Scottie Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler is the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to achieve 100 consecutive weeks as world No 1 - and is now the holder of three major titles following his emphatic five-stroke victory at May’s PGA Championship.

He won The Masters for the second time in 2024, and secured an astonishing eight other victories across the year including at the Olympics, Players Championship, and Tour Championship.

At Augusta, where he had beaten Rory McIlroy by three strokes in 2022, he left Ludvig Aberg trailing four shots back in second place. It was part of a run of four titles in five starts - he was runner-up in the other event.

An Olympic gold medal in Paris looked a long shot when Jon Rahm moved four clear of the entire field with nine to play however Scheffler completed a stunning nine under par 62 to take the title by one from Tommy Fleetwood.

He finished joint eighth on his Open debut at Royal St George's in 2021, and went unbeaten in his first Ryder Cup cap as a wild card selection later the same season.

The 2013 US junior champion earned Walker Cup honours four years later and in becoming the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year in 2020 produced a 12 under par 59 at the Northern Trust event, just the 12th sub-60 score in the Tour's history.