Last year, Scheffler and Jon Rahm competed each week to see who was the best on tour. Rahm now has his own LIV golf team, which only competes four times a year in major championships.
No matter what league he plays in, Rahm knows Scheffler. I did it on the course According to Golf Magic, he’s eager for a chance to slow him down at Augusta National.
“I’m very aware of Scotty’s position…I think that’s what makes this Masters and so many other majors so much fun,” Rahm said. “It’s important, not only for me and the players, but also for the audience, that we can all play together again and showcase our abilities.”
Scottie Scheffler has won back-to-backs on the PGA Tour, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship over the past two weeks.
His play further solidified his status as the best player in the world.
The Spaniard would like to keep the title and the green jacket, but the circumstances are different.
Last year, Rahm won three times in eight events heading into Augusta. This year, he has played in just five tournaments and has yet to register a win at LIV, but his last chance will come one week before his last in Florida.
He typically doesn’t play the week before the Masters.
Jon Rahm will pay homage to the past at this year’s Champions Dinner. #Masters
— The Masters (@TheMasters) March 19, 2024
It’s anyone’s guess how this schedule change will affect the two-time major champion.
Scheffler, on the other hand, has two wins in seven tournaments in 2024. Although he will not compete in this week’s Valspar Championship in Tampa, Florida, the former Texas Longhorn has committed to playing in the Houston Open.
The 27-year-old will likely miss the upcoming Valero Texas Open to prepare for the Masters, but he should have a better feel for his game than Rahm.
Rahm and the rest of the golf world will try to stop Scheffler’s momentum, but will they be able to do so? Scheffler has already proven time and time again that he deserves to be ranked No. 1 in the world, but a win at Augusta, two years after he first donned the green jacket, would end any discussion of his dominant reign. will increase.
Savannah Lee Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through.For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough On all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirls and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports.
