Scottie Scheffler

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Winner, Masters Tournament (thru 2026-27)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2019
• PGA TOUR: 2020

PGA TOUR Victories (4)

2021-22 Season

• WM Phoenix Open
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
• World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play
• Masters Tournament

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2)

2019 Season

• Evans Scholars Invitational
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR (1-1)

• 2021-22 Defeated Patrick Cantlay, WM Phoenix Open
• 2021-22 Lost to Sam Burns, Charles Schwab Challenge

KORN FERRY TOUR (1-1)

• 2019 Lost to Robby Shelton, Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation
• 2019 Defeated Marcelo Rozo, Evans Scholars Invitational

National Teams

• 2020 Ryder Cup
• 2017 Walker Cup
• 2016 Eisenhower Trophy

Personal

• Born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Won three straight individual state titles, joining Jordan Spieth as the only players to accomplish that feat at the time.
• Has three sisters: Callie, Sara and Molly. Callie played golf at Texas A&M and caddied for her brother as he competed in U.S. Opens as an amateur.
• Played collegiate golf at the University of Texas where his teammates included Beau Hossler, Kramer Hickok and Doug Ghim.
• Is involved with Triumph Over Kid Cancer, an organization started by his childhood friend, James Ragan, who passed away at the age of 20.
• Loves to play pickup basketball.

Special Interests

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• U.S. Open: Finished T2 at the U.S. Open, earning his third runner-up of the season. Holed out for eagle twice and was the only player in the field to record multiple eagles.
• Charles Schwab Challenge: Held at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds of the Charles Schwab Challenge before falling in a playoff to Sam Burns. Did not make a birdie (or better) in the final round, the second such round of his PGA TOUR career and first since the 2016 U.S. Open (R2). Fell to 1-1 in playoffs on TOUR. Marked his second runner-up of the season and the third of his career.
• Masters Tournament: Collected his first major championship title and fourth PGA TOUR win in a six-start stretch, winning the Masters Tournament by three strokes over Rory McIlroy. Entered the week No. 1 in the FedExCup standings and Official World Golf Ranking. Became the sixth World No. 1 to win the Masters and sixth player to win in his first PGA TOUR start as World No. 1. Became the first player to win on TOUR and win a major in his next start since Jordan Spieth in 2017. Became the first player to win in consecutive starts during the FedExCup Regular Season since Brendon Todd in 2019.
• World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: Defeated Kevin Kisner, 4 and 3, in the Championship Match to win the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, earning his third career PGA TOUR victory and third in a five-start stretch. Became the first player to win three times during the season. Victory came 42 days after his first (WM Phoenix Open); became the first player to go 42 days or fewer between his first and third career victories since David Duval in 1997. Became the first player to win the event after losing in the Championship Match the year prior since Kevin Kisner in 2019 and the first to win a TOUR event a year after finishing runner-up since Dustin Johnson at the 2020 Masters Tournament. Entered the week at No. 1 in the FedExCup standings, becoming the first such player to win on TOUR since Justin Thomas at the 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (not including TOUR Championship). Moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career.
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Won the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard by one stroke, earning his second PGA TOUR title 21 days after his first. Recorded a 72-hole total of 5-under (283), the highest relative to par by a TOUR winner since the 2020 BMW Championship (Jon Rahm, -4). Final-round 72 marked the highest finish by a winner on TOUR (in non-majors) since the 2020 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (Rahm, 75). Moved to No. 1 in the FedExCup standings and inside the top five in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career. Became the second player to win multiple times on the season, joining Hideki Matsuyama.
• WM Phoenix Open: Earned his first PGA TOUR victory at the WM Phoenix Open, defeating Patrick Cantlay in a playoff with a birdie on the third extra hole (No. 18). Won in his first playoff on TOUR in his 71st start at the age of 25 years, 7 months, 23 days. Became the fifth first-time winner of the season and the 13th first-time winner in tournament history. Led the field in Birdies (26).
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open: Held the outright 54-hole lead at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open before finishing T2. Marked his second career runner-up on TOUR and first since the 2021 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play.

