It was not until after The Masters was won that Scottie Scheffler looked human after all. It turns out even the world number has a four-putt from time to time, only this one at the 18th at Augusta sealed the green jacket. It was the first instance this week that Scheffler had not looked every part the best player in the game, after four days of emphatically answering those questioning whether his rise to that ranking was too quick to be deserved. His hiccup at the last only went to prove how meticulous his performance had been until that point, as did the fact he had five shots to spare walking up the final fairway.
Victory at Augusta completes a stunning ascent to the top of the game and caps a dominant run for the 25-year-old American. In the space of 56 days Scheffler has won his first professional tournament at the Phoenix Open, reached number one in the world rankings after a further two wins in four starts, and has now claimed the green jacket. He becomes just the third player in 30 years after Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson to win the Masters as World No. 1.
