Scheffler is champion again, and he's never satisfied

AUGUSTA, >> Scottie Scheffler manages enormous expectations so well because he never spends too much time thinking about the past or the future. The temptation was never so great at the Masters.

Behind him was a swift sequence of events that put him in control at Augusta National when three of his closest challengers made double bogey in the heart of Amen Corner. Ahead of him was the dreamy prospect of another Masters green jacket.

All he thought about was the 215 yards between his golf ball and the flag on the par-5 13th late Sunday afternoon. His lead was two shots over Ludvig Aberg, the 24-year-old Swede who a year ago was in college and played his first Masters as the No. 9 player in the world.

Scheffler was oblivious to everything except what was in front of him.

“He just seemed focused on doing Scottie Scheffler things,” said Ted Scott, the caddie who has been on Scheffler's bag during his amazing ride to the top of the golf world.

“That's what he said on 13. He goes, `Should we go for it?' I said: `Absolutely. Why don't we do what we do and what we're good at?' He's the best ball striker in the world,” Scott said. “He hit an unbelievable 4-iron, which is just incredible to that small target.

“Those targets seem big when you're caddying for Scottie Scheffler.”

The ball hit the safe part of the green, setting up a two-putt birdie to extend his lead. His wedge on the 14th settled a foot away for another birdie. And then he made another.

Before long, Scheffler twice slipped into the green jacket.