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Daily Record
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Scottie Scheffler ally insists he'll never be the same as Tiger Woods because he's missing one thing
The 29-year-old was quick to cast aside any Woods comparisons in the wake of his Royal Portrush romp Jordan Spieth insists Scottie Scheffler will never be the same as Tiger Woods. The World No.1 is racking-up milestones to match the 15-times major winner and drawing big comparisons from his peers. Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry were amongst those who talked about the historical context and sizzling nature of Scheffler's blistering current run. The 29-year-old was quick to cast aside any Woods comparisons in the wake of his Royal Portrush romp and Spieth has given an astounding insight into the mindset of golf's king. Spieth says his fellow Texan's his very differing traits and explained: "I think more so maybe it's less the golf swing and maybe more of his personality. He doesn't care to be a superstar. He's not transcending the game like Tiger did. He's not bringing it to a non-golf audience necessarily. 'He doesn't want to go do the stuff that a lot of us go do, corporately, anything like that. He just wants to get away from the game and separate the two because I know at one time, he felt it was too much, that he was taking it with him and, whenever he made that switch, I don't know what it was, but he has hobbies. 'He's always with his family. They're always doing stuff. I think it's more so the difference in personality from any other superstar that you've seen in the modern era and maybe in any sport. I don't think anybody is like him. 'He has that unique ability, from best I can tell, to separate. But again, when I see him, I'm at the golf course. I see him here and there off the course, but when we're playing on the course at home, he sh*t talks. He's very witty. You can't really go at him because he's smart and he's got good bulls***. 'I mean, it's not necessarily just to me. It's normally the other people that we're playing with. But not that I want to say it, I'm not going to quote him on that kind of stuff. 'But then when a tournament starts, he's incredibly competitive, as you see. He's kind of plotting along. You won't see that much emotion as he continues to strike it like this because the only time you're going to see it is when he's on the greens if he misses putts because he's not missing many shots. 'I wouldn't necessarily think that the golf swing makes as much of a difference as the personality match. I'm thinking about so many other sports. Nikola Jokic is the only guy I can think of that's a superstar that's equally unassuming in any sport in the modern era and I'm happy if anybody else can find another example, but it's very rare. Most people lean into it and take advantage of it. 'Roger Federer, he's maybe the same kind of demeanor and person. As a person he's different, but he made more off the court than he did on all the time and he cared to. When Scottie is done playing, he's not going to show back up at tournaments. I can promise you that.' Spieth and Scheffler came up through the ranks at roughly the same time in Texas and the 2017 Open champion, who will go back to the scene of his Birkdale triumph next year, said: 'Obviously he won a US Junior, like he was a great junior, but I think maybe after the Ryder Cup, watching him when he beat Jon [Rahm] and then when he came and won in that playoff in Phoenix, it's like, now he knows he didn't have to do anything different and he's good enough to win any week. 'He's obviously well-deserving of it, probably the most deserving player of it {The Open]. And I've thought the way that his game is the last few years, the harder the conditions, the better for him over here. "If there's ever a chance for someone to take him down, it's when it's benign. But he's been putting so well, I have a hard time thinking anybody else would get it done.'
