Scheffler wins the 2022 Masters and wins his first major championship

At just 25, Scheffler is the youngest Masters winner since fellow American Jordan Spieth won the green jacket aged 21 in 2015. Scheffler finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Rory McIlory, who had a record final round. on Sunday.

According to ESPN and The Associated Press, Scheffler now has four wins in his last six PGA Tour tournaments, all of which have been in the past 56 days. The Dallas native picked up a win at the Phoenix Open in a playoff on Feb. 13, picked up a victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in early March, then took first place at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play he two weeks ago.

With Sunday’s victory at the Masters, Scheffler pocketed $2.7 million and has now earned $8,872,200 in his last six starts.