than two months. Now he's got a green jacket.

The American's form going into the Masters made him one of the betting favorites to capture the green jacket. B/R Betting noted his pre-tournament odds of +1200 (bet $100 to win $1,200):

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SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER (+1200) WINS THE MASTERS 🏆

The only flaw displayed by the new Masters champion came on the 18th hole, as he tried to close out the tournament.

Scheffler carded a double bogey on the par-four to cut his winning margin down.

Scheffler began his round with a statement on the third hole. He sunk a chip from off the green for birdie to create more distance between himself and playing partner Cameron Smith.

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Smith opened the round with a pair of birdies, but he came apart on the back nine with a few bad shots.

Scheffler opened up a larger gap on the rest of the competition with consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes.

The victory felt like it was his before those holes, but the birdies officially confirmed that Scheffler had an insurmountable lead.

With the win, Scheffler became the fifth golfer to capture the Masters as the No. 1 player in the world ranking. It was the sixth overall occurrence since Tiger Woods achieved the feat twice, per PGA Tour Communications:

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Players to win the Masters Tournament as World No. 1: Scottie Scheffler, 2022 Dustin Johnson, 2020 Tiger Woods, 2002 Tiger Woods, 2001 Fred Couples, 1992 Ian Woosnam, 1991

ESPN Stats & Info pointed out that Scheffler joined Woods and Jordan Spieth in another category as Masters winners 25 or younger from the last 40 years:

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Scottie Scheffler has joined Jordan Spieth (2015) and Tiger Woods (2001 & 1997) as the only players age 25 or younger to win the Masters over the last 40 years.

The second-place finisher came as a surprise to many, as McIlroy earned the tournament's only bogey-free round.

McIlroy moved into second place with an eight-under 64. He holed out from the bunker on the 18th hole to finish off his round.

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What a way to finish. McIlroy holes out on No. 18 to put pressure on the leader. #themasters

McIlroy's second-place finish was confirmed after Smith struggled on the back nine. Smith ended up in a tie for third place alongside Shane Lowry.

Collin Morikawa completed the top five, while Will Zalatoris, Corey Conners, Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Charl Schwartzel and Cameron Champ finished in the top 10.