Scottie Scheffler Player Profile And What's In The Bag
By: Derek Clements | Mon 13 Feb 2023
Article Updated April 2024
Winning majors is supposed to be exhausting. But it seems that nobody told Scottie Scheffler.
The world number one cruised to another comfortable victory at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, leaving a world-class field trailing in his wake.
He has now won four of his five past starts, claiming the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship, The Masters and the RBC, and just for good measure, he was second at the Houston Open. It is a run of form the likes of which we have not witnessed since Tiger Woods was in his prime.
The good news for Scheffler’s rivals is that he will now be taking a short break as his wife, Meredith, gives birth to the couple’s first child.
Scheffler took control after holing a pitch for an eagle at the second. US Open champion Wyndham Clark briefly threatened to spoil the party, reaching eight under par for his final round after 11 holes, but he found tree trouble and had to settle for a 65 and a 72-hole total of 269.
Scheffler was 20 under and led by five with three holes to play when heavy rain forced the players from the course on Sunday. He came back on Monday to complete another routine win - winning by three ahead of Sahith Theegala after a bogey on the last - and duly became the first golfer since Bernhard Langer in 1985 to win the week after victory at The Masters.
Player Profile
Scottie Scheffler was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey on June 21, 1996 and is married to Meredith. He started playing at the age of three when his parents gave him a set of plastic clubs and ball.
Scheffler had prolific success at the youth level, and won 75 times on the PGA junior circuit. He was barely 5ft tall when he started high school but experienced a growth spurt and is now 6ft 3in.
In 2013 he won the US Junior Amateur and went on to attend the University of Texas from 2014 until 2018. He was a member of the US Walker Cup team in 2017 and qualified for the US Open in 2016, when he missed the cut by a stroke. He qualified again in 2017 and this time played all 72 holes, finishing as low amateur.
He turned professional and joined the Web.com Tour, winning the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, gaining his PGA Tour card and being named Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year.
In August 2020, Scheffler finished tied for fourth at the US PGA Championsip. In August 2020 he shot a 12-under-par 59 at the Northern Trust. It was the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. He was named rookie of the year in 2019-20 and qualified to play for the US Ryder Cup team after a series of top-five finishes.
His first win came at the 2022 Phoenix Open. Three weeks later he added the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then claimed the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play.
His crowning achievement came when he won The Masters and climbed to the top of the world rankings. He was named 2022 PGA Tour Player of the Year and qualified for the US Presidents Cup team and last year made the US Ryder Cup team.
He won the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational and followed it up with back to back to back wins at the Players Championship - the first golfer ever to achieve the feat. He then finished runner-up at the Houston Open before winning The Masters for a second time and then claiming the RBC Heritage.
This was his 10th win on the PGA Tour, extends his lead at the top of the world rankings and strengthens his place at the top of the FedEx Cup standings.
He has made 121 PGA Tour starts and made 102 cuts. Apart from his wins, he has eight runner-up finishes and 10 third places, along with 34 top fives and an incredible 47 top 10s. He now has career earnings of almost $57.5m. His earnings in 2024 stand at more than $17.5m - a staggering amount when you consider we are still in April.
Last 10 Events
RBC Heritage - 1st
The Masters Tournament 2024 - 1st
Texas Children's Houston Open - T2nd
The Players Championship - 1st
Arnold Palmer Invitational - 1st
Genesis Invitational - T10th
WM Phoenix Open - T3rd
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - T6th
The American Express - T17th
The Sentry - T5th
Key Stats
Driving Distance - 301.4 Yards
Driving Accuracy - 73.54%
Greens in Regulation - 74.55%
Sand Saves - 41.46%
Putts Per Round - 28.18
Scoring Average - 67.60
End of Year World Ranking Position
2019: 66
2020: 31
2021: 12
2022: 2
2023: 1
What's In Scottie Scheffler's Bag
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (8 Degrees)
3-Wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 Degrees)
Irons: Srixon ZU85 (3, 4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50-12F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60.5-T)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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