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Daily Mirror
25-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Scottie Scheffler agrees with Phil Mickelson suspicions and rubs salt in LIV star's wounds
Scottie Scheffler has proven his critics wrong after recovering from a disappointing start to 2025 to win two majors, with the American now addressing LIV star Phil Mickelson's poorly-aged comments Scottie Scheffler has addressed Phil Mickelson 's controversial and rather foolish prediction that the world No. 1 wouldn't win anything before the Ryder Cup. The recently-crowned Open Championship winner confirmed suspicions that Mickelson meant to tweet that the world No. 1 golfer will not win anything at all, while taking a jab at the LIV Golf star. At the beginning of the year, Scheffler, 29, struggled to find his rhythm, going winless in his opening five tournaments of 2025. Beyond his poor form on the course, the New Jersey star was also recovering from a bizarre kitchen mishap involving ravioli preparation, where a wine glass he was using as a makeshift rolling pin shattered and cut deep into his hand, requiring surgery. During that difficult period, golf veteran Mickelson made a bold prediction on social media, saying Scheffler wouldn't claim a single PGA Tour victory before the Ryder Cup begins in New York this September. Since then, Scheffler has convincingly proven the veteran wrong, securing the CJ Cup Byron Nelson by eight strokes, winning the Memorial Tournament, the PGA Championship and, most recently, The Open Championship. Prior to Scheffler's incredible recent run of success, Mickelson posted on X: "Here's a hot take: Does Scottie win in 2025 before the Ryder Cup? I don't think so.' During his appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast, Scheffler was asked whether he saw Mickelson's post, to which he replied: "I did see the Phil Mickelson tweet. It was a great tweet.' When quizzed further about whether he believed Mickelson meant to say he wouldn't win anything at all, but held back to avoid undermining the USA's Ryder Cup prospects, the world No. 1 said: "I would agree with that. "I think that's what he was trying to say. But you can't say that America is going to lose the Ryder Cup when you are an American. So he kind of threw in that little cookie there at the end. Phil is not dumb. Phil is very smart.' When the host noted that Mickelson's tweet was "dumb' because of the number of titles he has won, Scheffler, sporting a wry smile on his face, rubbed salt in the six-time major winner's wounds by saying: "It didn't age very well." Mickelson, a winner of three Masters titles, two PGA Championships and the US Open, has conceded he was mistaken about Scheffler. Following a jibe from NBC analyst Kevin Kisner, Mickelson responded on X: "I've never been afraid to make mistakes on the course or off, knowing I'll have to deal with scrutiny from the public, media, or social media. "I've already acknowledged I was wrong on this. This is a good example of why so many people are afraid to put themselves out there and compete or take risks, because they know it'll be thrown back in their face and they can't handle it. "Fortunately that's not ever been my problem. But others struggle dealing with the heat and scrutiny that professional sports and being in the public eye brings, and drives many away from the game." Scheffler is expected to be a key player for Team USA in their Ryder Cup campaign. He was a captain's pick in the 2021 event, which the USA dominated 19-9, and also participated in the 2023 tournament, albeit on the losing team in Rome.
16-07-2025
- Sport
Why Scottie Scheffler says winning golf is 'not a fulfilling life' ahead of British Open
Even the best golfer in the world knows the immense satisfaction and elation of winning is a fleeting feeling. In what could have been an average pre-tournament press conference at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Scottie Scheffler delivered a deeply honest speech on success, sharing his poignant perspective that underscored the duality of motivation and fulfillment that he said is "something I wrestle with on a daily basis." Scottie Scheffler asks 'what's the point' of winning? "There's a lot of people that make it to what they thought was going to fulfill them in life, and you get there, you get to No. 1 in the world, and they're like, 'What's the point?'" Scheffler told reporters ahead of the 153rd British Open, which begins Thursday. "I really do believe that, because what is the point? Why do I want to win this tournament so bad? That's something that I wrestle with on a daily basis." The PGA World No. 1 player and two-time Masters champion has 16 career wins under his belt, most recently notching his third major title at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, and is favored to add a fourth to his illustrious resume this week in Northern Ireland at the world-renowned links course The Dunluce. "It feels like you work your whole life to celebrate winning a tournament for like a few minutes. It only lasts a few minutes, that kind of euphoric feeling," he said. "This is not a fulfilling life. It's fulfilling from the sense of accomplishment, but it's not fulfilling from a sense of the deepest places of your heart." The 29-year-old continued, "To get to live out your dreams is very special, but at the end of the day, I'm not out here to inspire the next generation of golfers." For Scheffler and so many other athletes, celebratory moments after a hard-earned win are almost instantly followed by questions about how that player will replicate the result at the next competition. "If I win, it's going to be awesome for about two minutes. And then we're going to