The 86th edition of the Masters Tournament, the first of the four major golf championships of 2022, was held April 7–10 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, won the No. 1 major in the sport. Scheffler dominated the final three rounds making history by winning his first career major.
Sliding into his crisp green jacket, the golfer also earned a record $2.7 million payout and further enshrinement as the hottest golfer on the planet, carding a 10-under 278. Scheffler became the fifth golfer to enter Augusta National ranked No. 1 in the world and go on to win the Masters, joining Ian Woosnam (1991), Fred Couples (1992), Tiger Woods (2001-02) and Dustin Johnson (2020).
The victory was his fourth on the PGA Tour this season, making him the first golfer since Arnold Palmer in 1960 — and only the second ever — to win as many events including the Masters in that span of time to begin a season, according to Justin Ray.
Scheffler is on such a heater that he actually won all four of those PGA Tour events in just a 57-day span, marking the shortest stretch from a first to fourth victory in PGA Tour history. This after failing to claim a victory in his first 70 events on the PGA Tour.
The Masters champion was tremendous all week. He put himself in contention immediately with a 69 in Round 1 and took a five-stroke lead through 36 holes by posting a 67 in Round 2. Though he did slip Saturday with a 71, ceding some of the ground he had gained to Cameron Smith, it was Scheffler who stood strong and slightly increased his advantage while Smith fell off Sunday.
