Scottie Scheffler Player Profile And What's In The Bag

Article Updated December 2024

Scottie Scheffler ended the year much as he had begun it - with yet another victory. Yes, this was only the Hero World Challenge. Yes, it was a tournament with a field of just 20 players. And yes, there was no real pressure.

But…it was his NINTH victory of 2024 and, significantly, it came after he had not played any competitive golf since the Presidents Cup in September. He told his rivals that he did not have his feet up, that he had been working on his game. And he appeared at Albany looking sharper than ever and with a new claw grip that seems to have improved his putting - regarded by many as the weakest part of his game.

The win equalled a record set by tournament host Tiger Woods in 2000 and equalled by Vijay Singh four years later. His statistics are scarcely credible - he played in 21 tournaments in 2024, winning 42.9% of them. 

His victory came after a sensational nine-under 63 as he retained his title by six shots with a total of 25 under par. Ring rust? What ring rust?

Among his other successes this year were The Masters and the gold medal he claimed at the Olympic Games in Paris.

He said: "That was very satisfying. I did a lot of good stuff on the course, played a really solid round of golf. It feels nice to take a little break and come back and continue to play some pretty solid golf."

Scheffler, who had not competed in a strokeplay event since winning the Tour Championship in August, joined Woods (2006-2007) and Norway's Viktor Hovland (2021-2022) as the only back-to-back winners of the 20-man invitational event at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas.

Scheffler, 28, birdied three of the first four holes and four of the final six as he romped to victory. South Korea's Tom Kim, who hit a 68, was a distant second while overnight leader Justin Thomas ended a shot further back in third.

Thomas, who remains without a win since claiming the 2022 US PGA Championship closed with a one-under 71. The 31-year-old followed birdies at the first and fourth holes with bogeys at the par-three second and fifth. That allowed Scheffler, who holed an eight-foot birdie at the opening hole, a tap-in birdie at the par-five third and a stunning birdie putt from just inside 50 feet at the fourth, to take a lead he would not relinquish. 

"It has been a great year and a fun year," added Scheffler. "I have had a little bit of time to reflect, but I am not really sure how to assess it. It has just been pretty surreal, a lot of fun and I am just really grateful."

• Player Profile
• What's In The Bag
• Last 10 Events
• Key Stats
• World Ranking

Player Profile

Scottie Scheffler was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey on June 21, 1996 and is married to Meredith. He started playing at the age of three when his parents gave him a set of plastic clubs and ball. 

Scheffler had prolific success at the youth level, and won 75 times on the PGA junior circuit. He was barely 5ft tall when he started high school but experienced a growth spurt and is now 6ft 3in. 

In 2013 he won the US Junior Amateur and went on to attend the University of Texas from 2014 until 2018. He was a member of the US Walker Cup team in 2017 and qualified for the US Open in 2016, when he missed the cut by a stroke. He qualified again in 2017 and this time played all 72 holes, finishing as low amateur.

He turned professional and joined the Web.com Tour, winning the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, gaining his PGA Tour card and being named Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year. 

In August 2020, Scheffler finished tied for fourth at the US PGA Championsip. In August 2020 he shot a 12-under-par 59 at the Northern Trust. It was the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. He was named rookie of the year in 2019-20 and qualified to play for the US Ryder Cup team after a series of top-five finishes.

His first win came at the 2022 Phoenix Open. Three weeks later he added the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then claimed the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play. 

His crowning achievement came when he won The Masters and climbed to the top of the world rankings. He was named 2022 PGA Tour Player of the Year and qualified for the US Presidents Cup team and last year made the US Ryder Cup team.

He won the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational and followed it up with back to back to back wins at the Players Championship - the first golfer ever to achieve the feat. He then finished runner-up at the Houston Open before winning The Masters for a second time and the RBC Heritage the next week.

He then added the Travelers Championship for his 12th win on the PGA Tour, his sixth of the season and extended his lead at the top of the world rankings and strengthened his place at the top of the FedEx Cup standings. He also won gold at the Paris Olympics and then added the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup in what has been a quite incredible year.

He has made 130 PGA Tour starts and made 111 cuts. Apart from his 13 PGA Tour wins, he has nine runner-up finishes and 10 third places, along with 44 top fives and an incredible 59 top 10s. He now has career earnings of more than $71m. His official earnings in 2024 alone stand at a staggering $29.25m, although this rises to more than $50m when taking his FedEx Cup bonus payments into account.

What's In Scottie Scheffler's Bag

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (8 Degrees)

3-Wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 Degrees)

Irons: Srixon ZU85 (3, 4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50-12F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60.5-T)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Last 10 Events

Hero World Challenge - 1st

Tour Championship - 1st

BMW Championship - T33

FedEx St Jude Championship - 4th

Men's Olympic Golf - 1st

The Open Championship - T7

Travelers Championship - 1st

The US Open - T41st

The Memorial Tournament - 1st

Charles Schwab Challenge - T2nd

Key Stats

Driving Distance - 303.8 Yards

Driving Accuracy - 66.90%

Greens in Regulation - 73.16%

Sand Saves - 57.43%

Putts Per Round - 28.32

Scoring Average - 68.01

End of Year World Ranking Position

• 2019: 66
• 2020: 31
• 2021: 12
• 2022: 2
• 2023: 1