Daily Record
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Inside the mind of Scottie Scheffler as superstars pal reveals s**t talks of Open champion in waiting
The American star is on the cusp of joining elite group of golfing greats Jordan Spieth has lifted the lid on Scottie Scheffler 's s**t talks as he saluted his magical pal. The American ace poured praise onto the runaway Open leader as he bore down on the title at Royal Portrush. Scheffler opened eyes this week when he talked about golf not being fulfilling and how he couldn't work out how he got so worked up about winning events. But Spieth gave an insight into the personality behind the player as he chatted about bounce games with the World No.1. He said: 'Well, he has that unique ability to, from best I can tell, to separate. But again, when I see him, I'm at the golf course. "I see him here and there off the course, but when we're playing on the course at home, he s**t talks. "He's very witty. You can't really go at him because he's smart, and he's got good bullshit. 'I mean, it's not necessarily just to me. It's normally the other people that we're playing with. "But yeah, not that I want to say it, I'm not going to quote him on that kind of stuff. 'But then when a tournament starts, he's incredibly competitive, as you see. He's kind of plotting along. "You won't see that much emotion as he continues to strike it like this because the only time you're going to see it is when he's on the greens if he misses putts because he's not missing many shots. 'I wouldn't necessarily think that the golf swing makes as much of a difference as the personality match. I'm thinking about so many other sports and Nikola Jokic is the only guy I can think of that's a superstar that's equally unassuming in any sport in the modern era, and I'm happy if anybody else can find another example, but it's very rare. Most people lean into it and take advantage of it.' Tennis icon Roger Federer was put forward as a potential name and Spieth added: 'He's maybe the same kind of demeanor and person. "As a person he's different, but he made more off the court than he did on all the time and he cared to. When Scottie is done playing, he's not going to show back up at tournaments. I can promise you that.' Spieth left Portrush without the Claret Jug, but he's got targets for the rest of the season and will, of course, return to the scene of his 2017 Open triumph next summer at Royal Birkdale. He said: 'I think here and there are the two most similar Open venues that are different from the rest because I think that they're played more from the air than they are true links on the ground. There's not many areas that you can bounce and run it up at either course. 'In that way, I at least know what is expected. But it'll be really cool to just go out there and play the course again. I haven't been there since, it'll be cool to relive the memories that I had from the whole week and obviously the last five holes or so. 'That was probably the best, most clutch stretch of golf that I ever played. Anytime I'll go back there in the future. I remember exactly what I was looking at. I remember how I felt. It'll come right back to me.'
Belfast Telegraph
5 days ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
The Open: Rory McIlroy enjoys privilege that was previously ‘only for Tiger' while Saturday action ‘tweaked' due to loyalist parade
Just now Gareth Hanna Padraig Harrington with the big line of the week Paul Kelly on Twitter / X We may have reached peak preview here - @kclairerogers @padraig_h on Open ice-creams #TheOpen "I will have to say, in my considered opinion, we do the best 99s here. I've tested a 99 at every Open venue, and these are definitely the biggest and the nicest so far. Paul Kelly (@KellyPrc) July 16, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. 17 minutes ago Gareth Hanna Fancy some merch? You better be ready to queue. The snake to get into the shop is only getting longer - and you'd imagine it'll be at least this length constantly during the tournament days. Will you sign my armband? Firstly, if you're out and about this week, say hello and thank you to the friendly marshals around the course who are helping keep you safe at The Open. They're doing a great job. People like Evangelina Hughes of Royal Portrush, for instance, who was delighted when she asked two-time Major champion Justin Thomas for a selfie on the 18th and not only did he agree but he signed her armband, too! 43 minutes ago Almost an ace on Calamity Spieth hopped the rope from 8 to reach 16, where he hit two rather contrasting tee shots. The first one was one that will have looked familiar to many - weak, right and down the slope. The second, however, was absolutely perfect. And judging by the 'ooooh' from the fans at the green, was very close to going in. Today 03:42 PM Gareth Hanna The Open Camping Village For those looking for a bit of shelter at night, The Open Camping Village at Ulster University's Coleraine campus is one option. Tourism NI said around 4,800 guests will stay at the site this – the equivalent of an Open record 11,500 total bed nights. That surpasses the previous highest number of 10,000 at St Andrews in 2022. Around 3,500 free bed nights for under 25s have been booked, while adult camping is priced from £55 per person per night. Today 03:39 PM Adam McKendry Does he Hov a chance? Norway's Viktor Hovland has had his fair share of ups and downs over the last couple of years but has shown signs of a mini-resurgence over the last few months, rising to 12th in the Data Golf Rankings, and he has been lapping up the support of the fans around Royal Portrush today. The 27-year-old has finished in the