Scottie Scheffler is again at the top of the world rankings. First place came by winning the WM Phoenix Open on the PGA Tour (for the second time in his career), played in Arizona. The 26-year-old American has overtaken Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy in the world rankings, who had supplanted him in October.
Scottie Scheffler, results
For Scheffler is the fifth title of the PGA Tour, a success that is also worth 3.6 million dollars out of a prize pool of twenty million. In Scottsdale the American, with a total of 265 (68 64 68 65, -19) hits, surpassed the Canadian Nick Taylor, second with 267 (-17) and the Spaniard Jon Rahm, 3rd (also in the world rankings) with 270 (-14) ahead of Justin Thomas, fourth with 271 (-13).
“The satisfaction is great. It was an incredible tournament, which saw eight of the top 10 players on the field
world. I am happy and I hope to continue on this wavelength,” confessed Scheffler. At TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course, par 71) it should be noted that Rickie Fowler, tenth with 274 (-10), in the last round made a hole-in-one (at hole 7, par 3, using a 197 meters), the third of his career on the PGA Tour.
Back-to-back for Scheffler, the seventh player to win this appointment consecutively, the first since the Japanese Hideki Matsuyama (who managed to win both in 2016 and 2017). Now in fifth place in the FedEx Cup, the 26-year-old from Ridgewood returned to success 10 months after his feat signed at The Masters.
For Scheffler this is the fifth exploit on the circuit (a figure including a Major and a WGC). Scottie Scheffler was born in the town of Ridgewood, in the state of New Jersey, on June 21, 1996 into a wealthy family, son of Scott and Diane Scheffler.[1] He became passionate about the world of golf as a child, playing at the city’s Highland Park.
At the age of seven he moved with his family to Dallas. He made his professional debut in 2019. With the victory of the first major of his career in April 2022, the Masters tournament, he achieved the fourth success in his first six starts: the time span between the four victories, of 57 days, is the shortest in the history of the PGA Tour.
He also becomes the fifth golfer to win the aforementioned tournament from No. 1 in the world rankings, after Ian Woosnam (1991), Fred Couples (1992), Tiger Woods (2001 and 02) and Dustin Johnson (2020).
