. ", Get exclusive access to thousands of premium articles a year from top writers. This event was part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals (the Web.com Tour was renamed the Korn Ferry Tour in mid-season). [34], Scheffler is married to Meredith Scheffler (ne Scudder). Copyright: ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. 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Tony Finau posted five birdies over the last seven holes in the Mexico Open. The U.S. team won 199 and Scheffler went 201 including a win in his Sunday singles match against world number one Jon Rahm. Scottie Scheffler Gender: Male Date of Birth: Friday, 21 June, 1996 Height: 191.00cm Weight: 91.00kg Statistics Major Wins: 1 Career Wins: 6 Strokes-Gained Putting: 0.202 Strokes Gained Tee. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking for the third time in his career. 1 ranking was by far the fastest ascent ever seen on the PGA TOUR or DP World Tour. By the end of May, he had vaulted to 13th in SG: Approach and a lofty 3rd in rate of greens hit. It was his fourth win in a two-month stretch and his first major championship title. "But Rahm will get it at some point, and I expect it to be this year." ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Scheffler's style might make vanilla seem like rocky road, but it's becoming almost foolproof. TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course). Tony Finau kick-started what had been a disappointing 2022 with a runner-up finish in the Mexico Open at Vidanta. Arguably the most notable clubs in Schefflers bag are the irons he plays. Scroll below for the Wells Fargo Championship field list as of Friday, April 28th at 5 p.m. After he defended the Phoenix Open last month and nearly went back-to-back at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week, the Masters might want to go ahead and dry-clean his green jacket. Plus, he was coming off of two PGA TOUR victories (the WM Phoenix Open and Arnold Palmer Invitational). by Mastercard. For Thursday at least, the focus will be on Scheffler and Cantlay, whos trying to become the first back-to-back FedExCup champ. On June 1, he was up exactly 100 spots in that statistic to 57th. Scottie Scheffler is making his fourth Masters appearance. [23], On April 10, 2022, Scheffler won the Masters Tournament, defeating Rory McIlroy by three strokes. More ESPN+ content . He was clearly on an upward trajectory, but his four-month flurry of highlights still came as a shock. Check out Cantlays full current setup below. [28] At the U.S. Open, he finished T-2, one stroke behind from the winner Matt Fitzpatrick. Check out Schefflers full specs below, and for more photos, : TaylorMade Stealth Plus (8 degrees, 7.5 degrees of actual loft), : Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50-12F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks prototype (60-06K), : True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400, : Titleist TS3 (9.5 degrees, B1 SureFit setting, 0.75-degree flat lie angle), : Titleist TS2 (21 degrees, B1 SureFit setting, 0.75-degree flat lie angle), : Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (46-10F, 52-08F), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56-08M and 60-T), : True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. So I don't see it changing. World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. After another wayward approach shot, Lee's ball was sitting in the sand on No. TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course). When requesting Scott to be his caddie, Scheffler said "I really want to work with a Christian. Lighter iron shafts: Scheffler uses True Tempers Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts, which weigh-in at around 130 grams, and Cantlay uses True Tempers lighter Dynamic Gold 120 Tour Issue X100 shafts that weigh 120 grams6. Austin Smotherman holds a 1-shot lead at the Mexico Open, where a swarm of bees briefly interrupted play and had the group of Erik Van Rooyen, Chez Reavie and Francesco Molinari running for cover. As previously mentioned, Scheffler doesnt tinker much with his equipment. At the Cadence Bank Houston Open last year Scheffler ranked 2nd in the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green in a runner-up finish. But in his 10 starts from February through May, Scheffler gained more than half-a-stroke on the field, per round, on the greens. "T" indicates a tie for a place. If anything, Scheffler is only getting better. Talor Gooch may not be able to play in the 2023 U.S. Open because of a rule that states that players needed to have qualified and been eligible for the 2022 Tour Championship, from which Gooch was banned when he joined LIV last June. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. 1, was forced to withdraw before the second round because of a stomach bug. In 2020-21, Scheffler ranked 157th on the PGA TOUR in average proximity to the hole from 50-125 yards away. [19], He was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2019-20 season.[20]. Im happy to be part of the team.. I've been there. The 42 days between Schefflers first win and his claim on the No. TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), Scottie Scheffler chips in for eagle to climb up the leaderboard, Scottie Scheffler awards Jon Rahm with green jacket, Scheffler gets a roar from the crowd with a long birdie putt on 11. He hits fairways and greens. 