Scottie Scheffler is an American golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, he moved to Dallas, Texas at a young age and played golf at Highland Park High School and later the University of Texas.
Scheffler turned professional in 2018 and has made swift progress since then.
He graduated from his first season on the Korn Ferry Tour as Player of the Year and the following year was named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year.
He continued his rise to golf's top table by finishing in the top 10 in each of the final three Majors of 2021.
Having struggled to win in his first two years on the PGA Tour, in 2022 he burst from promising talent to worldwide star with four wins in six starts, the last of them the 2022 Masters. He also topped the world rankings for the first time and was named PGA Tour Player of the Year.
He continued to rise to power in 2023 by winning his first Players Championship, a title he successfully defended in 2024.
A month later he collected his second Green Jacket at the 2024 Masters in Augusta.
Amateur and university career
Turning pro
He led the Korn Ferry Tour finals points list and overall points list, earning a fully exempt PGA TOUR card for the 2020 season. He also won the Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year award, capping off a sensational start to his professional career.
"We are thrilled to see him earn both the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. He is a fantastic example of the growing youth presence we are seeing on our Tour and we are excited to see what he will accomplish on the PGA TOUR."
PGA Tour success
His finished T4th at the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park and then backed it up with the same result at The Northern Trust.
Major breakthrough
Players Championship success
After lifting his first Players Championship in 2023, Scheffler overturned a five-shot deficit to become the first player to successfully defend the title the tournament’s 50-year history in March 2024.
Scheffler carded an eagle and six birdies in a flawless closing 64 at Sawgrass to finish 20 under par, a shot ahead of US Open champion Wyndham Clark, Open champion Brian Harman and Xander Schauffele.
“It’s pretty special,” Scheffler told CBS. “It’s something you don’t really get the opportunity to do very often.
“It’s tough enough to win one Players so to have it back-to-back is extremely special and I’m really thankful.
“I put up a good fight for four days, Teddy (Scott, his caddie) kept me in a good head space. We had a great finish yesterday, got off to a slow start today and then the hole-out on four kind of propelled us a little bit.
“I hit a lot of good shots today, did a lot of good things this week and it’s nice to come out on top.”
Another Green Jacket
Scheffler fully justified his status as pre-tournament favourite with a nerveless second Masters title in the space of three years at Augusta National.
The world number one carded a closing 68 to finish 11 under par and four shots clear of Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, with England’s Tommy Fleetwood, two-time major winner Collin Morikawa and Max Homa three strokes further back.
Scheffler held his nerve as his rivals stumbled around Amen Corner and responded magnificently when Aberg kept the pressure on, the 24-year-old again demonstrating his enormous potential on his major debut.
He has won three of his last four events and finished runner-up in the other.