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71-542: Despite not being a major, it has been promoted as such by the tour, dubbed the fifth major , and is often regarded as the next most prestigious tournament in golf. This is because of the characteristics it shares with the majors, such as the high class field, challenging course conditions, and its large purse. It also has a renowned host course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course at which

142-594: A 3-over-par 73 in the final round to lose the tournament by one stroke to Rory McIlroy. This tied Scheffler for the PGA Tour record of largest 54-hole lead blown. In September 2022, Scheffler was named 2022 PGA Tour Player of the Year , earning the Jack Nicklaus Award for the first time. Scheffler qualified for the U.S. team at the 2022 Presidents Cup ; he lost three of the four matches he played, tying

213-484: A bachelor's degree in finance. Scheffler earned his 2019 Web.com Tour card through qualifying school . 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 . He then birdied the second extra hole for his first Web.com Tour victory. On August 18, 2019, Scheffler won

284-752: A child by hitting ping-pong balls inside his home, curving the ball from one room to the next. While living in New Jersey, Scheffler frequently asked his father to take him to the 9W Driving Range near the Hudson River . In winter, Scheffler's father shoveled snow from the range to allow him to still practice. After the move to Dallas, his parents borrowed $ 50,000 to join Royal Oaks Country Club, where Scheffler received tutelage under instructor Randy Smith, who coached Justin Leonard to

355-541: A final-round 65 to tie for 2nd, two strokes behind Brooks Koepka . This result returned Scheffler to the number one spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Scheffler followed this with a 3rd-place finish at the 2023 U.S. Open in June. In the 2022–23 season, Scheffler recorded 18 consecutive top-12 finishes, a streak only bettered by Tiger Woods in 2000–01. For the second year in a row, he entered

426-658: A first-round 69 and held the overnight lead, but shot a second-round 78 to miss the cut by one stroke. He was then selected to represent the United States at the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy in September, and won the East Lake Cup held at East Lake Golf Club in October. Scheffler again qualified for the U.S. Open in 2017, after surviving a 4-for-3 playoff to earn a spot in the field. He and Cameron Champ were

497-476: A five shot deficit, matching the largest comeback by a Players Championship winner at TPC Sawgrass. In his next start at the Houston Open , Scheffler had a chance to win three events in a row. He was in the final group on Sunday and had a birdie putt from six feet on the 18th green to force a playoff. He missed the putt and finished in second place, one stroke behind Stephan Jäger . In April, Scheffler won

568-623: A five-year exemption on the PGA Tour (formerly ten years), a three-year invitation to the Masters Tournament , and three-year exemptions for the U.S. Open , The Open Championship , and the PGA Championship . The winner earns 600 FedEx Cup points, if a PGA Tour member. The field consists of 144 players consisting of the following criteria: The Players Championship was conceived by the PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman ;

639-696: A hole-in-one in the third round and ultimately finished at 4-under-par, in a tie for 22nd place. He was ineligible for the $ 60,000 payout due to his amateur status. Scheffler was then recruited to play golf for the Texas Longhorns at the University of Texas at Austin beginning in 2014. He won his first individual collegiate title in April 2015, the Western Intercollegiate held at Pasatiempo Golf Club . Two weeks later, Scheffler won

710-467: A new name. Since Florida had been under Spanish rule, they looked on an old map and found the name Pontevedra on the Atlantic coast of Spain at "approximately" the same latitude as Mineral City. (Pontevedra, Spain, however, is over 800 miles farther north at about the same latitude as Boston .) The Galician name of the town was derived from a Roman bridge ("pontis vetera" or "old bridge") that spanned

781-584: A police officer, a class-C felony, and three misdemeanors: third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. Scheffler was released on his own recognizance at 8:40 the same morning. The charges against Scheffler were dropped on May 29. Both Scheffler and the Louisville Metro Police Department agreed to not pursue legal action related to his arrest. Prosecutor Mike O'Connell stated that Scheffler's characterization of