Career Highlights

2022 Season

Earned his first four PGA TOUR titles in a span of six starts, including his first major championship title, winning the WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play and Masters Tournament. Moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career following the third victory (March 27), becoming the 25th player in the OWGR era to reach the No. 1 position (est. 1986), and won in his first start as World No. 1 (Masters Tournament). Became the first player to win four times in a six-start stretch since Jason Day in 2015. Became the second player (ninth instance) to win four times in a PGA TOUR season, including a major and World Golf Championships event, and first since Tiger Woods in 2008. Became the first player to earn four victories in a PGA TOUR season by the conclusion of the Masters Tournament since David Duval in 1999. Following his T2 at the U.S. Open, broke Jordan Spieth's record for most official money earned in a PGA TOUR season. Finished the FedExCup Regular Season No. 1 in the FedExCup standings, earning a bonus of $4 million via the Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10. Won the season-long Aon Risk Reward Challenge, earning a bonus of $1 million.

• U.S. Open: Finished T2 at the U.S. Open, earning his third runner-up of the season. Holed out for eagle twice and was the only player in the field to record multiple eagles.
• Charles Schwab Challenge: Held at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds of the Charles Schwab Challenge before falling in a playoff to Sam Burns. Did not make a birdie (or better) in the final round, the second such round of his PGA TOUR career and first since the 2016 U.S. Open (R2). Fell to 1-1 in playoffs on TOUR. Marked his second runner-up of the season and the third of his career.
• Masters Tournament: Collected his first major championship title and fourth PGA TOUR win in a six-start stretch, winning the Masters Tournament by three strokes over Rory McIlroy. Entered the week No. 1 in the FedExCup standings and Official World Golf Ranking. Became the sixth World No. 1 to win the Masters and sixth player to win in his first PGA TOUR start as World No. 1. Became the first player to win on TOUR and win a major in his next start since Jordan Spieth in 2017. Became the first player to win in consecutive starts during the FedExCup Regular Season since Brendon Todd in 2019.
• World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: Defeated Kevin Kisner, 4 and 3, in the Championship Match to win the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, earning his third career PGA TOUR victory and third in a five-start stretch. Became the first player to win three times during the season. Victory came 42 days after his first (WM Phoenix Open); became the first player to go 42 days or fewer between his first and third career victories since David Duval in 1997. Became the first player to win the event after losing in the Championship Match the year prior since Kevin Kisner in 2019 and the first to win a TOUR event a year after finishing runner-up since Dustin Johnson at the 2020 Masters Tournament. Entered the week at No. 1 in the FedExCup standings, becoming the first such player to win on TOUR since Justin Thomas at the 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (not including TOUR Championship). Moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career.
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Won the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard by one stroke, earning his second PGA TOUR title 21 days after his first. Recorded a 72-hole total of 5-under (283), the highest relative to par by a TOUR winner since the 2020 BMW Championship (Jon Rahm, -4). Final-round 72 marked the highest finish by a winner on TOUR (in non-majors) since the 2020 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (Rahm, 75). Moved to No. 1 in the FedExCup standings and inside the top five in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career. Became the second player to win multiple times on the season, joining Hideki Matsuyama.
• WM Phoenix Open: Earned his first PGA TOUR victory at the WM Phoenix Open, defeating Patrick Cantlay in a playoff with a birdie on the third extra hole (No. 18). Won in his first playoff on TOUR in his 71st start at the age of 25 years, 7 months, 23 days. Became the fifth first-time winner of the season and the 13th first-time winner in tournament history. Led the field in Birdies (26).
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open: Held the outright 54-hole lead at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open before finishing T2. Marked his second career runner-up on TOUR and first since the 2021 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play.

2021 Season

Earned his first runner-up on the PGA TOUR at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play and advanced to the TOUR Championship for the second consecutive season, finishing the season No. 22 in the FedExCup standings. Recorded eight top-10s, one more than his total from his rookie season, made the cut in 24 of 29 starts. Following the TOUR Championship, was selected as a captain's pick to represent the United States at the Ryder Cup, marking his first appearance at the event.

• The Open Championship: Finished T8 at The Open Championship in his tournament debut.
• U.S. Open: Finished T7 at the U.S. Open in June, his first top-10 in four starts at the event. Led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (2.164 per round) and co-led in Birdies (17).
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide: Finished solo-third in his second start at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Led the field in Par-5 Scoring Average (4.31) and co-led in total Birdies (23).
• PGA Championship: Finished T8 at the PGA Championship, his second top-10 at the event in his second appearance.
• World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: Advanced to the Championship Match of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play where he fell to Billy Horschel, 2 and 1, to earn his first runner-up on the PGA TOUR. Marked his first appearance in the event and fourth in a WGC. Advanced from his group with a playoff victory over Xander Schauffele before defeating Ian Poulter, Jon Rahm and Matt Kuchar en route to the Championship Match.
• World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession: Finished solo-fifth at the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, earning his first top-five in a WGC event. Led the field in Par-3 Scoring Average (2.81) and Bounce Back Percentage (75.00 percent).

