Became the fifth world No. 1 player to win the Masters, joining Ian Woosnam (1991), Fred Couples (1992), Tiger Woods (2001, 2002) and Dustin Johnson (2020). His 2022 victory at Augusta National Golf Club came two weeks after he ascended to the No. 1 spot with his win in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, where he defeated Kevin Kisner in the final. He then repeated as Masters champion in April, winning by four strokes over Ludvig Aberg. A month earlier, Scheffler became the first player in PGA Tour history to successfully defend his Players Championship title, shooting a final-round 64 at TPC Sawgrass. This came a week after he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill for a second time. Scheffler, who owns 11 PGA Tour titles that includes the 2024 Memorial Tournament, nearly claimed his second major title of 2022 in the U.S. Open at The Country Club, coming up one stroke short of champion Matt Fitzpatrick. He finished solo third a year later at The Los Angeles Country Club. The former University of Texas standout finished atop the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour standings after posting a pair of victories, including the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, and then was named the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year for the 2020 campaign. Scheffler edged Cameron Champ for low-amateur honors in the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills. A year earlier, he missed the cut at Oakmont Country Club, despite a first-round 69. He turned professional in 2018 after a successful four-year career at the University of Texas, earning the 2015 Phil Mickelson Award for being the nation's top freshman golfer. The 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur champion was a member of the victorious 2017 USA Walker Cup Team. He also was a quarterfinalist in the 2013 U.S. Amateur and a member of the victorious 2016 USA World Amateur Team. He was a captain's pick for the 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup Team, and then defeated Rahm, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, in Sunday singles at Whistling Straits. He also was a member of the victorious 2022 U.S. Presidents Cup Team, and a member of the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup Team.