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852-580: A record set by fellow Texan Jordan Spieth . He also had success in AJGA events, and won the 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur , defeating Davis Riley 3 and 2. Scheffler was the top-ranked junior golfer in the country in 2014. He made his PGA Tour debut in May 2014, as a 17-year-old amateur at the HP Byron Nelson Championship . With his sister Callie caddying for him, he made the cut. He recorded

923-654: A tie in his Sunday singles match against Jon Rahm . In the Saturday morning foursome match, the European pair Ludvig Åberg and Viktor Hovland defeated Scheffler and Brooks Koepka 9 and 7, the biggest victory in an 18-hole match in Ryder Cup history. In December, Scheffler won the Hero World Challenge , an unofficial event on the PGA Tour with a 20-man field. He had finished as runner-up in both of

994-519: A victory at The Open Championship in 1997. At Royal Oaks, Scheffler also learned from professional golfers such as Justin Leonard, Ryan Palmer , Colt Knost , and Harrison Frazar . He watched them as they practiced, and from the age of nine would challenge them to chipping and putting contests. 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

1065-486: A win at the RBC Heritage for his 4th win in five starts. At the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club , Scheffler opened with a round of 67. He was arrested on Friday prior to his second round, but released in time to return to the course and shoot 66. However, in the third round, Scheffler broke his streak of 42 consecutive rounds of par-or-better on the PGA Tour with a two-over 73. He eventually finished

1136-521: Is 41.8. The Ponte Vedra area is known for being a very affluent area of North Florida, and boasts one of the best school districts in Florida. Ponte Vedra Beach was 50th on the list of 100 finalists for CNN and Money Magazine's 2005 List of the Best Places to Live. It was the first place in Florida to be named in that year and one of only four areas in the state to make the cut. As of April 1, 2024

1207-604: Is a wealthy unincorporated community and suburb of Jacksonville, Florida in St. Johns County, Florida , United States. Located in the Jacksonville metropolitan area , 18 miles (29 km) southeast of downtown Jacksonville and 26 miles (42 km) north of St. Augustine , it is part of the Jacksonville Beaches area, and is situated on San Pablo Island . The area is known for its seaside resorts , including

1278-484: Is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour . He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking , and has held that position for over 100 weeks. He has won two major championships , both the 2022 and 2024 Masters Tournament . Scheffler had a successful amateur career, including victory at the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2013 and low-amateur honors at

1349-642: Is six years ( Steve Elkington : 1991, 1997). Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records. Source: Six players have won the tournament more than once: Each of Nicklaus' three victories were at different courses but none were at the Stadium Course, where the other multiple winners won both their titles. Scottie Scheffler is the only back-to-back winner by virtue of his wins in 2023 and 2024 . 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W  /  30.198°N 81.394°W  / 30.198; -81.394 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Ponte Vedra Beach

1420-437: The 2017 U.S. Open . Having turned professional in 2018, he was named Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year in 2019 and PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2020. 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 . Scheffler won The Players Championship in 2023 and 2024 , becoming

1491-591: The 2020 PGA Championship . On August 21, 2020, Scheffler shot a 12-under 59 at The Northern Trust . His round was the joint second-lowest in PGA Tour history and just the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. Scheffler was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2019–20 season. Scheffler recorded the first runner-up finish of his PGA Tour career in March 2021 at the WGC Match Play . He

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1562-528: 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 . Later that fall, he switched caddies, replacing Scott McGuinness with Bubba Watson 's former caddie, Ted Scott. On February 13, 2022, Scheffler won his first ever PGA Tour title at the WM Phoenix Open on

1633-634: The Atlanta Classic in 1974, the Colonial National Invitational in 1975 and the Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic in 1976, which each returned to the schedule the following year. In 1976 the PGA Tour agreed a multi-year deal to play the event up the coast at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach in mid-March, beginning in 1977 . Since 1982 , it has been played across the road to

1704-629: The Big 12 Individual Championship held at Southern Hills Country Club . He was named 2015 " Phil Mickelson Freshman of the Year" and Big 12 Newcomer of the Year due to these performances. He struggled with back injuries during his sophomore season, and recorded only one top-10 finish. Texas Longhorns head golf coach John Fields said Scheffler was still adapting to his physical growth: "He's gone from 5-foot-2, 100 pounds in eighth grade to almost 6-foot-4, 200 pounds just six years later." In June 2016, Scheffler qualified for his first U.S. Open . He opened with

