Inside Scottie Scheffler's whirlwind 2024 - arrest, emotional win and freak accident
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Scottie Scheffler's 2024 season wrapped up earlier this month at the Hero World Challenge, and as expected, it concluded with him hoisting another trophy. His title defence in the Bahamas, under the watchful eye of Tiger Woods, marked Scheffler's ninth win of the year, reinforcing his position as the world's top golfer.
However, it's fair to say that the New Jersey native's journey throughout 2024 hasn't been entirely smooth sailing. The latest twist in his rollercoaster year was revealed on Friday when it was announced he would miss the first four weeks of PGA Tour competition in 2025 due to a freak accident on Christmas Day.
Rewinding to the start of the year, his first victory out of nine came at one of the PGA Tour's most prestigious events, the Arnold Palmer Invitational. With his season now in full swing, Scheffler went on to clinch the Players championship in Florida, making history as the first back-to-back champion of the PGA Tour's flagship event.
From there, the world No. 1 was unstoppable. A switch to a mallet putter, suggested by Rory McIlroy, seemed to rectify his only real weakness. Less than a month after his triumph at TPC Sawgrass, he was once again a two-time champion, this time at Augusta National.
Scheffler's machine-like performance led him to a comfortable four-shot victory at the iconic Georgia course, securing his second Masters championship in three years. Despite clinching the game's biggest prize, the world No.1 didn't take a break and instead competed at the RBC Heritage just a week later. He won his second title in seven days after triumphing at Hilton Head.