get to the next week and it's gonna be like, 'Hey, you won two majors this year. How important is it for you to win the FedEx Cup playoffs?'" he said. "We work so hard for such little moments." Scheffler went on to say on the flip side of the equation -- losing -- "sucks and I hate it, but golf's a game where you just lose a lot more often than you win." The Texas native is in rarefied air, however, having already proven his ability to build off the momentum of a win this season with back-to-back victories in May, first finishing 31-under at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in front of his family and hometown crowd, followed by the PGA Championship just 14 days later. "To win the Byron Nelson Championship at home, I literally worked my entire life to become good at golf, to have an opportunity to win that tournament. And you win it, you celebrate, get to hug my family, my sisters there. It's such an amazing moment. And then it's like, 'OK, now what are we going to eat for dinner?' Life goes on," Scheffler reflected. Scottie Scheffler prioritizes parenting, role as a dad over golf Scheffler and his wife Meredith became parents last year, welcoming their son Bennett in May 2024, which he explained is ultimately his greatest priority in life over golf. "I love being able to play this game for a living. It's one of the greatest joys of my life. But does it fill the deepest wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not," he said. "I love being a father, I love be able to take care of my son. I love to be able provide for my family out here playing golf, and every day when I wake up early to go put in the work, my wife thanks me for going out and working so hard. And when I get home, I try and thank her every day for taking care of our son." "I'm blessed to be come out here and play golf, but if my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, that's gonna be the last day that I play out here for a living," Scheffler said without hesitation. "This is not the be-all, end-all. This is not the most important thing in my life. And that's why I wrestle with, 'Why is this so important to me?' Because I would much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer."
NBC Sports
15-07-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Report: Trump National Doral expected to return to PGA Tour schedule next year
Is Trump National Doral returning to the PGA Tour schedule? According to a Sports Business Journal report, which cited 'five industry sources,' yes. Trump National Doral, which is owned by the Trump Organization, is expected to host its first PGA Tour event in nine years, occupying next year's April 30-May 3 date between the Zurich Classic and Truist Championship. The addition means the CJ Cup Byron Nelson will move back on the calendar and precede the Charles Schwab Challenge, also in the Dallas area. The PGA Tour, which typically releases the following season's schedule in August, already declined comment to SBJ. Located about a half hour west of downtown Miami, Trump National Doral hosted the PGA Tour's Doral Open from 1962 to 2006 before the tournament became a World Golf Championships event from 2007 to 2016. The tournament was moved to Mexico City in 2017. During its absence from the PGA Tour schedule, Trump National Doral hosted a LIV Golf event in each of the league's first four seasons, including this year the week before the Masters. It is not, however, on LIV's 2026 schedule. Other schedules notes from the SBJ report, which ends with a full projected schedule, included the exclusion of the Mexico Open from the next year's schedule, as well as the swapping of spots between the WM Phoenix Open and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the latter of which will now be played the week before the Genesis Invitational.
Irish Independent
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Rory McIlroy smiling again after stunning 64 at Travelers Championship – but Scottie Scheffler is the man to catch
As Austin Eckroat shot 62 to set the pace at TPC River Highlands, the world number two made 108 feet of putts to share second in the clubhouse with US Ryder Cup skipper Keegan Bradley and Wydham Clark, who apologised for smashing lockers at Oakmont. 'It was good,' McIlroy said. 'I said yesterday, this is a nice tonic compared to last week in terms of it's a slightly more benign golf course and the penalty for missing isn't quite as severe. 'You can give yourself plenty of chances for birdies, which Keegan and I did today. 'Overall, it was a good start to the tournament, and I think when you're in a two-ball like that we can sort of feed off one another a little bit, too, that's nice, as well.' 'I've had a lot of highs and lows in my career, especially this year some lows,' said the former US Open champion, who missed the cut by a shot last week. 'I made a mistake that I deeply regret. I'm very sorry for what happened. 'But I'd also like to move on, not only for myself but for Oakmont, for the USGA, and kind of focus on the rest of this year and things that come up. I still want to try to make the Ryder Cup team.' Scottie Scheffler fired an eagle and seven birdies in an eight-under 62 to grab a share of the lead as he chases his fourth win in his last six starts. The world number one leapfrogged Rory McIlroy at the top of the FedEx Cup standings thanks to wins in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the US PGA, and the Memorial Tournament. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more He was also joint seventh in last week's US Open without playing his best golf and insists he drew confidence from his performance at Oakmont. 