Before they turned pro: Scottie Scheffler

April 11, 2022 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

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The 2013 U.S. Junior champion and former Texas Longhorn is now the clear World No. 1 and Masters champion

"I don't really overthink things." So says the newest next-big-thing in professional golf, Scottie Scheffler. The 25-year-old has taken that attitude on a wild ride that has seen him become a Ryder Cup star, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, World No. 1 and now Masters champion.

Scheffler has now won four of his last six starts on the PGA Tour, and on very different golf courses. At the WM Phoenix Open, he went deep into the red numbers and won in a playoff over Patrick Cantlay. He prevailed in U.S. Open conditions at the Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando, Fla., then took the WGC Match Play Championships at a windswept Austin Country Club, and has now won his first major championship in dominating fashion, winning by three shots at Augusta National and earning a green jacket.

For those that followed Scheffler as an amateur golfer, his meteoric rise is not a total surprise. Scheffler is a USGA champion, winning the U.S. Junior in 2013, and in his first PGA Tour start the next year he recorded an ace and a T22 finish as a 17-year-old.

A Big 12 Championship would follow at the University of Texas, along with low-amateur honors in the U.S. Open.

Since turning pro, he has quickly racked up the accolades: Korn Ferry Tour player of the year, PGA Tour rookie of the year, winning Ryder Cup team member, and now four-time PGA Tour winner.

What comes next? Scheffler really isn't thinking too much about it. It has worked so far.

Here are a few of the stories from our coverage of Scottie Scheffler the amateur:

Scottie Scheffler Wins Genesis Open Collegiate Showcase
Feb 12, 2018 - Playing with Jordan Spieth, the University of Texas senior earns a spot in the Genesis Open at Riviera
Scottie Scheffler wins Silver Medal for U.S. Open Low Am
Jun 18, 2017 - At the beginning of the week, Scottie Scheffler said he was representing all the amateurs, not just competing against them
Scheffler bests role-model Spieth, paces U.S. Open Ams
Jun 15, 2017 - Early on, there were more Ams in the top 10 then top-10 ranked pros. At the day's end it is Scottie Scheffler carrying the torch
U.S. Open Ams: Representing the 99.7 percent of golfers
Jun 14, 2017 - We love Scottie Scheffler's attitude about his role at the Open - he feels like he's playing for all the amateur golfers out there
UNLV takes NCAA Men's National Championship Lead
May 27, 2017 - At 14 under, UNLV leads No. 14 Oklahoma by one shot while Scottie Scheffler of Texas (8-under) holds the individual lead
NCAA Austin Regional: Home Cooking for Texas
May 15, 2017 - Playing on its home course, the University of Texas shoots seven under as a team to open up a five shot lead over Ole Miss
Texas, Oklahoma State share 54-hole Big 12 Lead
Apr 25, 2017 - Scottie Scheffler of Texas and Oklahoma's Brad Dalke share the medalist lead at Prairie Dunes Country Club
Scottie Scheffler of Texas earns East Lake Cup Medalist honors
Oct 31, 2016 - Scottie Scheffler fired a 6-under 66 at East Lake Golf Club to finish two-strokes in front of Nick Hardy and Will Gordon
Scottie Scheffler earns SGA Amateur-of-the-Month for April
Apr 30, 2015 - University of Texas freshman Scottie Scheffler won two noted college tournament s and finished second in another during April
Three-peat for Texas Longhorns at Big 12 Championship
Apr 29, 2015 - Texas won their third consecutive Big 12 title after not winning any after the 2002 season, and did so by 24 shots
Scott Scheffler wows in PGA Tour debut
May 18, 2014 - Scheffler, 17, shot 3 rounds in the 60s and had a hole-in-one at the HP Byron Nelson
Junior Invitational: Scheffler tops Champ
Apr 26, 2014 - U.S. Junior champion Scottie Scheffler outlasted Texas A&M signee Cameron Champ for the prestigious title
Scheffler Advances to Quarters at Polo Junior
Nov 27, 2013 - Reigning USGA Junior champ next faces Sam Horsfield, who last week fired 60 in one round of the Orlando City
U.S. wins Spirit International
Nov 03, 2013 - Scottie Scheffler recorded 6 back-nine birdies to power the U.S. team to a gold-medal performance
Scheffler, Lee named AJGA Players of Year
Oct 30, 2013 - Scottie Scheffler, 17, of Dallas, the reigning U.S. Junior Amateur champion, and 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist Alison Lee, 18, of Valencia, Calif., were named 2013 Rolex Junior Players of the Year on Tuesday by the American Junior Golf Association
Scottie Scheffler wins U.S. Junior Amateur
Jul 27, 2013 - Scottie Scheffler of Dallas, Texas defeated Davis Riley of Hattiesburg, Miss. 3 & 2 to capture the 66th U.S. Junior Amateur title