top-15 in three of his four Open appearances - including a tied-fourth in 2022 - but missed the cut at Royal Troon last year. Today 03:35 PM Gareth Hanna Drive for show… Spieth's putting display is my 'low-key impressive' moment of the week. He hit three putt from around 40 feet and stopped them all within a foot or two of each other. Not as easy as it looks! Today 03:32 PM Gareth Hanna How do you solve a problem like the fifth? It will be interesting to see how many players take the driver at the picturesque fifth hole as it winds downhill towards the green. Spieth tried out both driver a three wood. The driver was A1 and the wood was also in good position, just taking the bunkers out of play a little further back. It seems like the more sensible play when it comes to tomorrow - especially after Rory's lost ball episode round the green yesterday. Today 02:53 PM Adam McKendry What it's like to follow Rory McIlroy: 'Only for Tiger' On the eighth hole while following Rory McIlroy, I turned to the Sunday Independent 's Paul Kimmage, walking along beside me, and asked had he ever seen as big a crowd for a practice round ever before. "Only for Tiger," he replied. That is the magnitude of what is happening at Royal Portrush this week. For the last two days, McIlroy has snuck out before the gates opened and got the bulk of his preparation done with minimal fuss. Today, he embraced the fans and let them all enjoy him for nine holes, and boy they did. At points on the course they were three deep. When he and Christiaan Bezuidenhout came to the ninth hole, not only was that grandstand behind the green full but so was the neighbouring 11th's. Both sides of the fairway were rammed. At every part of the course, fans clamoured for selfies and autographs, eager to have a memento of their time watching the Grand Slam hero up close, ignoring McIlroy's pleas to wait until he was done with his nine holes - which was a completely fair request given the number of people wanting something signed. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and that is clear to see that Northern Ireland have missed the Masters champion and it's not much of a surprise to see him command most of the support. Can he carry that weight of expectation when the action gets under way for real tomorrow? We'll see. As for the golf? McIlroy birdied the second, fifth, seventh and eighth. Do that tomorrow and he'll be flying. Today 02:51 PM Gareth Hanna 'It's 275 - should carry it' If ever we needed a reminder that these guys are playing a different game. Into the breeze on 4, Spieth assesses the danger of the first bunker and how he can take it out of play. In the end he faded it off the bunker into absolutely perfect place. Good job too, because he wouldn't have carried it. Today 02:45 PM Gareth Hanna Friends of a star Emily Hannaway and Lawrence Dunn are from Atlanta, Georgia, and are here in memory of a golfer in their family - and also to see their friend from home, competitor Stewart Cink. The 2009 Open champion is set to begin his first round at 11.26am tomorrow alongside Matteo Manassero and Marc Leishman. Today 02:41 PM Happy Harrington The 53-year-old insists he is not going to just make up the numbers at Royal Portrush after being handed the annual honorary first tee time at this year's Open Championship, traditionally given by the R&A to a noteworthy player but one that is not considered to actually be in contention. Padraig Harrington insists Open ceremonial tee will not dull his competitiveness Two-time Open champion Padraig Harrington appreciates the honour of being asked to get the tournament at Royal Portrush under way but insists the ceremonial duty will not dull his competitive edge. Today 02:37 PM Gareth Hanna Green testing Spieth is flopping plenty of shots round the green, although all these guys will realise today's flat calm conditions make these shots behave very different to tomorrow, when it gives a slightly more turbulent outlook Today 02:31 PM Gareth Hanna The Dame! Dame Laura Davies is out on the course - and even had a grin for photographer John! What a legend of the game. She has four major titles to her name, and entered the World Golf Hall of Game in 2015. Today 02:22 PM Gareth Hanna Long-range Spieth selfie This is Spencer and Tim from Australia, who are on a European tour and have stopped off at the golf. They shouted over for a selfie and Jordan Spieth told them to point the camera! Nice one. Today 02:10 PM Gareth Hanna Marvellous marshals Anybody here this week will see plenty of volunteers clad in white, lining each hole and enforcing the rules in each grandstand. They comes from a range of clubs throughout Northern Ireland. Ballyclare, Belvoir Park, Royal Belfast, Lurgan, Royal Portrush (obviously) and lots more are represented with teams of folk to help keep things in order out on the course. Masters rival's tribute to 'the legend' of Rory McIlroy Justin Rose has been speaking to the press today and paid tribute to McIlroy, spoke about his own heartbreaking loss to Rory at the Masters, and about Royal Portrush On the 'legend' of Rory McIlroy "Rory is obviously a local hero around here, and rightly so, and he has been probably since he shot 61 here as a kid. The legend around him in these parts has been growing for a long, long time. Obviously he's going to be incredibly well supported this week. I feel like the pressure is off him almost from that point of view this time around as it was to 2019 maybe even, the fact he's got nothing really more to prove. "This would just be like cherries on top of everything. I feel like probably he's in a good mindset, I would imagine. Obviously I've had a bit of a come down off the back of the Masters. I