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With a victory in the final round of the Dell Technologies Match Play against Kevin Kisner, Scottie Scheffler becomes the number one golfer in the world rankings dethroning the Spaniard Jon Rahm, who has occupied the place since July 18, 2021. Scheffler had an impeccable performance by never being under the scoreboard in both the semifinals against Dustin Johnson and the final round against Kisner ending with a 4-3 victory by getting a par on the 15th hole.
Scottie Scheffler’s Remarks after the Win
After accepting his honors as the winner, emotions took control of him during his statement to the media and, in the middle of tears, he managed to describe his happiness at the top of his career today.
“I never got this far even in my own dreams. I just love playing golf, I love to compete, I’m happy to be here. I’ve been thinking about winning this tournament since last year, it left a bad taste in my mouth to be so close (to winning it) and fall short in the last stretch. So it feels good to have finished the job this time.”
“It’s been really cool to do this in front of my family. They have supported me so much throughout my career, I don’t know what else to say about it. I don’t feel that way, I don’t feel like the number one in the world. I feel like the same guy I was four months ago and I hope it’s not changing.”
Scottie Scheffler to The Associated Press after winning the 2022 WGC Match Play.
In 2021, Scheffler lost the championship round of the same tournament to Billy Horschel by a score of 2-1, so he has been able to remove the thorn from his shoulder with his current victory in the competition. The 25-year-old and nine-month-old becomes the sixth-youngest player in PGA Tour history to occupy the spot since the rankings’ inception in 1986.
This is Scottie’s third win in the last five tournaments having triumphed for the first time on the circuit at the Phoenix Open and then winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Along with his latest great feat, he has so far amassed an estimated $7.4M in sports performance prizes, also adding ten cuts and six Top-10s in 12 events so far.
The graduate of the University of Texas right now heads to Augusta National as the big favorite to take the tournament and maintain his first world place in the coming days.
