Zach Johnson has opened up on Scottie Scheffler’s Champions Dinner choices and offered some pearls of wisdom for newly-crowned Masters champion Rory McIlroy ahead of his turn next year
Zach Johnson has had his say on Scottie Scheffler’s Champions Dinner(Image: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Zach Johnson admits he overindulged at Scottie Scheffler’s Champions Dinner ahead of The Masters, gorging on the menu curated by the two-time Green Jacket winner.
Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, proudly donned his Green Jacket for the annual Champions Dinner at Augusta National April 8, and the 49-year-old was thrilled by the culinary delights put on by world No. 1 Scheffler.
Cheeseburger sliders, ravioli bites, and firecracker shrimp were the appetizers before a Texas-style chili was dished up for the first course. A main course of wood-fired cowboy ribeye steak or blackened redfish followed, and Johnson could not resist ordering both dishes. A chocolate chip skillet cookie was plated up for dessert, and Johnson did not let a crumb go to waste, although the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup captain would pay the price.
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“It’s my favorite reservation of the year, for obvious reasons, and I love to eat,” Johnson told Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio. “Scottie’s meal was amazing. I walked out of there not very comfortable, but that’s the intent. I eat way too much.”
The evening of gluttony did not negatively affect Johnson’s performance on the course at Augusta National. The two-time major champion delivered a reminder of his class on the course, finishing in a share of eighth place at five-under-par, six shots adrift of eventual winner Rory McIlroy.
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Johnson, whose Champions Dinner menu in 2008 was headlined by Iowa beef and Florida shrimp, offered some pointers for McIlroy, who will host next year’s Champions Dinner after overcoming more than a decade of demons to end his major championship drought by defeating Justin Rose in a playoff on April 13.
“Bring it,” was Johnson’s message. “Whatever you want, bring it. We’ll eat it, I mean, the guys will appreciate it. So, it’ll be a heavy bill, but you’re going to want to pay for it again and again and again.
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“That’s also the beauty of it. But, I mean, incorporate who you are. That’d be my advice. Like, I don’t know if you can do that in food, but you don’t have to worry about everybody. Everybody’s got different palates.
“So just do what you think is best and have fun making the menu because it’s not like you get to do it every year necessarily. You know, Rory could sit at the head of that table a few more times, for sure. But relish the first one because it’s special.”
