Scottie Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler in 2023
Personal information
Full nameScott Alexander Scheffler
Born (1996-06-21) June 21, 1996 (age 28)
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)[1]
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
Spouse
Meredith Scudder
(m. 2020)
Children1
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas at Austin
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking1 (March 27, 2022)[2]
(102 weeks, as of August 25, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour12
European Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters TournamentWon: 2022, 2024
PGA ChampionshipT2: 2023
U.S. OpenT2: 2022
The Open ChampionshipT7: 2024
Achievements and awards
Korn Ferry Tour
Finals points list winner
2019
Korn Ferry Tour
Player of the Year
2019
Korn Ferry Tour
Rookie of the Year
2019
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
2019–20
PGA Tour
money list winner
2021–22, 2022–23
PGA Tour
Player of the Year
2021–22, 2022–23
Best Golfer ESPY Award2023, 2024
Byron Nelson Award2022–23
Vardon Trophy2023
Medal record
Men's golf
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Individual

Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996)[1] is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, and has held that position for over 100 weeks.[3] He has won two major championships, both the 2022 and 2024 Masters Tournament.

Scheffler had a successful amateur career, including victory at the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2013. Having turned professional in 2018, he was named Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year in 2019 and PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2020. He had a breakout season in 2022; in the span of three months, he recorded his first victory on the PGA Tour, rose to world number one, and won his first major championship at the 2022 Masters Tournament. Scheffler won the The Players Championship in 2023 and 2024, becoming the first to win the title in back-to-back years.[4] He claimed his second major championship at the 2024 Masters Tournament, and won the gold medal in the men's individual tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ a b c "Scottie Scheffler – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Week 13 2022 Ending 27 Mar 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Scottie Scheffler reaches 100 weeks as world number 1: An unstoppable force". Yardbarker. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Scottie Scheffler becomes first player to win back-to-back titles at The Players". NBC Sports. Associated Press. March 17, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

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