1 ranking this week. Before setting your fantasy golf rankings or making any 2023 Wells Fargo Championship picks, you need to see the fantasy golf projections and lineup advice from SportsLine fantasy expert Jim Holliman. Talor Gooch may not be able to play in the 2023 U.S. Open because of a rule that states that players needed to have qualified and been eligible for the 2022 Tour Championship, from which Gooch was banned when he joined LIV last June. "I feel like that I can find a way to make pars and hang in there. Max Homa, who has played about as well as anyone on tour not named Scheffler, Rory McIlroy or Jon Rahm this season, also was suddenly within striking distance. Top Scottie Scheffler News 2023 Mexico Open One and Done expert picks, purse. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- As Scottie Scheffler stood over his ball lying awkwardly in the rough above a greenside bunker on the eighth hole at the Stadium Course on Sunday, the men trying to chase him in the final round of the Players Championship were self-imploding. It led to another bogey. He played well enough in 2021 to get a captains pick on the U.S. Ryder Cup team that beat Europe in the fall, even before his first PGA TOUR victory. Get the PGA Tour schedule, results, rumors and more on NBCSports.com. Collin Morikawa is in the Wells Fargo Championship field for the first time, and Jordan Spieth will play for the first time since 2013. [24] The victory was his fourth for the 2022 PGA Tour season, making him the first golfer since Arnold Palmer in 1960, and only the second ever, to win as many events including the Masters in that span of time to begin a season. His father, Scott, grew up in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and attended St. Cecilia High School in Englewood. Scottie Scheffler Scorecards | ESPN Skip to navigation Leaderboard Watch 1. Let's break down his recent performances to help you place your best bets on Scheffler before he tees off in Orlando, Florida. Tony Finau never gave Masters champion Jon Rahm or anyone else much of a chance Sunday, closing with a bogey-free round of 5-under 66 that gave him a 3-shot victory in the Mexico Open. But if you feel like it doesn't matter, you're going to play the shot that could go closest, even if it means disaster could happen. Now, Holliman has ranked his top golfers from the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship field. Last year's Wells Fargo Championship was played at TPC Potomac and was won by Max Homa. Since then, hes fallen off to 45% well beneath the TOUR average make rate of 56.3% from that range. 1 Scottie Scheffler among those to miss cut at PGA Championship", "Burns playoff birdie to beat No. The reigning Masters champion turned a 36-hole, five-stroke lead into victory at Augusta National last year like his friend and fellow Texas Longhorn Jordan Spieth in 2015. NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic, CUT = missed the halfway cut Look no farther than Scheffler and Cantlay for proof. Entering the 2022 Tour Championship as the leader in the FedEx Cup standings, Scheffler started the tournament in first place with a 2-stroke lead in the starting strokes format. "Yeah, he's very impressive," said Hatton, who posted a 7-under 65 on Sunday to finish solo second and collect $2.725 million. Tony Finau posted five birdies over the last seven holes in the Mexico Open. [His coach] Randy Smith's been around for a long time, and he's been with him forever. Tony Finau never gave Masters champion Jon Rahm or anyone else much of a chance Sunday, closing with a bogey-free round of 5-under 66 that gave him a 3-shot victory in the Mexico Open. NAME EVENTS TOP 10 WINS ROUNDS MONEY Scottie Scheffler 31 15 5 120 $18,788,405 Explore Who has the biggest driving distance average this season? Not surprisingly, Scheffler told GolfWRX.com that Woods had an influence on why Scheffler even started testing the irons in the first place. His round was the joint second-lowest in PGA Tour history and just the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. For the Wells Fargo Championship 2023, Holliman is backing several longshots, including one golfer who comes in at well over 150-1 odds. Tony Finau kick-started what had been a disappointing 2022 with a runner-up finish in the Mexico Open at Vidanta. 3 Will Zalatoris, Xander Schauffele is the only other player within four strokes of Scheffler (and two behind Cantlay). Open Championship (five-year exemption) Winner of World Golf Championships event (three-year exemption) Winner of Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament, and the Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption) He totaled a 12-under 272 for the week and finished two shots ahead of Brendon Todd, Beau Hossler and Ben Taylor. The run hit its crescendo when he won the Masters Tournament two weeks later. Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, "WM Phoenix Open: Scottie Scheffler defends title, retakes No. EVENTS. And when I wanted to hit it higher, I could do that, as well. Woods did it in 2001; Nicklaus did it twice from 1974 to '76, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Holliman has been on a roll since last season. He needed them to stay in front of hard-charging Masters champion Jon Rahm, who shot 61 to tie his lowest score on the PGA Tour. Explore PGA money list Who won the PGA Championship? Tony Finau never gave Masters champion Jon Rahm or anyone else much of a chance Sunday, closing with a bogey-free round of 5-under 66 that gave him a 3-shot victory in the Mexico Open. 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. Austin Smotherman holds a 1-shot lead at the Mexico Open, where a swarm of bees briefly interrupted play and had the group of Erik Van Rooyen, Chez Reavie and Francesco Molinari running for cover. "I think before Phoenix I had this idea that I had to play perfect on Sundays and hit nothing but good shots and that's not necessarily how golf is played. On the other hand, Justin Thomas won his first major championship at Quail Hollow in the 2017 PGA Championship, but Holliman is fading him at +2100 this week. Holliman has been a writer and editor for nearly 25 years and has been playing and following the game closely for more than three decades. 