Scottie Scheffler

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, a position he has held for over 175 weeks during his career. He has won four major championships.

In June 2016, Scheffler qualified for his first U.S. Open. He opened with a first-round 69 and held the overnight clubhouse lead, but shot a second-round 78 to miss the cut by one stroke. He was then selected to represent the United States at the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy in September, and won the East Lake Cup held at East Lake Golf Club in October. Scheffler again qualified for the U.S. Open in 2017, after surviving a 4-for-3 playoff to earn a spot in the field. He and Cameron Champ were the only two amateurs to make the cut at the 2017 U.S. Open. Scheffler finished as low amateur at 1-under-par, one stroke ahead of Champ. He was also part of the U.S. team that won the 2017 Walker Cup, where he defeated Connor Syme in the Sunday singles. Scheffler became a member of the Texas Cowboys in the spring of 2017, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in finance.

Scheffler turned professional after graduating from college in spring 2018. He began to play in Monday qualifiers but had little success. In December 2018, Scheffler earned his 2019 Web.com Tour card through qualifying school. He finished tied-34th, one shot inside the top 40 cutoff. He got up-and-down to make par on the final hole and secure his playing status. In 2022, Scheffler described this as the most important par save of his career. He said "there's more pressure going into the final round of Q-School than there is Masters Sunday because, if I fail at Q-School, I've got a whole other year where I don't have anywhere to play."

On May 5, 2019, Scheffler shot a final-round 64 to tie for first alongside Robby Shelton at the Nashville Golf Open. Shelton won the ensuing playoff. This was Scheffler's fourth consecutive top-10 finish on the Web.com Tour. Three weeks later, Scheffler fired a bogey-free, 9-under 63—playing the back nine in 30—to force a playoff with 54-hole leader Marcelo Rozo in the Evans Scholars Invitational. He then birdied the second extra hole for his first Web.com Tour victory.

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