1775-561: The Charles Schwab Challenge in a playoff to Sam Burns after Burns made a 38-foot birdie putt. At the U.S. Open , he finished T-2, one stroke behind the winner Matt Fitzpatrick . 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. He extended his lead to 6 strokes after 54 holes, but shot

1846-582: The Masters Tournament for a second time in three years. He finished 11-under par for the championship, winning by 4 shots over Ludvig Åberg of Sweden. Scheffler, aged 27, became the fourth-youngest player to have two Masters victories. Scheffler additionally joined Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to have multiple victories at both the Players Championship and the Masters. One week later, he followed up his Masters victory with

1917-755: The Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship in Columbus, Ohio . Scheffler shot 4-under 67 in the final round at Ohio State University 's Scarlet Course for a two-shot victory. He totaled a 12-under 272 for the week and finished two shots ahead of Brendon Todd , Beau Hossler and Ben Taylor . This event was part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals (the Web.com Tour was renamed the Korn Ferry Tour in mid-season). Scheffler led both

1988-761: The Ponte Vedra Inn and Club , the Lodge and Club, and the Marriott at Sawgrass. It lies within St. Johns County, which is the wealthiest county in Florida. Ponte Vedra Beach is an upper-income tourist resort area best known for its association with golf and is home to the PGA Tour and the Players Championship , hosted at TPC Sawgrass . The area remained sparsely populated through the late 19th century, even as other seaside communities began to develop to

2059-481: The $ 8 million bonus for leading the regular-season standings and his $ 29 million official prize money, this brought Scheffler's total on-course earnings for the season to $ 62 million. Scheffler met his wife, Meredith Scudder, in high school. They married in 2020. On May 8, 2024, their first child was born, a son Bennett. Scheffler is Catholic . His sponsor for his confirmation in the Catholic Church

2130-474: 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. He totaled 30-under-par to claim the first FedEx Cup title of his career. This made him the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to record a seven-win season on the PGA Tour, and earned him $ 25 million in bonus prize money. Along with

2201-539: The Atlantic and Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve ), Sawgrass , and Palm Valley . In June 2006, the U.S. Postal Service designated an area to the south and southwest of the 32082 area as Ponte Vedra (as distinct from Ponte Vedra Beach ) and assigned it the ZIP code 32081. Median household income in Ponte Vedra Beach is $ 150,646 and median family income is $ 109,181. The median age

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2272-630: The College Golf Fellowship, a faith-based ministry. Scheffler appears in the sports documentary series Full Swing , which premiered on Netflix in February 2023. In August 2023, Scheffler became an investor in the Texas Ranchers, a pickleball team. On May 17, 2024, Scheffler was arrested at 6:20 a.m. near Valhalla Golf Club , the venue of the 2024 PGA Championship. He was charged with second-degree assault of

2343-483: The Finals points list and the overall points list to earn a fully exempt PGA Tour card for the 2020 season. He was later named Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year . In his first start of 2020, Scheffler was tied for the lead alongside Andrew Landry after three rounds at The American Express . A final-round 70 saw Scheffler finish third, three shots behind Landry. In August 2020, Scheffler finished tied for fourth at

2414-699: The PGA Tour a marquee event in six consecutive months (The Masters in April, The Players in May, the U.S. Open in June, The Open Championship in July, the PGA Championship in August, and the Tour Championship in September). With the rearrangement of 2007, the final round of The Players Championship was usually on the second Sunday of May, Mother's Day in the United States. To mark this, most players wore pink shirts or accessories on Sunday, and many in

2485-504: The Tour Championship as the leader in the FedEx Cup standings, which gave him a starting score of 10-under-par, and a two stroke lead over Viktor Hovland . He finished in a tie for sixth place at 11-under-par, 16 strokes behind the winner, Hovland. 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

2556-457: The area to be similar to The Cloister in Sea Island, Georgia . Colonel Joseph C. Stehlin, who had been with the company in St. Louis, arrived on January 1, 1929, to manage development. The company wanted a more impressive name than Mineral City for its resort, so Colonel Stehlin and his wife, Elizabeth ( née Morton), went to the library in St. Augustine to research various possibilities for

