Scottie Scheffler returns to PGA Tour action this week for a three-week run that will almost certainly see him crowned FedEx Cup champion again – but all we want to know is what he’s been up to with the newest addition to his trophy cabinet…
Scottie Scheffler has been having a lot of fun with the Claret Jug since winning The Open last month.
The World No.1 tamed Royal Portrush to win the 153rd edition of golf’s oldest major and take one step closer to the completing the Grand Slam.
He then hot-footed it back to Dallas to “take a little bit of extra time resting” after a hectic summer season that also saw him triumph at the PGA Championship, the CJ Cup, and the Memorial.
And as he prepares for his return to action at the FedEx Cup St Jude Championship, the first of the three PGA Tour post-season playoffs, Scheffler admitted he’s been getting acquainted with our sport’s most famous trophy in his time off.
“We had a party two weeks ago at home with some of our friends, and everybody got to drink out of it,” he told reporters at TPC Southwind. “It was a lot of fun.”
Scheffler also revealed that he took the Claret Jug to his home club, Royal Oaks.
“I think Meredith was getting a haircut or something, and I was resting and so I had Bennett, and I took him to Royal Oaks,” he continued.
“He whacked some golf balls around, and we hung out for a bit. I took him to the 19th hole with me, and I got some pretty funny pictures with Bennett sitting in the 19th hole at the men’s only grill where I think you’ve got to be 19 to get in there.
“But I figured if we bring in a couple major championship trophies with us, they’ll let the rules slide on that one.”
Of the four biggest titles in the men’s game, Scheffler is now just a US Open victory away from joining golf’s most exclusive club.
“It’s pretty cool. The Masters, you get the Green Jacket for a year and the Wanamaker is a big old trophy, and then the Claret Jug is kind of the perfect size where you can just carry it around and sometimes people don’t even really know you have it. It’s fun.”
Talking of fun, Scheffler also opened up about his starring role in Happy Gilmore 2 – in which he stole the show with a number of killer one-liners.
“The reviews for the movie so far have been great. I really enjoyed watching it,” he said.
“Adam Sandler and his team does such a great job of making us comfortable there, and it’s one of the things I told them after we got done filming the movie. ‘was like, ‘You’re doing a great job, I think the movie is going to turn out great, but most importantly, everybody on the movie set was tremendous.’ Everybody was relaxed. They worked hard but they had fun while they were doing it.
I thought they did a great job with the script and the golfers did a great job acting. Will Zalatoris in his role cracked me up. The dinner scene, there were so many good one-liners in it.
“We had a ton of fun filming it. It seems like the reception from the public has been really good.”
Scheffler heads into the FedEx Cup Playoffs top of the season-long standings and with a comfortable lead over second-placed Rory McIlroy, who has caused a ruckus among his peers for skipping this week’s event.
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News editor and writer. Probably entertainer third.
He is a keen golfer who claims to play off 12 and enjoys traveling the world to try new courses. His three favorites are Royal North Devon, the Old Course at St Andrews, and Royal Portrush – with special mentions for Okehampton and Bude & North Cornwall, where he first fell in love with the game.
He uses a combination of Ping, TaylorMade and Callaway gear, and once bought the Nike SQ driver which he absolutely did not immediately regret.
