AUSTIN, Texas – By now, winning should be old hat for Scottie Scheffler. His triumph Sunday in the Dell Technologies Match Play was special for so many reasons, and the new No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking couldn’t hide it.
Moments after Scheffler closed out Kevin Kisner on the 15th hole to win for the third time in his past five starts, the 25-year-old Texan was overcome by tears and hugs, from his wife to his parents and sisters and pretty much everyone who could get a piece of him at Austin Country Club.
From his days a top junior player in Dallas to four years as a Texas Longhorn to his time outside the ropes at the Match Play watching the world’s best, all Scheffler wanted to do was play alongside them. And now he’s the one everyone is chasing as No. 1 in the world.
“I never really got that far in my dreams,” Scheffler said at the trophy presentation, choking up and wiping away more tears. “I just love to play golf. I love competing. I’m happy to be out here, you know?”
The hottest player in golf now has the ranking to prove it.