The baby had the good idea to wait until dad had put on the green jacket and won, for the second time in his career, the legendary Masters. “It was weird not having my wife by my side. The day seemed a bit long. But she sent me the right vibes and, in the end, everything went well…”
It's the least we can say. At the top of his art, the Masters Chef flew through the debates of his entire class, finishing the tournament at 11 under par (cards of 66, 72, 71 and 68), four steps ahead of Swedish prodigy Ludvig Aberg who was playing the first Major of his career. “This Sunday, despite the pressure, I managed to control my emotions. And my game followed. My birdies at 8, 9 and 10 gave me confidence. Over all four laps, I made very few driving errors. And my little game followed,” continues the winner.
With a lot of wind in the background, the diabolical Georgian course was difficult to negotiate. Only eight players finished the four rounds under par. But Scheffler never trembled. Already winner this year of the Players Championship and the Arnold Palmer, he confirmed his status as undisputed world No. 1. If not the most flamboyant or charismatic player on the circuit, the New Jersey native is “simply the best”. He makes almost no mistakes. He masters all the shots with the same ease. He always makes the right decisions. And he's only 27 years old. That shows if he can still write history.
That said, Ludvig Aberg's performance deserves the same praise. Professional since June, the Swedish rookie is burning through the stages in the sun of his immense talent. In Augusta, he celebrated his Grand Slam housewarming party. And he almost took home the green jacket. During the Ryder Cup in Rome, he had already impressed the entire golf world. But there, he reached a new level, displaying a very complete game in all sectors, signing anthology shots in important moments and resisting all stress. You don't have to know how to read the lines of the greens to guess that he, too, will one day occupy the throne of world number 1.