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There are too many things that can go wrong, so Thomas barely cracks Holliman's top 10. Scottie Scheffler has won four PGA TOUR events this season, including the Masters, and he once held a record-setting, 1,041-point lead in the FedExCup standings back in June. Theyre TaylorMade P-7TW blade irons, which were actually co-designed by Tiger Woods. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Since then, hes averaged 1.70 strokes per round striking it and hit a sterling 74.1% of greens in regulation. TOP 10. Scottie Scheffler Stats | Data Golf DG Profiles .. SCHEFFLER SCOTTIE UPDATED NIGHT MODE Q uestion s about the page age 26 yrs, 11 months turned pro June 2018 DG 2 2 2 Ranking Evolution OWGR DG Skill Profiles OVERALL APPROACH PGA TOUR AVERAGE SCHEFFLER'S APP SKILL FROM FAIRWAY FROM ROUGH Rolling Stats hide TRUE STROKES GAINED PUTT ARG APP At 15th in the Official World Golf Ranking, his WM Phoenix Open playoff victory over Patrick Cantlay that day made him the highest-ranked American player in OWGR history at the time of his first PGA TOUR title (a record broken later in the season by Will Zalatoris, ranked 14th). He hits it so solid and he flights it so well and does all kinds of stuff with the ball. 1 Scheffler at WM Phoenix Open", "Scheffler turns in masterpiece at Sawgrass to win Players", "The inevitability of Scottie Scheffler on Players Championship Sunday", "Scottie Scheffler staying grounded in faith during rise to golf's world No. Hed added bunch of lead tape to the sole to try and get it to a similar swingweight as his Super Rat. [2] He has won one major championship, the 2022 Masters Tournament. Five golfers are shorter than +2000 in the latest 2023 Wells Fargo Championship odds from Caesars Sportsbook, led by McIlroy (+750). He was at -0.05 strokes per round in 2020, and +0.02, in 2021. Plus, he was coming off of two PGA TOUR victories (the WM Phoenix Open and Arnold Palmer Invitational). With this win, Scheffler moved to world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. World No. Jordan Spieth, who plays a lot of golf with Scheffler back home in Dallas, said it would be unfair to describe his performance over the past 13 months as a "run." Scheffler ranked 45th in greens in regulation and 83rd in Strokes Gained: Approach per round in 2020-21. Prior to the announcement, Scheffler was an equipment free agent, so he wasnt obligated to play any particular brand. ", Added Homa: "I feel like he just knows what he's going to do. He's got really good parents, great family structure. I saw the shots I wanted to see. Young, 25, had seven top-10s in 2021-22, including five runner-up finishes. Adam Cairns/Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY Sports If anything, Scheffler is only getting better. 1 Rahm withdraws at Players due to illness, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Author of seven books on college football. And he told the assembled. Speaking of not changing clubs very often, Cantlay still uses a driver from 2018, a 3-wood from 2014, a 7-wood from 2018, irons from 2017, and two wedges from 2018. You still sit there and go for it and pull it off, similar to how Phil Mickelson played most of his rounds. Tony Finau kick-started what had been a disappointing 2022 with a runner-up finish in the Mexico Open at Vidanta. Get the latest on Scottie Scheffler including news, stats, videos, and more on CBSSports.com. With his sister Callie caddying for him, he made the cut. [13], Scheffler earned his 2019 Web.com Tour card through qualifying school. Who won the Masters? The Official PGA TOUR Profile of Scottie Scheffler. Talor Gooch may not be able to play in the 2023 U.S. Open because of a rule that states that players needed to have qualified and been eligible for the 2022 Tour Championship, from which Gooch was banned when he joined LIV last June. Scheffler also reclaimed the No. Blade vs. cavity back irons: Scheffler uses a set of blade-style irons, and Cantlay uses cavity-back irons, which are typically designed for greater forgiveness on off-center hits5. Scottie Scheffler awards Jon Rahm with green jacket. As if these improvements werent enough, he got better on the greens, too. I think the team around him and the way he's wired, he's extremely grounded. Check out Schefflers full specs below, and for more photos, head over to GolfWRX.com. Who doesn't?," Holliman said. His performance this season has been inconsistent, but his play at Quail Hollow has been anything but. Who has hit the most holes in one all-time? Below, well dive into both of their full setups to see what theyre currently using and whats changed throughout the year. Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He's got every shot," Spieth said. Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. My mishits were more accurate with the TaylorMade than they were than my Nike. After some typical autumn tinkering with his gear, Scheffler put the Scotty Cameron putter he used for all four of his wins last season back in the bag over the weekend at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Around this place that's really, really I would say hard to do and that's probably what I'm most proud of is just playing so solid. But then he had a double bogey on the par-4 14th and his tee shot on the 18th had settled in pine straw, resulting in another bogey.

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