2627-619: The area, that real estate became the foundation of the Ponte Vedra Club. Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Co. , a local developer, became the owner of the Ponte Vedra Corporation in July 1934. During World War II the German submarine U-584 debarked four saboteurs at Ponte Vedra as part of the failed Operation Pastorius . The four German spies, all of whom had previously lived in the United States, came ashore on

2698-578: The area. The Ponte Vedra Palm Valley-Rawlings Elementary School serves as one of the primary, public elementary schools (K-5) in the area, as well as Ocean Palms Elementary School. Ponte Vedra offers private education (K-8) at the Palmer Catholic Academy. Also, the Bolles School has one of their two lower school campuses in Ponte Vedra Beach, and offers education from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade before transferring students to

2769-407: The average house costs around $ 898,000. Public primary and secondary schools in Ponte Vedra Beach are administered by the St. Johns County School District . Ponte Vedra High School , which was constructed to relieve the overcrowding of Allen D. Nease High School , serves as the public high school in the Ponte Vedra Beach. Alice B. Landrum Middle School is the primary, public middle school in

2840-439: The championship was played in mid- to late March, several weeks before The Masters . (Three weeks prior for the first six seasons ( 1977 – 1982 ), then two weeks prior in 1983 .) It was moved to May in 2007, to the weekend including the second Saturday, as part of a restructuring of the PGA Tour. This restructuring involved the introduction of the lucrative FedEx Cup , which concludes with The Tour Championship . The change gave

2911-580: The final match. With this win, Scheffler moved to world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking . On April 10, 2022, Scheffler won the Masters Tournament , defeating Rory McIlroy by three strokes. Scheffler became the fifth golfer to enter the Masters Tournament ranked No. 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). The victory

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2982-501: The first player since Tom Watson in 1980 to have won five times on the PGA Tour before the U.S. Open. Two weeks later, Scheffler defeated Tom Kim in a sudden-death playoff at the Travelers Championship to claim his sixth win on the season. This made him the first PGA Tour golfer to win six times in a season since Tiger Woods in 2009, and the first to have won six times before July since Arnold Palmer in 1962. As

3053-734: The first to win the title in back-to-back years. He claimed his second major championship at the 2024 Masters Tournament , and won the gold medal in the men's individual tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics . Scheffler was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey on June 21, 1996. His father, Scott, grew up in Englewood Cliffs , and attended St. Cecilia High School in Englewood . His mother, Diane (née DeLorenzo), grew up in Park Ridge . She attended Park Ridge High School , where she

3124-473: The galleries also joined them in donning pink garb. (The two exceptions were in 2011 and 2016 , when the final round was on Sunday, May 15.) In August 2017, it was announced that The Players would return to March beginning in 2019 , due to a realignment of the golf season that moves the PGA Championship from August to May. The playoff format was sudden-death through 2013 , lately starting at

3195-604: The headquarters of the PGA Tour . The Sawgrass Stadium Course has been the permanent home of The Players Championship since 1982. Ponte Vedra Beach is wholly located east of the Intracoastal Waterway , south of the Duval County line, and north of Vilano Beach . The South Ponte Vedra Beach community is commonly considered to be a part of Ponte Vedra Beach. The Ponte Vedra area includes Ponte Vedra, Ponte Vedra Beach, South Ponte Vedra Beach (an area between

3266-655: The inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia , concluding on Labor Day weekend in early September. It moved to Texas in 1975 , at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth in August, and then to south Florida in 1976 at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill , at its East Course in late February. In these first three years the event replaced existing events,

3337-420: The incident as " 'a big misunderstanding' is corroborated by the evidence." Source: Started tournament at −10 FedEx Cup playoffs adjustment, scored −20 to par. PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1) Results not in chronological order in 2020. LA = low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic CUT = missed

3408-482: The likes of fellow Dallas-area golfer Will Zalatoris . Entering high school, Scheffler was barely 5 feet (1.5 m) in height, but experienced a large growth spurt and soon measured over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. He played golf and basketball at Highland Park High School in the Dallas enclave of University Park . At Highland Park, Scheffler won individual state titles three years in a row (2012 to 2014), matching

