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Straits Times
33 minutes ago
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- Straits Times
What's the point of it all? says Scheffler, ahead of Open quest
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland - One would imagine three-time major champion Scottie Scheffler would be desperate to continue American domination of the British Open and lift the Claret Jug for the first time this week at Royal Portrush. The 29-year-old is the bookmakers' favourite after a stunningly consistent season including winning the PGA Championship and during his pre-tournament press conference on Tuesday he spoke of his growing love for links golf. But when asked how long he celebrates his victories, an introspective Scheffler veered off into questioning what was even the point of being the best golfer in the world. "It feels like you work your whole life to celebrate winning a tournament for like a few minutes," Olympic champion Scheffler said. "It only lasts a few minutes, that kind of euphoric feeling. "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. You win it, you celebrate, hug my family, my sister's there, it's an amazing moment. Then it's like, okay, what we eating for dinner? Life goes on." Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Las Vegas Sands' new development part of S'pore's broader, more ambitious transformation: PM Wong Singapore Economic headwinds do not dampen outlook for new Marina Bay development: Las Vegas Sands president Business MAS records net profit of $19.7 billion, fuelled by investment gains Singapore Man charged with attempted murder of woman at Kallang Wave Mall Singapore CDL's long-time director Philip Yeo to depart after boardroom feud Singapore Ex-cleaner jailed over safety lapses linked to guard's death near 1-Altitude rooftop bar Life The Violinist, Singapore's first animated historical film, set for August 2026 release Singapore 'Nobody deserves to be alone': Why Mummy and Acha have fostered over 20 children in the past 22 years Scheffler has been world number one for 112 consecutive weeks and has earned more than $87 million in prize money on the PGA Tour and says he loves living out his dreams. But he admits he has a daily wrestle for what it all means. "Is it great to be able to win tournaments and to accomplish the things I have in the game of golf? Yeah, it brings tears to my eyes just to think about," Scheffler said. "That kind of sense of accomplishment is a pretty cool feeling. But at the end of the day, I'm not out here to inspire the next generation of golfers. I'm not out here to inspire someone to be the best player in the world because what's the point? 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. "There's a lot of people that make it to what they thought was going to fulfil them in life, you get to number one in the world, and they're like what's the point? I really do believe that because what is the point? "It's like showing up at the Masters every year; it's like why do I want to win this golf tournament so badly? Why do I want to win The Open Championship so badly? "I don't know because, if I win, it's going to be awesome for two minutes. I'm kind of sicko; I love putting in the work. I love the practice, living out my dreams. But at the end of the day, sometimes I just don't understand the point." Scheffler has a 14-month-old son Bennett with his wife Meredith and said they remain more important than any golf accolades. "I'm blessed to be able to play golf, but if my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or my son, that's going to be the last day that I play out here for a living," he added. "This is not the be-all and end-all. This is not the most important thing in my life. That's why I wrestle with, why is this so important to me? I'd much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer." REUTERS
Daily Mail
43 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Scottie Scheffler delivers stunning existential monologue ahead of the Open as world No 1 asks 'what is the point?' and insists his thriving golf career is 'not a fulfilling life'
When Scottie Scheffler walked into the media tent at 11am he was greeted by questions about his suitability for links golf. He left 30 minutes later with an astonishing array of questions of his own about the meaning of life. If there has been a theme throughout the world No 1's dominance of the game, it has been that the excitement stops once his last putt drops. Microphones? They are not his thing. And then there was this, which amounted to a remarkable monologue on his arrival at Portrush, underpinned by one jolting line that he repeated four times: 'What is the point?' The deeper recesses of his mind came pouring out here, including the admission that his haul of three majors, 13 PGA Tour wins and £70million in prize money since February 2022 has left him feeling somewhat hollow. His words: 'This is not a fulfilling life.' Or these: 'This is not the place to look for your satisfaction.' There was more context, naturally, and an assertion that he 'loves' golf. But there was also an echo of sentiments expressed lately by his great rival Rory McIlroy, who scaled his Everest at the Masters and then found himself rather unsatisfied by the relentless demand for great achievements to followed by something better. McIlroy called it the 'hamster wheel' of professional golf on Monday; Scheffler on Tuesday sounded like a man exhausted by the pursuit of new worlds to conquer ahead of the Open. It was both compelling and extremely unusual for a 29-year-old who has only ever conveyed the impression of being the most unflappable swinger on tour. 'I think it's kind of funny,' he said at the beginning of an answer to a query about the longest he had spent celebrating a victory. He ended with a long hard, stare into an existential void. 'I said something after the Byron Nelson this year that it feels like you work your whole life to celebrate winning a tournament. It only lasts a few minutes, that kind of euphoric feeling. Then it's like, okay, what are we going to eat for dinner? Life goes on. 'Is it great to be able to win tournaments and to accomplish the things I have in the game of golf? Yeah, it brings tears to my eyes. But at the end of the day, what's the point?' That was the stage when his answer began to escalate. 'This is not a fulfilling life,' he added. 'It's fulfilling from the sense of accomplishment, but it's not fulfilling from a sense of the deepest places of your heart. 'There's a lot of people that make it to what they thought was going to fulfil them in life, and you get there, you get to No 1 in the world, and they're like what's the point? 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. It's like showing up at the Masters every year - why do I want to win this golf tournament so badly? Why do I want to win the Open Championship so badly? I don't know because, if I win, it's going to be awesome for two minutes. 'Then we're going to get to the next week, 'Hey, you won two majors this year - how important is it for you to win the FedExCup playoffs?' And we're back here again. 'I'm kind of sicko - I love putting in the work. I love getting to live out my dreams. But at the end of the day, sometimes I just don't understand the point.' At that stage, Scheffler stopped himself long enough to say: 'I don't know if I'm making any sense or not.' He went on: 'I love being able to play this game for a living. But does it fill the deepest wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not. 