Words ROBIN BARWICK
Scottie Scheffler is World No.1 (at the time of writing) and the first name on the US Ryder Cup team sheet, yet less than two years ago he was name No.12. “That’s true,” admits Scheffler, who had had a lot of top-five finishes by the autumn of 2021, when the US team was selected for Whistling Straits, but had not yet won on the PGA Tour.
“I was the lowest-ranked player on the