Scottie Scheffler eyes his third green jacket, and golf immortality, at the 2025 Masters

Scottie Scheffler is already in elite company in the game of golf less than a decade into his professional career. He has 13 PGA Tour wins, a FedEx Cup, three player of the year awards, and, of course, two green jackets from his Masters victories at Augusta National in 2022 and 2024.

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Scheffler, his wife Meredith, and his son Bennett will take to Augusta National’s famed par three course today as part of an eventful week. He enjoyed a second champions dinner served in his honor last night, with ribeye or redfish as the main course options. The elite company gathered there, including Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, and fellow Longhorns Jordan Spieth and Ben Crenshaw, all celebrated Scheffler’s 11-under winning score from 2024, an under-par total four strokes clear of runner-up Ludvig Åberg.

“The Dinner is a very special night for all of us,” Scheffler said earlier this week. “It’s a really cool club to be a part of, and it’s fun to come here and celebrate being back at Augusta National. And getting to wear your green jacket I think is always really fun, and enjoying some good food with some good friends, as well. I’ll definitely looking forward to tonight. And, yeah, I think surreal would be a pretty good description of how it feels sometimes.”

Though the experiences may be surreal, Scheffler is already at home among the game’s greats. And Scheffler can join a fraternity that among the most elite in sports depending on what he is able to accomplish over the weekend. He has the chance to become the ninth man to become a three-time Masters champion.

The list of eight with three green jackets is a list of the best golfers of all time. Nicklaus. Tiger Woods. Arnold Palmer. Jimmy Demaret. Sam Snead. Gary Player. Nick Faldo. Phil Mickelson.

Not since Mickelson won at 16-under in 2010 has someone joined their ranks. But Scheffler wouldn’t look out of place with that bunch, especially considering how he’s handled the legendary design work of Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie.

Scheffler has made the cut at every Masters he’s played. His worst finish is T-19, and his worst score to par is a 1-under 287. His 2022 win saw him clear a charging Rory McIlroy by three strokes at 10-under. Last year, a Thursday 66 and a Sunday 68 that saw him play the second nine at 3-under with three birdies proved the acumen he brings to the old nursery.

If he’s to win the Masters in 2025, the lead-in to the victory will look a little bit different. Scheffler won two PGA Tour events and the Dell Match Play in the months leading up to his first win at Augusta in 2022. In 2024, Scheffler again won two tournaments prior to the second Sunday in April, one the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the other the Players Championship.

Scheffler has yet to finish first in a tournament this year, something that his Christmas Day hand injury suffered while making ravioli is partially to blame. He does have three top-10s and a runner-up from two weeks ago at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, but that all means he’ll have to buck a trend to make the Masters his first win of the year.

“This year coming off an injury was definitely a different feeling than I’ve had in the last few years,” Scheffler said. “But as far as preparedness goes, this is definitely as prepared as I’ve felt going into any event this year, and I’m excited to get the tournament going.”

Competition will be stiff. McIlroy has two wins on tour this year and is looking to finally complete the career grand slam and join Scheffler in the champions clubhouse. Similar can be said for LIV stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. Sepp Straka, Russell Henley, Colin Morikawa, and J.J. Spaun hope to see their successful 2025 tours continue in North Georgia.

But if Scheffler can go the distance one more time and bring about Fred Ridley bestowing another green jacket on his shoulders in Butler Cabin, he’ll have earned a place among golf’s all-time greats.

Majors have not proven to be a stage too difficult for Scheffler, despite his two major wins only coming at Augusta. He’s made the cut in 18 of 21 major starts with 12 top-10s, six top-fives, and runner-up finishes in the 2022 U.S. Open and the 2023 PGA Championship.

Those stages are where the best golfers bring their A-game, and it’s never more true than for the Masters.

Not ashamed to speak about the importance of faith and family in his life, Scheffler never seems rattled by the game or the arena he steps into on a regular basis. He’s grounded in more than just golf, now more than ever with his son Bennett in his life, and that’s clear in how unfazed he appears when walking the grounds of Augusta or of any course.

“I’ve had some good starts, but I haven’t had any really great ones yet,” Scheffler said of his season so far. “When you get home at the end of the day, Bennett is still going to do pretty much the exact same thing he always does when I get home. My work is definitely not going to affect him and definitely going to give a bit of perspective. It also has given me a much greater appreciation for my parents knowing what they did for us for years.”

In order to join a list of golfers that only has eight members, he’ll need to remain grounded, faithful, and present in a way Scheffler alone seems capable of remaining among modern golfers. He’ll also need to continue his quality play from this season. Scheffler is No. 3 in strokes gained, No. 33 in driving accuracy, No. 12 in GIR percentage, and No. 3 in scrambling — a crucial stat considering the deep bunkers and viciously fast greens he’ll have to traverse this week.

“I think you can definitely gain a little bit of momentum from getting those balls up-and-down,” Scheffler said. “It doesn’t necessarily feel like you’re stealing a full shot, but you get up-and-down on 1, you’re stealing maybe three tenths of a shot; then you get up-and-down on 2, you’re stealing another maybe half shot from back there; and get up-and-down on 3, saving another quarter to half a shot. All of a sudden you’re like I’m doing some good stuff out here and saving some shots.”

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If there’s a golfer that can do it, it’s Scheffler. Should he do what he’s capable of, he’ll join the ranks of golf’s hallowed all-time greats.