
Scottie Scheffler
Height: 6'3" (1.9 m)
Weight: 200 (91 kg)
Age: 27 (June 21, 1996)
Birthplace: Ridgewood, New Jersey
Residence: Dallas, Texas
Family:
Wife, Meredith
Education:
University of Texas (2018, Finance)
Turned Professional:
2018
City plays from:
Dallas, TX, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURWinner, THE PLAYERS Championship (thru 2027-28)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (6):
2022 (4) WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, Masters Tournament. 2023 (2) WM Phoenix Open, THE PLAYERS Championship.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2):
2019 (2) Evans Scholars Invitational, Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
59 - 2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST (Round 2)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2023 BMW ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#1 : 2023 Hero World ChallengeCareer Largest Paycheck:
$4,500,000 : 2023 THE PLAYERS Championship (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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Successfully defended his title at the WM Phoenix Open and won THE PLAYERS Championship three starts later, becoming the third player with multiple victories on the season. Won multiple times on TOUR for the second consecutive season. Recorded 18 consecutive finishes of T12 or better.
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PGA TOUR
World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba - Recorded a final-round 9-under 62 to finish T3 at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, his second consecutive top-five at the event. WM Phoenix Open - Successfully defended his title at the WM Phoenix Open, earning his fifth PGA TOUR victory and first since the 2022 Masters Tournament. Became the seventh player to successfully defend his title in tournament history and first since Hideki Matsuyama in 2017. Became the third player to successfully defend a title on the season, joining Max Homa and Rory McIlroy. Held a share of the lead after the second round and a two-stroke lead entering the final round, improving to 2-for-6 with the 36-hole lead/co-lead and 54-hole lead/co-lead in his career. Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard - Finished T4 in his title defense at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. THE PLAYERS Championship - Won THE PLAYERS Championship by five strokes over Tyrrell Hatton, earning his sixth career PGA TOUR title and second of the season. Victory came in his 97th start at the age of 26 years, 8 months, 19 days. Became the ninth player to win THE PLAYERS and the Masters Tournament and third to hold both titles at the same time, joining Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Became the sixth player to record four rounds in the 60s at THE PLAYERS since the tournament moved to TPC Sawgrass in 1982 (68-69-65-69). Recorded the largest margin of victory at THE PLAYERS since Stephen Ames in 2006 (6). Led by two strokes entering the final round, improving to 3-for-7 with the 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR. World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play - Fell to Rory McIlroy in the Consolation Match, 2 and 1, to finish fourth in his title defense at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. Reached the semifinals for the third consecutive year. Advanced from group play with a 3-0-0 record with victories over Davis Riley, Alex Noren and Tom Kim before defeating J.T. Poston and Jason Day en route to the Semifinals, where he lost to Sam Burns. Masters Tournament - Finished T10 in his title defense at the Masters Tournament. AT&T Byron Nelson - Held a one-stroke lead after the second round of the AT&T Byron Nelson and went on to finish T5, his first career top-10 in the event. Fell to 2-for-7 on TOUR with the 36-hole lead/co-lead. PGA Championship - Held a share of the 36-hole lead at the PGA Championship and went on to finish T2, his sixth career runner-up on TOUR and second in a major championship. Charles Schwab Challenge - Carded a final-round 67 to finish T3 at the Charles Schwab Challenge, his second consecutive top-10 at the event. the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday - Finished solo-third at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday after gaining 20.692 strokes from tee to green, the highest Strokes Gained: Tee to Green figure since Vijay Singh at the 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship. Led the field in SG: Tee to Green, SG: Off the Tee, SG: Approach the Green and SG: Around the Green (finished 65th of 65 players in SG: Putting). U.S. Open - Finished solo-third at the U.S. Open, his third consecutive top-10 at the event. Travelers Championship - Finished T4 at the Travelers Championship, his first top-10 in four starts at the event. Genesis Scottish Open - Finished T3 at the Genesis Scottish Open, his first top-10 at the event. BMW Championship - Entered the final round of the BMW Championship tied for the lead and carded a 4-under 66 to finish T2, his seventh career runner-up on TOUR and second of the season.
National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 1) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 111 | 384 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 70 | 92 | 19 | $42,565,229 | |||
2023 | 23 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 6 | $21,014,342 | |||
2022 | 25 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 2 | $14,046,910 | ||
2021 | 29 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 22 | $4,505,589 | |||
2020 | 23 | 82 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | $2,833,438 | ||||
2019 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | $139,871 | |||||||
2018 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | $25,080 | ||||||||
2018 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
2017 | 1 (A) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
2016 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
2014 | 2 (A) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
(A) - Amateur |
Top Tournaments |
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PGA TOUR | |||||||||
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THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
2023 | 1 | T10 | T2 | 3 | T23 | 4 | |||
2022 | T55 | 1 | CUT | T2 | T21 | 1 | |||
2021 | CUT | T19 | T8 | T8 | 2 | 14 | 5 | ||
2020 | CNL | T4 | T15 | T26 | |||||
2019 | CUT | ||||||||
2017 | T27 | ||||||||
2016 | CUT |
FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
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FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
2023 | T31 | T2 | T6 | |
2022 | CUT | T3 | T2 | |
2021 | T43 | T22 | T22 | |
2020 | T4 | T20 | 5 |
Personal
- Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and raised in Dallas, Texas. Played basketball and golf at Highland Park High School and won the individual state title in golf three years in a row (2012-2014).
- 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.