Scottie Scheffler | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Scott Alexander Scheffler |
Born | Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. | June 21, 1996
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)[1] |
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 | 15 |
Highest ranking | 1 (March 27, 2022)[2] (97 weeks, as of July 21, 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 12 |
European Tour | 3 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
Other | 1 |
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 | |
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, first reaching the position in the Official World Golf Ranking in March 2022, and has held that ranking for over 90 weeks.[3] He has won two major championships, both the 2022 and 2024 Masters Tournament.[4] He became the first player to win The Players Championship in back-to-back years in 2023 and 2024.[5]