3479-640: The mid-1970s, Deane Beman , the Commissioner of the PGA golf tour, was looking for a permanent home for the Tournament Players Championship. Many places in northern Florida were being considered. In an attempt to bring positive attention to the area, developer Paul Fletcher offered a 400-acre (1.6 km ) tract of land to Beman for $ 1. Beman could not refuse this one dollar deal for the future home of The Players Championship and

3550-400: The middle and high schools located in Jacksonville, Florida . Additionally, the St Johns County Public Library System has a Ponte Vedra Beach Branch library. Famous past and present residents of Ponte Vedra: 30°14′N 81°23′W  /  30.233°N 81.383°W  / 30.233; -81.383 Scottie Scheffler Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996)

3621-406: The nearby Lérez River centuries earlier. Colonel Stehlin submitted the name to the National Lead board for approval and Mineral City became Ponte Vedra. In the early 1920s, the National Lead Company built a nine-hole golf course designed by Herbert Bertram Strong , one of the founders of the PGA , plus a 12-room clubhouse constructed of logs for the use of its employees. After the company left

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3692-452: The night of June 16, 1942 carrying explosives and American money. After landing they strolled up the beach to Jacksonville Beach , where they caught a city bus to Jacksonville and departed by train for Cincinnati and Chicago. The invaders were captured before they could do any damage. They were tried by a military tribunal and executed. In 1972, real estate developers broke ground on the 1,100-acre (4.5 km ) Sawgrass development. In

3763-424: The north. Minerals were discovered in 1914, and a community known as Mineral City grew around the mining operations. These minerals, mostly titanium ( ilmenite ), zircon , and rutile were recovered from beach sands by the Buckman and Pritchard Mining Company. The National Lead Company bought Buckman and Pritchard in 1921 and discontinued mining as demand dropped after World War I . In 1929 it began to develop

3834-454: 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 . On August 4, he tied the course record at Le Golf National with a final-round 62 to finish at 19-under and win the gold medal. Scheffler, who was six strokes behind the lead after the front nine, made six birdies on the back nine to win by one stroke over Tommy Fleetwood . At

3905-434: The only two amateurs to make the cut at the 2017 U.S. Open. Scheffler finished as low amateur at 1-under-par, one stroke ahead of Champ. He was also part of the U.S. team that won the 2017 Walker Cup , where he defeated Connor Syme in the Sunday singles. Scheffler became a member of the Texas Cowboys in the spring of 2017, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business in 2018 with

3976-430: The other player was eliminated after three holes. It went to sudden-death at 17 and became the first playoff at the Players to end with a birdie. Scottie Scheffler (2024) is the only player to successfully defend the title. Jack Nicklaus won three of the first five events, but in alternating years on different courses. Since moving to TPC Sawgrass in 1982, five players have won twice, but the shortest span between victories

4047-400: The other. In February 2023, Scheffler successfully defended his title at the WM Phoenix Open . He shot a final round 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor by two strokes. With the win, Scheffler returned to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking . In March, Scheffler won The Players Championship by five strokes and regained the number one ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking for

4118-404: The par-3 17th hole. The format was changed to a three-hole aggregate in 2014 , similar to the PGA Championship , played over the final three holes, in order. If still tied, the playoff goes to sudden-death on the same three holes, but starts at the 17th. Since moving to the Stadium Course in 1982, only four playoffs have been necessary ( 1987 , 2008 , 2011 , 2015 ). The 1987 playoff started at

4189-409: The par-5 16th and went to a third extra hole at the par-4 18th, with three pars by the winner; the next two ended at the first extra hole (17), also with pars by the victors. (The only playoff prior to the Stadium Course was in 1981 ; it also ended on the first hole with a par by the winner.) The 2015 playoff was the first for the three-hole aggregate and included three participants; two birdied 17 and

