Scheffler goes for 3rd Masters title

Calm and cool No.1 takes shot at history

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AUGUSTA: Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler likes the state of his game as he prepares to defend his Masters title, having bounced back from an early season hand injury.

Scheffler seeks his third Masters title in four seasons and second in a row. Only Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Nick Faldo have captured back-to-back Masters crowns. Only Nicklaus has won three in four years.

In the past three years, Scheffler has won two or three times before the Masters. This year, he hasn't lifted a trophy before coming to Augusta National, his start slowed by a hand injury suffered cooking Christmas dinner.

Still, Scheffler shared second at the Houston Open in his final Masters tune-up and likes where his game is at as the year's first major arrives.

"Feeling pretty good. Excited about the stuff that we're working on right now and game feels like it's in a good spot," Scheffler said.