Scottie Scheffler cradled his year-old son Bennett - the reason he missed his beloved hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson in 2024 - and struggled to keep his emotions in check for a TV interview, just as he did a few minutes later during the victory speech.
The top-ranked player had time to prepare for the moment because of the giant lead he took into Sunday's final round, and he even added a little drama by chasing the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record.
Scheffler matched that mark of 253 set by Justin Thomas at the 2017 Sony Open and equaled six years later by Ludvig Aberg at the RSM Classic, closing with a 63 to finish at 31 under par.
The runaway victory came 11 years after his PGA Tour debut at the Nelson as a high school senior, and 22 years after a photo was taken of then-6-year-old Scheffler with the tournament namesake.
Scheffler couldn't help but think about that day in 2014, when his now-wife, Meredith, was his girlfriend - not yet the mother of their first child - and sister Callie, now a mother of two, was his caddie.