'The way I swung it the first couple rounds was pretty poor,' Scheffler said of the US Open following an impressive opening round at TPC River Highlands. 'I mean, I was not getting the ball in play. I don't know if you saw much of it, but it wasn't very pretty. 'But I was very proud of the way I stayed in the tournament, and I still gave myself a chance to win. 'That gives me a lot of confidence going forward that I could - especially on a golf course like Oakmont where you know you have to get the ball in play – and I wasn't able to do that in the beginning of the tournament. 'And to hang in there, flirt with the cut line on Friday, have a good finish to my round Friday, kind of bounce back, get myself back in the tournament to give myself an opportunity to win was I felt like pretty good. I gained some confidence from that. 'It's also just good reflection knowing that it's really important for me just to stay in it mentally, and I felt like last week was, oddly enough, as good as I've been mentally on the course throughout the season.' It was also a good day for Leona Maguire, who was just four shots off the lead after opening with a battling level par 72 in the KPMG Women's PGA in Texas. The Co Cavan star, who arrived at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco struggling for form on the back of four successive missed cuts, made two birdies and two bogeys in a solid round as Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul shot 68 to head Australia's Minjee Lee by one stroke. On the HotelPlanner Tour, Max Kennedy (23) planned a dip in the sea to cool off after scorching to a 10-under-par course record 60 to grab the lead in the Blot Play9 Golf in Brittany. The Royal Dublin rookie (23) made six birdies and two eagles in a career-low round at Bluegreen de Pléneuf Val André to lead by four strokes from England's James Morrison. 'Yeah, very happy,' said 72nd-ranked Kennedy, who can take a massive leap this week in the race for 20 DP World Tour cards. 'Obviously, a very nice round. I didn't miss a whole lot of shots, and it was even nicer to save a good par on the last. 'It would have been nice to give myself a chance on the last for a 59, but still, I'll take a 60.' While Kilkenny's Mark Power was joint fourth after a 66, Ballymena's Dermot McElroy followed an eagle two at his first hole with a quintuple bogey 10 at the next, the 11th, en route to an 84. Meanwhile, County Louth's Gavin Tiernan (19) used all his links experience to battle his way into the quarter-finals of the Amateur Championship at Royal St George's. But while he beat Belgium's Jarno Tollenaire by two holes before seeing off France's Gaspar Glaudas 3&2 to take his place in the last eight, he's not dreaming of the Masters place awarded to the champion just yet. 'No, I'm just taking it hole by hole, one shot at a time,' said the East Tennessee State University star, who will face Estonia's Richard Teder in the quarter-finals. 'That's been my motto this week, just one shot at a time.'
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Scottie Scheffler makes Colonial charge but stumbles with back-nine bogeys
One day after squeaking into the weekend, Scottie Scheffler shot up the leaderboard at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Scheffler made seven birdies and an eagle in Saturday's third round but was hampered by three back-nine bogeys. He ended with a 6-under 64 and was T-7, six behind leaders Matti Schmid (68) and Ben Griffin (68). Advertisement "You are always going to hope to go play a perfect round," Scheffler said. "It basically never happens. I mean, three bogeys definitely hurts, especially when you are trying to chase, but overall I did some good things today. I'm definitely going to need to do more of the same tomorrow." The world No. 1 is vying for his third win in as many starts on Tour, a feat that hasn't been accomplished since Dustin Johnson in 2017. Scheffler shot 1-over 71 Friday and made the cut by a stroke. Going out early Saturday, he made four birdies over his inward stretch — as well as an otherworldly par from the junk at No. 7 — and then began his outward half birdie-eagle. At the par-5 11th, Scheffler hit his drive 334 yards and then hit his second shot from 303 yards to 14 feet. He rolled in the putt and was just three back at the time. "I got off to a really good start. Kind of a dream start when you are looking at pretty far back on Saturday. So, yeah, got off to the start that I definitely wanted to. Was in a great position after 11 holes," he said. "The golf course just gets challenging towards the end." Advertisement Scheffler's momentum was stymied by back-to-back bogeys. His tee shot on the par-4 12th landed in a fairway bunker and his escape hit the lip and only traveled 35 yards. He also found a bunker off the tee at the par-3 13th but splashed out to 5 feet, from where he missed. Overall, it was a better day on the greens for Scheffler than in Round 2, when he made less than 36 feet of putts and lost 2.5 strokes to the field. While he was still in the negative in strokes gained: putting Saturday, he made nearly double the length of putts. That included a 9-footer for birdie at the 16th and an 11-footer for birdie at the 17th. But a poor drive and a missed 6-foot putt led to bogey at the last. "Today I had to go out there and make a bunch of birdies, which I was able to do early in the round," he said. "I struggled a touch on the back nine, but overall I put up a decent score." In addition to last week's PGA Championship, Scheffler earned his first title of the season in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, down the road from this week's event. Scheffler is trying to become the first person since Ben Hogan, in 1946, to win the Nelson and at Colonial in the same year.
