| Full name | Scott Alexander Scheffler |
| Date of birth | June 21 1996 |
| Born | Ridgewood, New Jersey |
| Height | 6ft,3in |
| Resides | Dallas, Texas |
| Spouse | Meredith Scudder (opens in new tab) |
| College | University of Texas |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| PGA Tour wins | 4 |
| Major wins | 1 |
| Career high world ranking | 1st |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Caddie | Ted Scott (opens in new tab) |
| Sponsors | Nike, TaylorMade, Titleist, Netjets, Rolex, Veritex Community Bank, GolfForever |
| @scottie.scheffler (opens in new tab) |
Scottie Scheffler has had a meteoric rise to the top of the sport since turning professional in 2018 and is now regarded as one of the very best players in the game.
The American won an incredible four PGA Tour titles in just six starts in the early part of 2022, including The Masters at Augusta National where he sealed his maiden Major title. He also reached the World No.1 spot at that point, just four years into his professional career.
Get to know Scottie Scheffler better with these facts…
1. Scottie’s hometown is Dallas, Texas, but he was born in New Jersey.
2. As a youngster he played a lot of pick-up basketball but golf was the sport he loved the most. He does still try and play pick-up basketball today though.
3. He is very afraid of heights.
4. His lucky number is 13.
5. He thinks Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete ever, but his favourite athlete growing up was New York Yankees baseball player Derek Jeter.
6. To go along with basketball, he also likes to play table tennis a lot too. Scheffler says Doug Ghim is a really good player as is Bryson DeChambeau (opens in new tab), who he partnered with to win a point at the 2021 Ryder Cup.
7. Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma is his favorite golf course.
8. He qualified for the 2016 US Open at the age of 19. He opened with a 69 but went on to miss the cut by one stroke after a second round of 78.
9. He qualifed for the US Open again in 2017, at Erin Hills, and went on to win the low amateur honours.
10. He attended the University of Texas and graduated with a degree in Finance. He was named Phil Mickelson Freshman of the Year whilst as college and was part of the Longhorns team that won three Big 12 championships.
11. He represented USA at the 2017 Walker Cup at Los Angeles Country Club, with the likes of Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris and Cameron Champ also featuring. USA won 19-7 versus the GB&I side.
12. He earned his 2019 Korn Ferry Tour card via qualifying school and went on to become both the Rookie of the Year and Player of the…
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