A solid round of 71 on the final day was enough for him to keep Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy at bay with three shots.
Scheffler’s rise to king of golf happened at lightning speed. Even though the former US Junior Champion has always been credited with great facilities, he had won his first tournament at the PGA tournament just 60 days ago in Phoenix. Since then, “Scottie” has literally beamed into another dimension: In March, he followed up on victories in Bay Hill (Florida) and Austin (Texas), thanks to which he catapulted himself to the top of the world rankings and into new prize money spheres. Including the Masters record sum of 2.5 million euros, Scott raked in an incredible 8.84 million euros in the said 60 days. As his caddy Ted Scott emphasized, there is no need to worry that Scheffler could take off. Wife Meredith would make sure the new golf star keeps taking out the trash at home.
The Influence of Tiger Woods
Scheffler’s first reaction was also appropriate. “I can’t believe what it means that I can now play here all my life,” he said, delighted at the privilege of having a permanent place at the invitation tournament in the future. In the hour of his greatest success, he thanked idol Tiger Woods, who had a great influence on his career. “I played his irons, wore his shoes, wore his shirt this week,” said Scheffler. Woods was “an inspiration to me”. “Thank you, Tiger,” he added.
Woods completed his comeback 14 months after the serious car accident in 47th place in the Masters. Despite the severe pain in his leg, his joy was enormous. “Considering where I was a little over a year ago,” said the 15-time Major winner. And he congratulated the winner Scheffler on his “outstanding victory”.
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