Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996)[1] is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

He had a breakout season in 2022; in the span of three months, he recorded his first victory on the PGA Tour, rose to world number one, and won his first major championship at the 2022 Masters Tournament.

[5][6] She attended Park Ridge High School, where she was a friend and classmate of James Gandolfini, later known for his lead role in The Sopranos.

[10] The family lived in Montvale, New Jersey, until Scheffler was aged six, when they moved to Dallas, Texas, in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

[12] Scheffler's interest in golf began at age three, when his parents gave him a set of plastic clubs and ball.

[7] After the move to Dallas, his parents borrowed $50,000 to join Royal Oaks Country Club,[7] where Scheffler received tutelage under instructor Randy Smith, who coached Justin Leonard to a victory at the 1997 Open Championship.

[12] At Royal Oaks, Scheffler also learned from professional golfers such as Justin Leonard, Ryan Palmer, Colt Knost, and Harrison Frazar.

[14] He had prolific success at the youth level, and won 90 of the 136 tournaments he played on the Northern Texas PGA junior circuit, competing against the likes of fellow Dallas-area golfer Will Zalatoris.

At Highland Park, Scheffler won individual state titles three years in a row (2012 to 2014), matching a record set by fellow Texan Jordan Spieth.

[34] On May 26, 2019, 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.

[42] Scheffler recorded the first runner-up finish of his PGA Tour career in March 2021 at the WGC Match Play.

[44] In September 2021, Scheffler was named as a captain's pick by Steve Stricker for the U.S. team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.

The U.S. team won 19–9 and Scheffler went 2–0–1 including a win in his Sunday singles match against world number one Jon Rahm.

[46][47] On February 13, 2022, Scheffler won his first ever PGA Tour title at the WM Phoenix Open on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff against Patrick Cantlay.

[48] Three weeks later, Scheffler won his second career PGA Tour title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida.

1 in the world and go on to win the Masters, joining Ian Woosnam (1991), Fred Couples (1992), Tiger Woods (2001, 2002) and Dustin Johnson (2020).

[56][57] In September 2022, Scheffler was named 2022 PGA Tour Player of the Year, earning the Jack Nicklaus Award for the first time.

[66] For the second year in a row, he entered the Tour Championship as the leader in the FedEx Cup standings,[67] which gave him a starting score of 10-under-par, and a two stroke lead over Viktor Hovland.

[68] In September, Scheffler played on the U.S. team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy.

The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Scheffler went 0–2–2, including a tie in his Sunday singles match against Jon Rahm.

[70] In December, Scheffler won the Hero World Challenge, an unofficial event on the PGA Tour with a 20-man field.

On Friday morning prior to his second round, Scheffler was arrested after a traffic incident but was released in time to return to the course and shoot 66.

[84] Two weeks later, Scheffler defeated Tom Kim in a sudden-death playoff at the Travelers Championship to claim his sixth win on the season.

[85][86] As the number one player in the world rankings, Scheffler qualified as one of the four male golfers to represent the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics in golf.

[90][91] At the 2024 Tour Championship held at East Lake Golf Club, Scheffler entered as the leader in the FedEx Cup standings for third year in a row, starting again at 10-under-par.

[92] This made him the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to record a seven-win season on the PGA Tour,[93][94] and earned him $25 million in bonus prize money.

[100] Scheffler was named 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year, earning the Jack Nicklaus Award for the third consecutive season, the first to do so since Tiger Woods in 2005–2007.

[101][102] Later in December, Scheffler paired with Rory McIlroy against Brooks Koepka and Bryson Dechambeau in an edition of The Match billed as a showdown between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

Scheffler's mother stated that "Scottie really thinks of Rocky as his godfather", and he has been a client of Hambric Sports since he turned professional.

"[113] Scheffler and his close friend Sam Burns co-host an annual retreat with members of the College Golf Fellowship, a faith-based ministry.