'I love living out my dreams. I love being a father. I love being able to take care of my son. I love being able to provide for my family out here playing golf. But if my golf ever started affecting the relationship I have with my wife or my son, that's going to be the last day that I play for a living. This is not the be all, end all. 'When I sit back at the end of the year and try to reflect on things, it's just hard to explain how it doesn't satisfy. It's an unsatisfying venture. I guess what I'm trying to say is this is not the place to look for your satisfaction.' Time will tell if these are the early signs of a burnout, or a golfer hosting an intelligent discussion on the grind of expectations, or both. Until now, Scheffler has never seemed troubled by any of it in an acquisition of trophies unseen since the Tiger Woods era. Equally true is that his headlines have rarely strayed away from the fairways, to the extent an iffy putting stroke, since corrected, was often the only talking point we had. Even when that status quo was exploded in the most dramatic of ways, with his arrest over a traffic misunderstanding on his way to the PGA Championship in 2024, he shot a 66 just hours after he was pictured in orange prison scrubs. His longest slump, after he cut his hand on a wine glass at Christmas, lasted barely five months before he won the Byron Nelson and then the PGA Championship a fortnight apart in May. He has appeared a machine, or a 'robot', as he called it earlier on Tuesday, back when we were discussing why he has 'only' managed a best of seventh in the quirks of an Open on links courses. It would surprise no one if he now went and won this tournament, but not as much as it did to hear Scheffler, of all people, sounding like it all weighs too much.
National Post
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- National Post
On Tour: World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler makes startling confession
Article content WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of On Tour with Jon McCarthy, Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Toronto SUN National Golf Writer Jon McCarthy about Scottie Scheffler's comments regarding his life as a professional golfer and how he thinks Scheffler will fare at this week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
Miami Herald
an hour ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Scottie Scheffler on golf: ‘This is not the be all, end all'
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler isn't intimidated by playing links golf this week at The Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. He doesn't care that he's the favorite and won't dwell on it if he doesn't walk away with his fourth major championship this week. Or if he does happen to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday afternoon. What really matters to him, what really fulfills him, he told reporters Tuesday, is doing the right thing for his family. "Every day when I wake up early to go put in the work, my wife thanks me for going out and working so hard. When I get home, I try and thank her every day for taking care of our son," Scheffler said. "That's why I talk about family being my priority because it really is. I'm blessed to be able to 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 my son, that's going to be the last day that I play out here for a living. "This is not the be all, end all. This is not the most important thing in my life. That's why I wrestle with, why is this so important to me? Because I'd much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. At the end of the day, that's what's more important to me." Scheffler has 16 PGA Tour wins, including three this season. He won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in May to go with his two Masters championships. And he appreciates those wins but still struggles with finding the lasting satisfaction in all of it. "That's something that I wrestle with on a daily basis," Scheffler said. "It's like showing up at the Masters every year; it's like why do I want to win this golf tournament so badly? Why do I want to win The Open Championship so badly? I don't know because, if I win, it's going to be awesome for two minutes." Still, the competitive fire is stirring in Scheffler, 29, this week at the Open, which begins Thursday. He practiced Monday at Royal Portrush and walked away with an assessment that many competitors -- especially his fellow Americans unaccustomed to the links -- probably don't share. "Golf course is good. It's in really good shape," he said. "Seems like a fun place to play." While others are worrying about trajectory and putting spin on the ball, Scheffler is less scientific in his approach to the links course. "I just try to have a picture of what type of shot I want to hit and match the club to that. There's not a lot of thought that goes into it for me; it's more just getting a picture of what I think is correct and making sure it's not too far off with my caddie Ted (Scott), and then we go from there and I try and hit the shot," he said. Scheffler has limited experience on the links courses but does not feel overmatched. "I think it fits my strengths because I like to do things very creatively, and I think out here you kind of have to," he said. "I think each year we come over, I start learning a bit more and more." He continued: "There's a lot of different shots you have to play. It's an interesting golf course, and from what I've seen, it seems to be really fun to play and very fair." And at this stage of his career, fun and family are everything for Scheffler. Even if the fun of winning doesn't stick with him very long. "If I come in second this week or if I finish dead last, no matter what happens, we're always on to the next week. That's one of the beautiful things about golf, and it's also one of the frustrating things because you can have such great accomplishments, but the show goes on. That's just how it is," he said. "It's great to win tournaments. It's a lot of fun. Sometimes the feeling only lasts about two minutes, it seems like, when you're celebrating, and then it's like, OK, now you've got to go do all this other stuff, which is great, but sometimes the feeling of winning only lasts a few seconds. It's pretty exciting and fun, but it just doesn't last that long." --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2025 - All Rights Reserved
Toronto Sun
an hour ago
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler makes startling confession
Scottie Scheffler of the United States looks on during a practice round prior to The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 15, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Photo by Warren Little / Getty Images WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of On Tour with Jon McCarthy, Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Toronto SUN National Golf Writer Jon McCarthy about Scottie Scheffler's comments regarding his life as a professional golfer and how he thinks Scheffler will fare at this week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Celebrity Toronto & GTA Columnists Editorial Cartoons NFL
