Scottie Scheffler ‘cried like a baby’ before winning the Masters

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler says he ‘cried like a baby’ before winning at Augusta on Sunday.

World No.1 Scheffler took this year’s green jacket after a convincing and composed final round saw him finish top of the leaderboard at 10-under-par, three shots ahead of Rory McIlroy who came close after a late charge.

Scheffler has now revealed that before the fourth round he was doubting whether he could finish the job as he thought about the prestige that comes with being a Masters champion.

‘I was so overwhelmed and didn’t know I was ready for this,’ he said. ‘I cried like a baby this morning.

‘I’ve dreamed of having a chance to play in this tournament, I teared up when I got my first invite in the mail. I love this place and if you’re going to choose a tournament to win it would be this.

‘You don’t know how many chances you get to win, you don’t want to waste them and the human condition is to make things bigger than they are and you think it’s a lot bigger deal than it is.

‘I don’t know what to say to be honest, I’m just really thankful to be in this position. I don’t think anything has sunk in. My head is still spinning.’

Scheffler’s triumph at Augusta crowns what has been an exceptionally quick rise by the young American this season.

At the start of February, the 25-year-old was still without a PGA Tour victory in his career, but a sudden burst of success has seen him become a four-time winner in the space of two months as he has scooped the Phoenix Open, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the WGC Matchplay and now the Masters.

Scheffler turned professional in 2018 and often pays tribute to his friend who died from cancer five years ago – James Ragan – to whom he gets his inspiration from.

Seemingly mature beyond his years,