Are there still doubts that Scottie Scheffler is really the best golfer in the world right now?

The 25-year-old Texan impressively dispelled all concerns that he had climbed from 14th place to the top of the world rankings far too quickly after three tournament wins with his superior victory at the 86th Masters in Augusta on Sunday.

56 days after his first victory on the PGA Tour at the Phoenix Open, Scheffler has refined his incredible winning streak with his first major success.

It was his fourth win in his past six tournament starts.

In Augusta he dominated the tournament from day two and didn't let any of his competitors get too close to him at the weekend either.

After last year's Japanese winner Hideki Matsuyama helped him into the green winner's jacket in the Butler Cabin, Scheffler openly admitted that he wasn't worried about his success on Sunday: "I was lucky enough to put myself in a position where I was in control of the tournament.

So I didn't have to worry about what the others out there were doing.

Minding my own business and playing good, solid golf.

I felt like I would get the job done.”

Smith hits the water

Scheffler did it so confidently that he could even afford four putts and the only double bogey on the 18th hole from twelve and a half meters.

He won with a total of 278 (69+67+71+71/10 under par) and three shots ahead of Rory McIlroy (281/73+73+71+64).

The 32-year-old Northern Irishman managed by far the best and only bogey-free round of the entire tournament with 64 strokes on Sunday.

Cameron Smith, who started the final loop three strokes behind with Scheffler, squandered all chances with a shot into the water at the twelfth hole, a par 3 of just 146 meters.

All ambitions to win ended abruptly for the 28-year-old Australian with a triple bogey.

The professional with the mullet hairdresser then caught himself, but it wasn't enough for more than a final round of 73 and a total of 283 strokes.

After all, he was able to share third place with Irishman Shane Lowry (69/283), the 2019 British Open winner.

Scheffler, on the other hand, explained his dominant performance with the fact that an experienced caddy, Ted Scott, always gave him the right tips.

In 2012 and 2014, Scott helped his then-boss Bubba Watson get two green jackets as a bag carrier.

He has been working for Scheffler since November of last year, and he praised his new employee: "Thanks to him, I always knew in Augusta where to let my failures land so that I could still save the par.

He knows the place so incredibly well and I trust him blindly.

I can't rave enough about Ted as a person and as a caddy.

He's a believer and I like him."

Scheffler and Scott met at Bible study about a year before they started dating.

Scheffler hired Scott primarily because he wanted a Christian by his side.

In the victory press conference, Scheffler explained how important faith is to him.

More than that, he explained why he's going pro: "The reason I play golf is because I'm trying to worship God."

As a kid, I had the PGA Tour in mind

Scheffler's career began when his parents moved to Dallas from New Jersey and joined the Royal Oak Country Club.

The eight-year-old boy was able to take lessons from the renowned golf teacher Randy Smith, who still coaches him today.

Soon the little boy knew only one goal: he wanted to play on the PGA Tour one day.

“I grew up around so many tour pros in Royal Oak.

Even as a third grader, I wore long pants and collared shirts to golf and on tour.

My teammates rightly mocked me at the time," said Scheffler.

Now, after a hugely successful junior and collegiate career, he's at the top of his job.

“If you ask tour players which major they would most like to win, most would say the Masters.

This place is so much fun.

He's as cool as it gets.

I can't believe I can come back for a lifetime and enjoy this golf course," said Scheffler, who as a Masters champion is now invited to the Masters every year.

Tiger Woods also used this rule for his comeback after his bad car accident in February last year.

Even though the five-time champion finished in 47th place with two rounds of 78 shots on Saturday and Sunday, the 46-year-old superstar was satisfied: "I'm grateful that I was able to play at all.

And not just play somehow, but also a good first round.

I made it

I don't have quite the stamina that I would have liked, but a few weeks ago I didn't even know if I was going to play in this tournament."

Woods is unlikely to compete again until the next two majors, the PGA Championship in May and the British Open in July.