Age, Biography, and Wiki
Scottie Scheffler, born on June 21, 1996, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, is an American professional golfer who has rapidly risen to prominence in the PGA Tour. As of 2025, he is 28 years old. He began playing golf at the tender age of three and showed early promise by winning 75 youth events between 2004 and 2010. Scheffler dominated high school golf at Highland Park High School, capturing three consecutive individual state titles from 2012 to 2014 and winning the U.S. Junior Amateur title in 2013. He then attended the University of Texas, where he helped the team win three Big 12 championships and made notable appearances in NCAA Championships. Turning professional in 2018, Scheffler’s breakthrough came in 2022 when he won four PGA Tour titles including the Masters, swiftly climbing to World No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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| Date of Birth | 21 June 1996 |
| Age | 29 Years |
| Birth Place | Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
| Country | Jersey |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Scottie Scheffler stands tall at 6 feet 3 inches (190 cm) and weighs approximately 200 pounds (91 kg). His stature contributes to his golfing style, enabling him to deliver long, powerful drives and maintain a commanding presence on the course.
Entering high school, Scheffler was barely 5 ft in height, but experienced a large growth spurt and soon measured over 6 ft tall. He played golf and basketball at Highland Park High School in the Dallas enclave of University Park. At Highland Park, Scheffler won individual state titles three years in a row (2012 to 2014), matching a record set by fellow Texan Jordan Spieth. He also had success in AJGA events, and won the 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur, defeating Davis Riley 3 and 2. Scheffler was the top-ranked junior golfer in the country in 2014, and in April 2014 he won the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. He made his PGA Tour debut in May 2014, as a 17-year-old amateur at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. With his sister Callie caddying for him, he made the cut. He recorded a hole-in-one in the third round and ultimately finished at 4-under-par, in a tie for 22nd place. He was ineligible for the $60,000 payout due to his amateur status.
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight | 200 lb |
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Dating & Relationship Status
There is no publicly detailed information available regarding Scottie Scheffler’s dating or relationship status from the provided sources.
His father, Scott, grew up in Englewood Cliffs, and his mother, Diane (née DeLorenzo), grew up in Park Ridge. Scheffler is of Italian descent on his mother's side and German descent on his father's side. His grandfather was a veteran of the U.S. military who served in the Korean War. Scheffler was the only boy among four children. His sisters are named Callie, Molly and Sara. The family lived in Montvale, New Jersey, until Scheffler was aged six, when they moved to Dallas, Texas, in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Scott was a carpenter who became a stay-at-home dad, while Diane worked as a business manager at the law firm Skadden in New York City, and later as a chief operating officer at the law firm Thompson & Knight in Dallas.
Scheffler's interest in golf began at age three, when his parents gave him a set of plastic clubs and ball. He practiced as a child by hitting ping-pong balls inside his home, curving the ball from one room to the next. While living in New Jersey, Scheffler frequently asked his father to take him to the 9W Driving Range in Palisades, New York near the Hudson River. In winter, Scheffler's father shoveled snow from the range to allow him to still practice. After the move to Dallas, his parents borrowed $50,000 to join Royal Oaks Country Club, where Scheffler began to receive tutelage under instructor Randy Smith, who had coached Justin Leonard to a victory at the 1997 Open Championship. At Royal Oaks, Scheffler also learned from professional golfers such as Leonard, Ryan Palmer, Colt Knost, and Harrison Frazar. He watched them as they practiced, and from the age of nine would challenge them to chipping and putting contests. He had prolific success at the youth level, and won 90 of the 136 tournaments he played on the Northern Texas PGA junior circuit, competing against the likes of fellow Dallas-area golfer Will Zalatoris.
Scheffler was raised Catholic. His sponsor for his confirmation in the Catholic Church was Rocky Hambric, founder of Hambric Sports, a sports management agency. Scheffler's mother stated that "Scottie really thinks of Rocky as his godfather", and he has been a client of Hambric Sports since he turned professional. Scheffler's agent at Hambric is Blake Smith, son of Scheffler's swing coach Randy Smith. As of 2022, Scheffler is a member of Park Cities Presbyterian Church. Through the church, he and his wife Meredith also became supporters of Behind Every Door, a Christian non-profit organization that provides support to low-income areas in Dallas. Meredith is a director at Behind Every Door. Scheffler attends Bible study with his caddie Ted Scott, who caddied for Bubba Watson for 15 years. When requesting Scott to be his caddie, Scheffler said "I really want to work with a Christian. That's how I try to live my life." Scheffler and his close friend Sam Burns co-host an annual retreat with members of the College Golf Fellowship, a faith-based ministry.
