NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in golf, still remembers the time he was last.

The Ryder Cup being next on the horizon serves as yet another reminder of how quickly his absurd level of dominance came together. The day Scheffler arrived in Napa was the four-year anniversary of him being announced as a captain’s pick for his first Ryder Cup.

He was at No. 21 in the world with 13 other Americans ahead of him. He had yet to win on the PGA Tour. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker was on the phone.

“I think it was fairly obvious I was probably the last guy on the team,” Scheffler said. “I remember getting the phone call. I didn’t know if he was going to call me and give me really bad news or really good news. It’s kind of weird preparing for something you don’t know if

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