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Scheffler has been dominant this PGA Tour
season, with seven consecutive top-five finishes before tying
for 23rd at The Open Championship on Sunday. The 27-year-old had
not finished worse than a tie for 12th since the CJ Cup in
October (tied for 45th), and over 19 tournaments had captured
the WM Phoenix Open in February and The Players Championship in
March.
"What can I say about Scottie that hasn't already been said?"
U.S. captain Zach Johnson said, per RyderCup.com. "He's an
amazing talent on the golf course, and someone that I know will
do whatever is asked of him at the Ryder Cup with a smile on his
face. He's incredibly passionate about the Ryder Cup, and it's
nice to have the World No. 1 on the U.S. team this year."
Scheffler is an automatic qualifier via points for the Ryder Cup
on Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome.
A Ryder Cup rookie two years ago, Scheffler went 2-0-1 in his
first experience on the U.S. team at Whistling Straits in
Wisconsin. He went 2-0-1 overall, including a win over world No.
1 Jon Rahm of Spain in singles (4 and 3) as the Americans downed
the Europeans 19-9.
"The experience I had at the Ryder Cup two years ago in
Wisconsin is something I will never forget and something I can't
wait to replicate in September," Scheffler said. "Zach's an
amazing leader and I'm ready to do whatever it takes to help
him, and our team bring the Ryder Cup back home to the United
States."
--Field Level Media
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