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| Husband | Meredith Scudder (m. 2020) |
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Net Worth
The given search results do not specify Scottie Scheffler’s social media accounts or presence. However, as a high-profile athlete, he is likely active on platforms like Instagram and Twitter, commonly used by professional golfers to engage with fans and promote sponsorships.
In June, Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament for his fifth win on the season. The win pushed him over $24 million in earnings for the year, breaking the PGA Tour season earnings record. Scheffler also become the first player since Tom Watson in 1980 to have won five times on the PGA Tour before the U.S. Open. Two weeks later, Scheffler defeated Tom Kim in a sudden-death playoff at the Travelers Championship to claim his sixth win on the season. This made him the first PGA Tour golfer to win six times in a season since Tiger Woods in 2009, and the first to have won six times before July since Arnold Palmer in 1962.
At the 2024 Tour Championship held at East Lake Golf Club, Scheffler entered as the leader in the FedEx Cup standings for third year in a row, starting again at 10-under-par. He totaled 30-under-par to claim the first FedEx Cup title of his career. This made him the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to record a seven-win season on the PGA Tour, and earned him $25 million in bonus prize money. Along with the $8 million bonus for leading the regular-season standings and his $29 million official prize money, this brought Scheffler's total on-course earnings for the season to $62 million.
Education
In summary, Scottie Scheffler is a standout young American golfer known for his height and power, rapid ascent to World No. 1, and a strong collegiate and youth golf pedigree. His continued success on the PGA Tour positions him as one of the most formidable players in the sport today.
Scheffler was then recruited to play golf for the Texas Longhorns at the University of Texas at Austin beginning in fall 2014. He won his first individual collegiate title, the Western Intercollegiate held at Pasatiempo Golf Club, in April 2015. Two weeks later, he won the Big 12 Individual Championship held at Southern Hills Country Club. He was named 2015 "Phil Mickelson Freshman of the Year" and Big 12 Newcomer of the Year due to these performances. He struggled with back injuries during his sophomore season, and recorded only one top-10 finish. Texas Longhorns golf coach John Fields said Scheffler was still adapting to his physical growth: "He's gone from 5-foot-2, 100 pounds in eighth grade to almost 6-foot-4, 200 pounds just six years later."
On August 18, 2019, Scheffler won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship in Columbus, Ohio. Scheffler shot 4-under 67 in the final round at Ohio State University's Scarlet Course for a two-shot victory. He totaled a 12-under 272 for the week and finished two shots ahead of Brendon Todd, Beau Hossler and Ben Taylor. This event was part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals (the Web.com Tour was renamed the Korn Ferry Tour in mid-season). Scheffler led both the Finals points list and the overall points list to earn a fully exempt PGA Tour card for the 2020 season. He was later named Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year.
At the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, Scheffler opened with a round of 67. On Friday morning prior to his second round, Scheffler was arrested after a traffic incident but was released in time to return to the course and shoot 66. However, in the third round, Scheffler broke his streak of 42 consecutive rounds of par-or-better on the PGA Tour with a two-over 73. He eventually finished the tournament tied 8th. In his next start, Scheffler was in the final group on Sunday at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He ultimately finished runner-up, five strokes behind Davis Riley.
As the number one player in the world rankings, Scheffler qualified as one of the four male golfers to represent the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics in golf. On August 4, he tied the course record at Le Golf National with a final-round 62 to finish at 19-under and win the gold medal. Scheffler, who was six strokes behind the lead after the front nine, made six birdies on the back nine to win by one stroke over Tommy Fleetwood.
In December 2024, Scheffler won the Hero World Challenge for the second straight year. He finished at 25-under 263 to tie the tournament record at Albany Golf Course first set by Bubba Watson in 2015. This was his ninth win of the year, although neither the Olympics or Hero World Challenge count as official PGA Tour wins. Scheffler was named 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year, earning the Jack Nicklaus Award for the third consecutive season, the first to do so since Tiger Woods in 20052007. Later in December, Scheffler paired with Rory McIlroy against Brooks Koepka and Bryson Dechambeau in an edition of The Match billed as a showdown between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Scheffler and McIlroy won the 18-hole, match-play contest.
On May 17, 2024, Scheffler was arrested at 6:20 a.m. near Valhalla Golf Club, the venue of the 2024 PGA Championship. He was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, a class-C felony, and three misdemeanors: third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. Scheffler was released on his own recognizance at 8:40 the same morning. The charges against Scheffler were dropped on May 29. Both Scheffler and the Louisville Metro Police Department agreed to not pursue legal action related to his arrest. Prosecutor Mike O'Connell stated that Scheffler's characterization of the incident as a big misunderstanding' is corroborated by the evidence."