4260-422: The previous two years at the tournament. In March, Scheffler won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the second time in his career. Scheffler ended the week at Bay Hill 15-under par, the lowest score since Rory McIlroy's 2018 win. The following week, Scheffler won The Players Championship to become the first back-to-back winner in the event's history. Scheffler shot an 8-under 64 in the final round to overcome

4331-433: The second time in the year. It was the largest margin of victory in The Players Championship since Stephen Ames won by six in 2006. Scheffler joined Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win the Masters Tournament and The Players Championship in a 12-month span. As the defending champion at the 2023 Masters Tournament in April, Scheffler finished tied-10th. At the 2023 PGA Championship in May, he posted

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4402-402: The third hole of a sudden-death playoff against Patrick Cantlay . Three weeks later, Scheffler won his second career PGA Tour title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida . He won by one stroke over Viktor Hovland , Billy Horschel and Tyrrell Hatton . Three weeks after that, Scheffler won the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas , defeating Kevin Kisner in

4473-456: The tournament has been played since 1982 , home of the iconic par-3 No. 17 "Island Green"). As of 2023, the victor receives $ 4.5 million, the winner's share (18%) of the largest purse in golf ($ 25 million), and receives 80 points towards his world ranking , the largest share aside from the majors, for which winners earn 100 points. For comparison, the winners of other leading tournaments receive between 65 and 70 points. The winner also receives

4544-409: The tournament tied 8th. In his next start, Scheffler was in the final group on Sunday at the Charles Schwab Challenge . He ultimately finished runner-up, five strokes behind Davis Riley . In June, Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament for his fifth win on the season. The win pushed him over $ 24 million in earnings for the year, breaking the PGA Tour season earnings record. Scheffler also become

4615-410: The west, at the Stadium Course at TPC at Sawgrass . The word "Tournament" was dropped from the title following the 1987 event. Following the 2006 event, the course underwent a major renovation, which received very positive reviews from the players in 2007 . Included in the renovation was a new 77,000-square-foot (7,150 m) Mediterranean Revival -style clubhouse. The 2020 Players Championship

4686-458: Was Rocky Hambric, founder of Hambric Sports, a sports management agency which has had Scheffler as a client since he turned professional. Scheffler attends Bible study with his caddie Ted Scott, who caddied for Bubba Watson for 15 years. When requesting Scott to be his caddie, Scheffler said "I really want to work with a Christian. That's how I try to live my life." Scheffler and his close friend Sam Burns co-host an annual retreat with members of

4757-435: Was a friend and classmate of James Gandolfini , later known for his lead role in The Sopranos . Scheffler is of Italian descent on his mother's side and German descent on his father's side. His grandfather was a veteran of the U.S. military who served in the Korean War . Scheffler was the only boy among four children. His sisters are named Callie, Molly and Sara. The family lived in Montvale, New Jersey , until Scheffler

4828-431: Was aged six, when they moved to Dallas, Texas , in the wake of the September 11 attacks . Scott was a stay-at-home dad , while Diane worked as a business manager at the law firm Skadden in New York City, and later as a chief operating officer at the law firm Thompson & Knight in Dallas. Scheffler's interest in golf began at age three, when his parents gave him a set of plastic clubs and ball. He practiced as

4899-402: Was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Six players have won The Players and a major championship in the same calendar year: Jack Nicklaus ( 1978 , Open ), Hal Sutton ( 1983 , PGA ), Tiger Woods ( 2001 , Masters ), Martin Kaymer ( 2014 , U.S. Open ), Cameron Smith ( 2022 , Open ), and Scottie Scheffler ( 2024 , Masters ). For the first thirty years at Ponte Vedra Beach,

4970-408: Was defeated 2 & 1 by Billy Horschel in the final. At the 2021 Masters Tournament , Scheffler tied for 18th. He then posted top-10 finishes at each of the three other majors: tied-8th at the 2021 PGA Championship , tied-7th at the 2021 U.S. Open , and tied-8th at the 2021 Open Championship . In September 2021, Scheffler was named as a captain's pick by Steve Stricker for the U.S. team in

5041-404: 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. It was his fourth win in his last 6 starts. At the 2022 PGA Championship , he missed the cut by two, his first at the major since he turned pro in 2018. On May 29, 2022, Scheffler lost

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