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Scottie Scheffler is one of the best golfers on the planet and, dating from last year, was on a historic race.
However, the success of the victory of golf tournaments is not what “satisfied” him.
Scheffler, 29, is a triple major champion when he won the Masters twice and the PGA championship this year. He will seek to get closer to the Grand Chelem career at the Open this week at the Royal Portrush.
The winner of PGA Tour 16 times is the classified golfer n ° 1 in the world for more than 100 weeks, but his domination on the course is not what “fulfilled” for him.
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Scottie Scheffler looks after hitting his shot from the first TEE in the first round of the US Open golf tournament on June 12, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (Charles Leclaire-Imagn Images)
“There are a lot of people who get to what they thought were going to accomplish them in life, and you get there, you get to No. 1 in the world, and they are like, what is it for?” Scheffler said on Tuesday at a press conference.
“I really believe that, because what is it for? Why do I want to win this bad tournament? This is something with which I fight daily. It’s like introducing myself to the Masters every year. It’s like” why do I want to win this golf tournament so badly? Why do I want if I want to win the championship open so badly? “”
“I don’t know because, if I win, it’s going to be great for two minutes. Then we’re going to arrive next week,” hey, you won two majors this year; How important is it important to win the Fedexcup qualifiers? “And we are back here.”
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Scheffler referred to his celebration after winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament in its original Texas state in May, when its moment of celebration felt so ephemeral.
“I said something after the Byron this year like, I have the impression of working all your life to celebrate the victory of a tournament for a few minutes. It only lasts a few minutes, this kind of euphoric feeling. To win the Byron Nelson championship at home, I literally worked all my life to become good in golf to have an opportunity to win this tournament,” said Scheffler.
“You win it, you celebrate, you kiss my family, my sister is there, it’s an incredible moment. So it’s like” ok, now what are we going to eat for dinner? “Life continues.”
Although being incredibly successful as a golfer might not be what fulfills him, that gives him a “feeling of accomplishment”.
“Is it great to be able to win tournaments and do the things I have in the golf game? Yes, that makes me tears just to think, because I have literally worked all my life to be good in this sport. Having this kind of achievement, I think, is a pretty cool feeling,” said Scheffler.
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Scottie Scheffler plays his shot from the first TEE in the second round of the Travelers championship golf tournament on June 20, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Images Bill Streicher-Imagn)
To Scheffler, he does not play to “inspire” the next generation of golfers, because, for him, the n ° 1 of the world is not satisfactory.
“To live your dreams is very special, but at the end of the day, I am not here to inspire the next generation of golfers. I am not here to inspire someone to be the best player in the world, because what it is not for? It is not a fulfilling life.
Scheffler said that golf sport is not “being all, final” for him.
“(Golf) is not the most important thing in my life,” said Scheffler.
Scheffler and his wife, Meredith, share a 1 year old son, Bennett. For Scheffler, his family is a priority.
Scottie Scheffler climbs on the 17th Green in the second round of the Travelers championship golf tournament on June 20, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Images Bill Streicher-Imagn)
“I am lucky to be able to come here and play golf. But if my golf has started to affect my family life or if it has affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, you know, it will be the last day I play here to live,” said Scheffler.
“I would prefer to be a grandfather that I would not be a great golfer.
“In the end, (the golf is) simply not what satisfies me.”