2020 Season

Finished his rookie season No. 5 in the FedExCup standings as one of eight PGA TOUR rookies to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs and one of two to advance to the TOUR Championship. Became the second rookie in the FedExCup era to finish the season in the top five of the FedExCup standings and first since Xander Schauffele in 2016-17. Became the 11th player in PGA TOUR history to record a sub-60 score with a second-round 59 at THE NORTHERN TRUST. Recorded six top-fives and made 18 cuts in 23 starts. Won the RSM Birdies Fore Love competition for making the most birdies and eagles (139) in the fall portion of the schedule, earning $300,000 for the charity of his choice.

• THE NORTHERN TRUST: Shot a second-round 59, the 12th sub-60 score in PGA TOUR history, en route to a T4 at THE NORTHERN TRUST in his FedExCup Playoffs debut. Became the 11th different player to record a sub-60 score and second under the age of 25 (first: Justin Thomas, 2017 Sony Open in Hawaii). Co-led the field in Birdies (24).
• PGA Championship: In his PGA Championship debut, carded three scores of 68 or better to finish T4. Played in the final pairing with Dustin Johnson during the final round.
• The American Express: Earned his second top-three result of the season at The American Express, finishing solo-third at 23-under 265. Held a share of the 36-hole lead for the third time on the season (fell to 0-for-3). Co-led the field in Eagles (3).
• The RSM Classic: Collected his third top-10 of the fall portion of the season with a T5 at The RSM Classic.
• Bermuda Championship: Carded four scores in the 60s to finish T3 at the Bermuda Championship. Opened with a 62 to hold the first 18-hole lead of his career and held a share of the lead through two rounds, falling to 0-for-2 in his career in converting the 36-hole lead/co-lead to victory.
• A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier: Opened with rounds of 65-62 to share the second-round lead with Robby Shelton and eventual champion Joaquin Niemann at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier before finishing T7. Had the best result of the rookies in the field (all 21 rookies competed).

2019 Season

Won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour and secured fully exempt PGA TOUR status for the 2019-20 season, leading the Korn Ferry Tour in combined points earned in the Regular Season and Finals. Finished the Regular Season No. 3 in the points list after earning a victory at the Evans Scholars Invitational and went on to win the first of three Finals events (Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship). In all, collected a Tour-best 10 top-10s and made 16 cuts in 20 starts. Led the Korn Ferry Tour in Par-5 Scoring Average (4.44).

• Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance: Used a T7 finish at Victoria National Golf Club to claim the top spot in The Finals 25 and combined Regular Season points list to earn fully exempt status on the 2019-20 PGA TOUR and an exemption into the 2020 PLAYERS Championship.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: Earned his second victory of the season at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship after posting a final-round 4-under 67 to claim the title at 12-under 272. Held off a trio players including Brendon Todd, Beau Hossler and Ben Taylor to earn the two-stroke victory.
• Wichita Open Supporting Wichita's Youth: Used four rounds under par to finish T7 at Crestview Country Club. The finish was good for his eighth top-10 of the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season.
• Evans Scholars Invitational: Claimed his first Korn Ferry Tour title at the 2019 Evans Scholars Invitational. Used a final-round 9-under 63 to erase a six-stroke deficit on Sunday to force a playoff with 54-hole leader Marcelo Rozo, winning with a birdie on the second extra hole.
• Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation: Used a final-round 8-under 64 to battle back from a seven-stroke deficit to force a playoff Robby Shelton, eventually finishing in solo-second. The second place result was good enough to ensure him a PGA TOUR card for the 2019-20 season.
• Dormie Network Classic at Briggs Ranch: Used rounds of 66-69 over the week to finish T7 in San Antonio, his third straight top-10 and fifth of the season.
• Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship: Finished fifth at 11-under at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship, his second straight top-five finish and fourth top-10 of the year.
• Savannah Golf Championship: Earned the best finish of his Korn Ferry Tour career with a solo-second-place effort, falling one shot shy of winner Dan McCarthy. Used rounds of 65-67 on Friday and Saturday to earn a share of the 54-hole lead.
• Country Club de Bogota Championship: Followed up a solo-seventh finish in Abaco with a T5 finish in Bogota . A final-round 67 propelled him to his career-best finish on the Korn Ferry Tour.
• The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club: Eagled the first hole during the final round on his way to an even-par 72 to finish solo-seventh at 3-under 285. The finish was his best in three career starts on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Amateur Highlights

• Was the low amateur at the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills.