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| Full name | Scott Alexander Scheffler | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-06-21) June 21, 1996 (age 28) Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Meredith Scudder (m. 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||
| College | University of Texas at Austin | ||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (March 27, 2022) (115 weeks, as of November 24, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| European Tour | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 2022, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T2: 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T2: 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T7: 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) 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.
2023: Continued success, first Players Championship victory
In February 2023, Scheffler successfully defended his title at the WM Phoenix Open. He shot a final round 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor by two strokes. With the win, Scheffler returned to [[List ofs://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-golf-scheffler-rahm-fleetwood-paris-df7d257bf7461815c04b4e398dceb867 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=4 August 2024 |date=4 August 2024}}</ref> Scheffler, who was six strokes behind the lead after the front nine, made six birdies on the back nine to win by one stroke over Tommy Fleetwood.
At the 2024 Tour Championship held at East Lake Golf Club, Scheffler entered as the leader in the FedEx Cup standings for third year in a row, starting again at 10-under-par. He totaled 30-under-par to claim the first FedEx Cup title of his career. This made him the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to record a seven-win season on the PGA Tour, and earned him $25 million in bonus prize money. Along with the $8 million bonus for leading the regular-season standings and his $29 million official prize money, this brought Scheffler's total on-course earnings for the season to $62 million.
In December 2024, Scheffler won the Hero World Challenge for the second straight year. Scheffler finished at 25-under 263 to tie the tournament record at Albany Golf Course first set by Bubba Watson in 2015. By doing that he equaled the record of most wins in a year.
Personal life
Scheffler met his wife, Meredith Scudder, in high school. They married in 2020. On May 8, 2024, their first child was born, a son Bennett.
Scheffler is Catholic. His sponsor for his confirmation in the Catholic Church was Rocky Hambric, founder of Hambric Sports, a sports management agency which has had Scheffler as a client since he turned professional. Scheffler attends Bible study with his caddie Ted Scott, who caddied for Bubba Watson for 15 years. When requesting Scott to be his caddie, Scheffler said "I really want to work with a Christian. That's how I try to live my life." Scheffler and his close friend Sam Burns co-host an annual retreat with members of the College Golf Fellowship, a faith-based ministry.
Scheffler appears in the sports documentary series Full Swing, which premiered on Netflix in February 2023.
In August 2023, Scheffler became an investor in the Texas Ranchers, a pickleball team.
On May 17, 2024, Scheffler was arrested at 6:20 a.m. near Valhalla Golf Club, the venue of the 2024 PGA Championship. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, a class-C felony, and three misdemeanors: third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. Scheffler was released on his own recognizance at 8:40 the same morning. The charges against Scheffler were dropped on May 29. Both Scheffler and the Louisville Metro Police Department agreed to not pursue legal action related to his arrest. Prosecutor Mike O'Connell stated that Scheffler's characterization of the incident as "'a big misunderstanding' is corroborated by the evidence."
Amateur wins
- 2011 Legends Junior Match Play Championship
- 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur
- 2014 Junior Invitational
- 2015 Annual Western Intercollegiate, Big 12 Championship
Source:
Professional wins (18)
PGA Tour wins (13)
| Legend |
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| Major championships (2) |
| Players Championships (2) |
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| FedEx Cup playoff events (1) |
| Signature events (5) |
| Other PGA Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Feb 13, 2022 | WM Phoenix Open | 68-71-62-67=268 | −16 | Playoff |  Patrick Cantlay
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| 2 | Mar 6, 2022 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 70-73-68-72=283 | −5 | 1 stroke |  Tyrrell Hatton, Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland
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| 3 | Mar 27, 2022 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | 4 and 3 | Kevin Kisner
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| 4 | Apr 10, 2022 | Masters Tournament | 69-67-71-71=278 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Rory McIlroy
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| 5 | Feb 12, 2023 | WM Phoenix Open (2) | 68-64-68-65=265 | −19 | 2 strokes |  Nick Taylor
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| 6 | Mar 12, 2023 | The Players Championship | 68-69-65-69=271 | −17 | 5 strokes | Tyrrell Hatton
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| 7 | Mar 10, 2024 | Arnold Palmer Invitational (2) | 70-67-70-66=273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Wyndham Clark
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| 8 | Mar 17, 2024 | The Players Championship (2) | 67-69-68-64=268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Xander Schauffele
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| 9 | Apr 14, 2024 | Masters Tournament (2) | 66-72-71-68=277 | −11 | 4 strokes |  Ludvig Åberg
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| 10 | Apr 22, 2024 | RBC Heritage | 69-63-65-68=265 | −19 | 3 strokes | Sahith Theegala
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| 11 | Jun 9, 2024 | Memorial Tournament | 67-68-71-74=280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Collin Morikawa
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| 12 | Jun 23, 2024 | Travelers Championship | 65-64-64-65=258 | −22 | Playoff |  Tom Kim
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| 13 | Sep 1, 2024 | Tour Championship | 65-66-66-67=264 | −30 | 4 strokes | Collin Morikawa
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Started tournament at −10 FedEx Cup playoffs adjustment, scored −20 to par.
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | 2022 | WM Phoenix Open | Patrick Cantlay
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Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2022 | Charles Schwab Challenge | Sam Burns
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2024 | Travelers Championship | Tom Kim
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Won with par on first extra hole |
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
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| Finals events (1) |
| Other Korn Ferry Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | May 26, 2019 | Evans Scholars Invitational | 68-70-70-63=271 | −17 | Playoff |  Marcelo Rozo
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| 2 | Aug 18, 2019 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | 70-68-67-67=272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Beau Hossler, Ben Taylor, Brendon Todd
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Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | 2019 | Nashville Golf Open | Robby Shelton
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2019 | Evans Scholars Invitational | Marcelo Rozo
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Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | Dec 3, 2023 | Hero World Challenge | 69-66-65-68=268 | −20 | 3 strokes |  Sepp Straka
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| 2 | Aug 4, 2024 | Olympic Games | 67-69-67-62=265 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Tommy Fleetwood
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| 3 | Dec 8, 2024 | Hero World Challenge (2) | 67-64-69-63=263 | −25 | 6 strokes | Tom Kim
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Major championships
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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| 2022 | Masters Tournament | 3 shot lead | −10 (69-67-71-71=278) | 3 strokes | Rory McIlroy
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| 2024 | Masters Tournament (2) | 1 shot lead | −11 (66-72-71-68=277) | 4 strokes | Ludvig Åberg
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Results timeline
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Masters Tournament | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T27LA | |
| The Open Championship | |||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Masters Tournament | T19 | T18 | 1 | T10 | 1 | |
| PGA Championship | T4 | T8 | CUT | T2 | T8 | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T7 | T2 | 3 | T41 | |
| The Open Championship | NT | T8 | T21 | T23 | T7 |
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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| Masters Tournament | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2022 U.S. Open − 2024 Open Championship, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2021 PGA – 2022 Masters)
The Players Championship
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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| 2023 | The Players Championship | 2 shot lead | −17 (68-69-65-69=271) | 5 strokes | Tyrrell Hatton
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| 2024 | The Players Championship (2) | 5 shot deficit | −20 (67-69-68-64=268) | 1 stroke | Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Xander Schauffele
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Results timeline
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| The Players Championship | CUT | T55 | 1 | 1 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
World Golf Championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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| 2022 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | n/a | 4 and 3 | Kevin Kisner
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Results timeline
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Championship | T26 | 5 | ||
| Match Play | NT | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Invitational | T15 | 14 | ||
| Champions | NT | NT | NT | |
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
PGA Tour career summary
| Season | Starts | Cuts made |
Wins (majors) |
2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Top-25 | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
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| 2013–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T22 | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | – | – |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | – | – |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T27 | – | – |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 25,080 | n/a** |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T20 | 139,871 | n/a** |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2,833,438 | 22 |
| 2020–21 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 4,505,589 | 19 |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 21 | 4 (1) | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 14,046,910 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 21,014,342 | 1 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 7 (1) | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 29,228,357 | 1 |
| Career* | 130 | 111 | 13 (2) | 9 | 10 | 59 | 87 | 1 | 71,793,586 | 3 |
* As of September 1, 2024
** Scheffler was not a PGA Tour member until 2020, so he was not listed on the money list while playing as a non-member.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup: 2012 (winners)
- Spirit International: 2013 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy: 2016
- Walker Cup: 2017 (winners)
Professional
See also
References
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- "Week 13 2022 Ending 27 Mar 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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External links
- Scottie Scheffler at the PGA Tour official site
- Scottie Scheffler at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Scottie Scheffler at USA Golf
- Scottie Scheffler at Team USA
- Scottie Scheffler at Olympics.com
- Scottie Scheffler at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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