Scottie Scheffler was on the verge of a historic three-peat at the Hero World Challenge, but Hideki Matsuyama had other plans, orchestrating a final-round charge that flipped the script in Albany. Matsuyama dominated the field to claim his second Hero World Challenge title, ending his year just the way he started it. Interestingly, the way he won in the close competition stood out the most.

The biggest turning point of the day for Matsuyama came on the 10th hole. Sitting 116 yards from the hole, he chipped the ball in perfectly towards the cup for a great hole-out. That pushed him up to the top of the leaderboard. But that wasn’t enough.

Alex Noren also climbed up the ladder. He remained under the radar and gradually gained momentum, rising to the top. An 18th hole birdie helped Noren se

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