With back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship before missing a 5-foot birdie putt at the last hole at the Texas Children’s Houston Open that would’ve forced a playoff in his final Masters tune-up, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is arriving at Augusta National Golf Club with a bulls-eye on his back. The 2022 champion is the overwhelming favorite to don the Green Jacket this year and earn his second major title.
Two years ago, in a stroke of ingenuity, Rolex signed Scheffler to be one of its brand ambassadors on the Sunday before the Masters that he won. Just a few weeks later, the watchmaker sent Scheffler the advertisement it had produced to celebrate his Masters triumph and it left a lasting impression on the then-25-year-old champion.
“It was such a beautiful advertisement,” Scheffler recalls. “The imagery was incredible and then all of a sudden, I pop up on the screen and it shows the highlights of us winning. It was one of those ‘Wow, this is really where my life has come’ moments and just to be a part of the advertisements is very special to me as a player.”
On the brink of the 88th edition of the Masters, Scheffler participated in a wide-ranging Q&A through his partnership with Rolex that touches on his memories from winning the Masters in 2022, his favorite Masters moment and the importance of his prep, plus much, much more.