Scott Alexander Scheffler is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. As of July 2022, he is the World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He won the 2022 Masters Tournament.
On April 10, 2022, Scheffler won the Masters Tournament, defeating Rory McIlroy by three strokes. Scheffler became the fifth golfer to enter the Masters Tournament ranked No. 1 in the world and go on to win the Masters, joining Ian Woosnam (1991), Fred Couples (1992), Tiger Woods (2001, 2002), and Dustin Johnson (2020).
The victory was his fourth for the 2022 PGA Tour season, making him the first golfer since Arnold Palmer in 1960, and only the second ever, to win as many events including the Masters in that span of time to begin a season. It was his fourth win in his last 6 starts.
At the next major, the 2022 PGA Championship, he missed the cut. On May 29, 2022, Scheffler lost the Charles Schwab Challenge in a playoff to Sam Burns after Burns made a 38-foot birdie putt. At the U.S. Open, he finished T-2, one stroke behind the winner Matt Fitzpatrick.
Scottie Scheffler Records
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | WM Phoenix Open |  Patrick Cantlay |
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2022 | Charles Schwab Challenge | Sam Burns |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Nashville Golf Open | Robby Shelton |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2019 | Evans Scholars Invitational |  Marcelo Rozo |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Scottie Scheffler Wins
| Legend |
| Major championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 13, 2022 | WM Phoenix Open | 68-71-62-67=268 | −16 | Playoff | Patrick Cantlay |
| 2 | Mar 6, 2022 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 70-73-68-72=283 | −5 | 1 stroke |  Tyrrell Hatton, Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland |
| 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 |
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)[edit]
| Legend |
| Korn Ferry Tour Finals events (1) |
| Other Korn Ferry Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 26, 2019 | Evans Scholars Invitational | 68-70-70-63=271 | −17 | Playoff | Marcelo Rozo |
| 2 | Aug 18, 2019 | Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship | 70-68-67-67=272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Beau Hossler, Ben Taylor, Brendon Todd |
Scottie Scheffler Stats
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
