Beam me up, Scottie: Timeline of Scheffler's meteoric rise to No. 1

From juniors to the PGA TOUR, Scottie Scheffler has been a standout player at every single level in his golf career.

Scheffler's last few years have established him as a player to take notice of at the highest level, but the Texan golfer's run since the 2021 Ryder Cup is an all-time heater for the sport.

Here's how five events in the last seven months have moved Scottie to the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Rankings and pushed him to the forefront of the sport's landscape.

September 24-26, Ryder Cup

At No. 21 in the world rankings, Scheffler was certainly no slouch heading to Whistling Straights, but some viewed him as a very controversial pick, given the fact he had never won on the PGA TOUR. The 25-year-old showed that captain Steve Stricker was right to include him, as he immediately posted a 1-0-1 record in team play alongside Bryson DeChambeau.

However, it was the singles portion that truly put Scheffler on the star map as he drew then-World No. 1 Jon Rahm on Sunday. Rahm had been one of the only bright spots on the European Team that week, posting a sparkling 3-0-1 record in team play heading to singles. Scheffler ended that undefeated run in style, turning in a dominant performance in the 4-and-3 win.

We didn't know it at the time, but the victory over Rahm was a preview of what was about to happen.

February 10-13, Phoenix Open

The money and top finishes continued to pile up for Scheffler, but it was time to finally grab his first TOUR win. The venue would end up being the most raucous environment on the schedule - the Phoenix Open on Super Bowl weekend.

Scheffler would dramatically accomplish the feat, birdieing four of his final six holes to force a playoff against Ryder Cup teammate Patrick Cantlay.

After they tied the first two extra trips down the 18th, Scheffler poured in a 25-footer for birdie and took the victory after Cantlay couldn't match.

The win moved Scheffler into the top 10 of the OWGR for the first time in his career and officially opened the floodgates.

March 3-6, Arnold Palmer Invitational

Scheffler followed up his win in Phoenix with a solid seventh-place showing at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera in California, moving him into sixth in the rankings heading to Bay Hill.

After winning in excellent weather just a couple weeks prior, Scheffler showed he could battle extreme conditions in central Florida. Thick rough, firm greens, and blustery winds made the weekend at Bay Hill a slog, but Scheffler shone with a bogey-free closing nine on Sunday to secure the one-shot win.

"To be completely honest with you, right now I'm exhausted," Scheffler said after the victory, according to CNN.com's Matias Grez. "This course is a total beatdown trying to play. I'm very pleased I didn't have to play any extra holes today."

Scheffler's win continued his rise up the rankings, placing him in fifth as he left Orlando.

March 23-27, WGC-Match Play

Scheffler was a star at Texas before turning professional, so it's safe to say the former Longhorn feels very comfortable at the TOUR's annual stop in Austin.

A run to the championship match at the 2021 WGC-Match Play certainly had to fill him with confidence as he returned for the 2022 edition of the event. There was also the added incentive of reaching World No. 1 if he claimed victory at the tournament.

It was a battle getting out of group play, but Scheffler emerged after a playoff win over Matthew Fitzpatrick to make the Round of 16. It was a dominant showing from there, with Scheffler playing 66 holes on the weekend and trailing for just five.

After taking down another Ryder Cup teammate Dustin Johnson in the semis, Scheffler handled Kevin Kisner 4-and-3 in the final to win his third tournament in five events.

With the move to No. 1 just 42 days after securing his first win in Phoenix, Scheffler set the new fastest ascent by a whopping 210 days.

April 7-10, The Masters

The final thing remaining for Scheffler to reach superstar status was a major championship, and it didn't take long after becoming No. 1 to achieve that goal.

Scheffler opened with a solid 3-under 69, but it was his second round that set him apart from the field at this week's event. Despite difficult conditions at Augusta, Scheffler birdied six of his final 12 holes to shoot 5-under 67 and run away from the chase pack.

The five-shot lead at the halfway point tied the Masters record and set Scheffler up in a great position to seal the deal, especially after he shot a 3-under 33 on the first nine Saturday to stretch his lead.

Scheffler would stumble down the stretch with four bogeys on his final seven holes, but he still posted a 1-under 71 and carried a three-shot lead over Cameron Smith into Sunday.

After Smith picked up two strokes on the opening two holes in Round 4, the gap was down to one, but an incredible chip-in birdie on No. 3 pushed it back to three, and it would never shrink lower than that for the remainder of the day.

How rare is it that Scheffler already has four wins on the season before the middle of April?