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Scottie Scheffler reflects on how meaningful it is to be named the 2023 PGA Tour Player of the Year for the second straight season by his peers. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral #ScottieScheffler
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>> THERE IS THE BREAKTHROUGH AT TIGER’S TOURNAMENT, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER. SCHEFFLER INDEED MAKES IT THE THIRD TIME A CHARM. >> WE HAVE SEEN ENOUGH FROM SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER TO BEGIN TO WONDER, IS THIS A FIVE MAJOR, TWO OR THREE PLAYERS KIND OF GUY

WE’RE LOOKING AT? WHAT LEVEL OF GREATNESS MIGHT HE ATTAIN? THE BALL STRIKING IS THAT GOOD. HIS CONSTITUTION IS THAT STRONG. AND FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER HAS BEEN NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THE FIRST NOT NAMED TIGER TO WIN IT BACK TO BACK SINCE NICK PRICE IN 1994.

THAT WIN TOTAL DOESN’T SCREAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR, THOUGH. TWO IS NEVER BAD. IT IS THE CONSISTENCY, THE SUPERIOR COMMAND HE DISPLAYED IN HITTING THE BOWL. HE SAID, QUOTE, HE HIT IT AS WELL IF NOT BETTER THAN TIGER HIT IT IN 2000, WHICH IS THE

BENCHMARK RORY ADDING HE’S NOT AFRAID TO HIT SHOTS, PLAYS AROUND WITH THE GOLF BALL A TON, UNBELIEVABLE HANDS, REACTIVE AND INSTINCTIVE, A PURE ATHLETE. WITH MORE, WE WELCOME TODD LEWIS. >> SCOTTIE, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE NOW ONE OF SIX PLAYERS EVER IN THE PGA TOUR TO WIN

PLAYER OF THE YEAR MULTIPLE TIMES. HOW IMPACTFUL IS THIS AWARD, COMING FROM YOUR PEERS? >> IT IS VERY SPECIAL TO BE ABLE TO GET THE VOTE FROM MY PEERS. I THINK, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO GET THAT VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM THEM IS VERY SPECIAL AND

SOMETHING I’M VERY PROUD OF AND VERY APPRECIATIVE TO RECEIVE THE AWARD FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THINGS. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ATTITUDE. YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE A GREAT ATTITUDE ON THE GOLF COURSE. HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT TOOL IN YOUR TOOLBOX?

>> THAT IS SOMETHING I’M ALWAYS WORKING ON. I WOULD SAY I FIGHT GETTING TOO FRUSTRATED. I EXPECT A LOT OUT OF MYSELF. AND, YEAH, SOMETIMES ON THE GOLF COURSE, ESPECIALLY GROWING UP I’LL GET WAY TOO FRUSTRATED. SO MY EMPHASIS NOW IS ALWAYS CONTROLLING WHAT I CAN CONTROL

AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS ATTITUDE AND MY APPROACH TO THE GAME. SHOW UP WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE AND GOOD APPROACH AND BEING PREPARED IS A RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL WEEK FOR ME. >> WHAT IS THE BIGGEST THING YOU DO TO MANAGE THE FRUSTRATIONS NOT GETTING TO YOU?

>> I THINK IT IS JUST HAVING AN UNDERSTANDING OF CONTROLLING WHAT I CAN CONTROL. IF I HIT A GOOD SHOT AND DON’T GET REWARDED, IF I DID WHAT I’M SUPPOSED TO DO AND I DID MY JOB RIGHT, THEN I’M A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCEPTING OF THE RESULTS.

IF I SHOW UP TO A TOURNAMENT AND I’M AS PREPARED AS I CAN BE, I HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE, I APPROACH SHOTS IN THE RIGHT WAY, THAT’S A SUCCESSFUL WEEK. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF I WIN OR LOSE, IF I CAN DO THOSE THREE THINGS, THEN IT IS A SUCCESS.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT THE RESULTS. >> YOU’VE BEEN WORKING OUT QUITE A WHILE WITH PHIL KENYAN ON YOUR PUTTING. IT SHOWED OFF IN THE BAHAMAS. HOW ARE YOU RIGHT NOW IN THIS PROCESS OF BEING THE PUTTER YOU WANT TO BE?

>> YEAH, I FEEL LIKE I’M TRYING TO KIND OF GET BACK TO WHERE I WAS WHEN I WAS A KID. I WAS A GREAT PUTTER GROWING UP. I HAD, I THINK, LAST YEAR WAS THE YEAR I STRUGGLED, I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO MAKE A CHANGE.

PHIL WAS DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB OF HELPING ME CLEAR MY HEAD AND GIVING ME THINGS TO IMPROVE ON THAT I CAN WORK ON IN MY FREE TIME. AND KNOW THAT I’M KIND OF WORKING ON THE RIGHT THINGS. I GOT INTO A FEW BAD HABITS THAT

WERE AFFECTING MY STROKE IN A NEGATIVE WAY. NOW TRYING TO CLEANSE MYSELF OF THOSE HABITS, I VIEW IT SIMILAR TO WHAT I DID WITH MY SWING, FIGHTING INJURIES IN COLLEGE, I LOST MY SWING THERE FOR A WHILE. IF YOU CAME AND WATCHED ME IN MY

SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE, THIS GUY CAN ONLY PLAY BECAUSE HE CAN CHIP AND PUTT. SO BEING ABLE TO COME UP OF THAT ON THE OTHER SIDE AND BE ONE OF THE BEST BALL STRIKERS IN THE WORLD IS SPECIAL AND THAT’S HOW I’M ATRYINTRYING TO APPROACH MY

PUTTING. TRYING TO GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER AT A TIME, A LITTLE BIT BETTER EACH DAY. >> THIS IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION CONSIDERING YOU’RE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN BACK TO BACK YEARS WHAT IS A GOOD 2024 FOR YOU LOOK LIKE?

>> I’M FOCUSED ON MY ATTITUDE, MY APPROACH, I’M FOCUSED ON CONTROLLING WHAT I CAN CONTROL, AND THE REST THIS OFF SEASON WAS GREAT, GREAT TO BE AT HOME, SPEND TIME WITH MARY, OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AT HOME AND GET REFRESHED FOR THE