For the second time in three years, Scottie Scheffler has won the Masters.
Scheffler finished with a score of 11 under at Augusta National Golf Club, fending off competition from Ludvig Åberg and Collin Morikawa, among others. The current world No. 1 is the first player to win the Masters twice in a three-year span since Bubba Watson accomplished the feat in 2012 and 2014. Scheffler was also the No. 1-ranked player in the world at the time of his 2022 victory, placing him with Tiger Woods as the only players since the inception of the Official World Golf Ranking to win multiple major championships while world No. 1. He's also the fourth-youngest player to win multiple green jackets.
The 27-year-old captured the Players Championship last month, and his subsequent victory Sunday put him in elite company. Only five golfers have ever won the Players and a major in the same calendar year. Scheffler additionally joins Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to have multiple victories at both the Players and the Masters.
Scheffler paced well ahead of his competition. Åberg finished in second with a score of 7 under, making Scheffler the fifth player in Masters history to win multiple green jackets by 3-plus shots.
It didn't take long for social media to be filled with reactions to Scheffler's victory.
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
For the second time in three years, Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters Tournament. #themasters pic.twitter.com/hVKptJoGyp
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
A dominant Sunday performance. #themasters pic.twitter.com/d3HLfXZOm7
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
Scottie Scheffler is the 2024 Masters champion. #themasters
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE 🏆🏆
— ESPN (@espn) April 14, 2024
Scottie Scheffler gets his second Masters victory in only his fifth start at Augusta National 👏 #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/yRAC75kl6n
It just feels right.
— THE PLAYERS (@THEPLAYERS) April 14, 2024
Congrats, Scottie! pic.twitter.com/5sqKyICofK
Congrats, Scottie! 🏆 https://t.co/gVK3Ukfc4Q
— Ryder Cup (@rydercup) April 14, 2024
With his second Masters title in three years and nine wins on the resume it makes you stop and realize-we have front row seats to the Scottie Scheffler era. #BeyondDriven #TeamTaylorMade pic.twitter.com/JJIT0Vcqeo
— TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) April 14, 2024
Being #1 is earned.#ProV1 pic.twitter.com/00JMRWOqof
— Titleist (@Titleist) April 14, 2024
Two green jackets in three years! 🏆
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 14, 2024
Scottie Scheffler is a Masters champion once again. pic.twitter.com/4ClY7EWtx4
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