AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A victory at the 2024 Masters seemed inevitable for Scottie Scheffler.
The Texan has been ranked No. 1 in the world for more than 80 weeks during his short career. He's won eight times on the PGA Tour since February 2022, a stretch that saw him become the first golfer ever to win the Players Championship in back-to-back years.
Scheffler is regarded as perhaps golf's best ball-striker since Tiger Woods in his prime, and his magical hands around the greens also have drawn comparison to you-know-who.
Until Sunday, Scheffler had only one major championship victory, the 2022 Masters, which might have been the only reason anyone would doubt his status as the game's next generational star.