feel like I'm coming back around to having more energy and focus again." On The Masters "I've kind of been here before watching the same story, obviously being in a playoff against Sergio (Garcia in 2019), so there was definitely a little bit of déjà-vu to that moment. "I felt like I played great on Sunday. I felt like I chased as hard as I could, left it all out there. So there was more pride in the performance. I felt like I could almost imagine what it would be like to have won the Masters. I kind of feel like I have been that close. "But when you see all the outpouring from Rory, you understand how big the moment is and you obviously wish that for yourself, obviously, but it wasn't lost on me what a huge achievement that was for the game of golf. I was able to still be happy for Rory in that moment, and it had been a long time coming for him. "What can I say? He hit two amazing shots in the play-off. I'd imagine he felt like he'd have given it away until that point. He probably felt like he shouldn't even be in a playoff from his point of view. So for him to steady himself and to put two great swings on it when it mattered most for him, obviously when you lose to that, you can kind of walk out with your head held high and give your competitor a lot of props for that type of situation." On Royal Portrush "I think it's got everything, to be honest with you. I think it's tough enough off the tee where you've got to really respect it. The bunkers aren't as penal as a lot of other links golf courses necessarily. Still probably can't get on the green, but you can maybe advance the ball a little bit further than some other bunkers. But still avoiding the bunkers at all costs really around a links golf course is number one. "The rough is thick, but there's going to be opportunity out of the rough too. You can maybe draw the odd good lie, so it's kind of got that variability. It gives you the opportunity to hit recovery shots as well, I think. "We're going to have different wind directions this week, out of the south definitely for the first day, maybe day and a half, then potentially a little bit of north coming in again. Today was out of the north. So my practice trip was valuable because it was more of a south wind, so hopefully get a little bit more of a feel of how tomorrow is going to play for us versus today. "That's another reason why I was not massively intent today on exactly how the course was playing because I'm not sure we're going to get that feel again." Today 01:55 PM Harry speaks A rare interview with Rory McIlroy's caddy Harry Diamond on the range earlier today as he discusses Rory's set-up in the bag, how he's feeling ahead of the week and Padraig Harrington hitting the opening tee shot tomorrow. Kyle Porter on Twitter / X Harry says more words in this clip than I've heard him say in the last eight years combined. Kyle Porter (@KylePorterNS) July 16, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. Today 01:43 PM Gareth Hanna Rory's international fanbase Here this week are Bryan Lynn and Becky Lynn from California and they are HUGE Rory McIlroy fans. They said: "We were so happy for him when he won the Masters. It was one of those moments that you'll never forget where you were when he did it."
Daily Record
5 days ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Jordan Spieth reveals 49ers next investment plan as golf superstar makes one thing clear about Rangers takeover
Spieth broke off from his Open preparations in Portrush to discuss the Ibrox club's new owners Jordan Spieth has revealed he is not part of the new revolution at Rangers, writes Craig Swan from Portrush. The American and his compatriot Justin Thomas got involved two years ago as the 49ers group moved in to take charge of affairs at Leeds United. Naturally, when the American group moved into position at Ibrox, it was believed that the golf pair could have some involvement. However, Thomas revealed to Record Sport at Renaissance last week prior to the Genesis Scottish Open that he wasn't aware of the 49ers' move into Rangers and wasn't involved. Spieth has now done the same in his build-up to The Open at Royal Portrush. Told about the takeover, he said: 'Oh, have they, okay.' When it was put to Spieth that, like Thomas, involvement with Leeds brought some conclusions they would in some way be connected to the Rangers takeover. But Spieth responded: 'No, they did a new raise for Leeds and we both got in on the new raise because it's already been, you know, it's been solid and, hopefully, they can stay up. "But no. They had options, the 49ers were looking in various other markets, I think. They were looking in Italy, they were looking, I think, in the Spanish league, but no, we didn't get involved in that one, no.' You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Jordan Spieth odds to win the 2025 Open Championship
The Open Championship details and info Watch golf on Fubo! Spieth odds to win The Open Championship PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 8:59 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Spieth odds to finish in the top 5 at The Open Championship Spieth odds to finish in the top 10 at The Open Championship Other betting markets for Spieth at The Open Championship Spieth recent performances Although Spieth hasn't won any of the 16 tournaments he has participated in this season, he has come away with two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes. In his past four tournaments, Spieth has finished in the top 10 once. Spieth has five top-10 finishes, three top-five finishes and one tournament win at this event in his last 11 appearances. His average finishing position over that span is 18th.
