Scottie Scheffler Player Profile And What's In The Bag
By: Derek Clements | Mon 13 Feb 2023
Article Updated June 2024
On and on he goes. World number one Scottie Scheffler shrugged off a protest and beat Tom Kim in a playoff at the Travelers Championship to claim his sixth PGA Tour win of the season.
The conclusion of the final round was interrupted when a group of six climate protestors ran on to the 18th green as the last group were reading their putts.
They let off smoke bombs that sprayed powder on the putting surface and some wore t-shirts with "No golf on a dead planet" printed on them.
They were detained by police and the crowd chanted 'USA, USA, USA' as they were led off the TPC River Highlands course in Cromwell, Connecticut.
When play resumed about five minutes later, Scheffler narrowly missed a birdie putt that would have clinched victory and South Korea's Kim converted his birdie attempt to force a play-off.
The extra holes were scheduled to start on the 18th so organisers moved the hole location on the green while the powder was cleared up.
Scheffler won on the first play-off hole with a par - with Kim unable to get up and down from a plugged lie in a greenside bunker - to become the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to win six times before July.
"It's pretty special," said Scheffler. "It's been a great season, I've been fortunate to come away with some wins and it's been a lot of fun. Tom played his heart out. He's a great player, a great champion and it was fun battling with him."
Scheffler and Kim finished tied on 22 under par - two clear of Tom Hoge and Sung-Jae Im - after closing rounds of 65 and 66 respectively.
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 the RBC Heritage the next week.
This was his 12th win on the PGA Tour, his sixth of the season and 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 126 PGA Tour starts and made 107 cuts. Apart from his wins, he has nine runner-up finishes and 10 third places, along with 40 top fives and an incredible 54 top 10s. He now has career earnings of more than $70m. His earnings in 2024 alone stand at a staggering $27.6m.
Last 10 Events
Travelers Championship - 1st
The US Open - T41st
The Memorial Tournament - 1st
Charles Schwab Challenge - T2nd
The PGA Championship - T8th
RBC Heritage - 1st
The Masters Tournament 2024 - 1st
Texas Children's Houston Open - T2nd
The Players Championship - 1st
Arnold Palmer Invitational - 1st
Key Stats
Driving Distance - 301.9 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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