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>>> SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER PUT UP A 64, WE’LL REMEMBER FOR A LONG TIME. THERE IT IS, THE MOMENT HE REALIZE HEAD WON THE PLAYERS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. WYNDHAM CLARK, AND THEN HIT OFF THE BACK OF THE RIM AND CAME OUT. OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN

HEADED TO A PLAY-OFF. IT’S A COUPLE OF HOURS EVERY PLAYER IS HOPING FOR, EVEN AFTER A LONG DAY, MAKING THE MEDIA ROUNDS AND THE CHAMPION IS WITH US. SCOTTIE, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE. >> THANKS, THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON. >> YOU’RE MAKING A HABIT OF

THIS. TWO SUNDAY NIGHTS IN A ROW. >> I LIKE SEEING YOU GUYS ON SUNDAY. >> LET’S KEEP IT GOING. 30, 40 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN YOU GET MAYBE A GRANDKID OR TWO RUNNING AROUND, WHAT ARE THE MOMENTS YOU’LL REMEMBER FROM THIS DAY?

>> I THINK THE WINNING MOMENTS ARE ALWAYS SPECIAL. USUALLY IT HAPPENS ON 18 GREEN. BUT TODAY IT HAPPENED ON THE DRIVING RANGE. THERE IS A LOT OF JOY IN THAT. NOT ONLY DO I PUT IN A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS GAME, BUT MY

WHOLE TEAM AROUND ME PUTS IN THE WORK AS WELL. I’M REALLY THANKFUL FOR THEM. TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE ON THE RANGE WITH TEDDY AND BLAKE IS SPECIAL. TAKE THE CAR RIDE OVER AND FIND FAMILY, THOSE MOMENTS I THINK ARE ALWAYS REALLY SPECIAL.

>> YOU MATCHED THE LARGEST COMEBACK EVER AT THIS GOLF COURSE WHEN YOU CAME OUT HERE TODAY, YOU WERE FIVE BACK. IN FRONT OF YOU AND AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD WERE THE U.S. OPEN CURRENT WINNER, THE OPEN CHAMPION CURRENT WINNING, THE GOLD MEDALIST XANDER SCHAUFFELE

IS PLAYING SOME GREAT GOLF. DID YOU THINK THAT YOU HAD A CHANCE WHEN YOU CAME OUT HERE TODAY? AND WHAT WAS YOUR MIND-SET BEGINNING THE ROUND? >> MY MIND-SET WAS TO GO OUT AND HAVE A GOOD FRONT NINE. PLAYING WITH THE LEAD THEN GOLF COURSE CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO MY BEST TO GET OFF TO A GOOD START. I IMAGINED BIRDIEING A COUPLE THE FIRST FEW HOLES, BUT CAME OUT WITH PARS. I HAD THE NICE ON 4. MY GOAL WAS TO TRY TO GET TO

ABOUT 17 BY THE TIME I MADE THE TURN. IF THEY SHOOT A COUPLE UNDER ON THE FRONT NINE, I WOULD STILL BE IN IT WITH 5 UNDER. IF XANDER OR WHEN ANYBODY WENT OUT AND HAD A SPECIAL DAY TODAY, I DIDN’T REALLY HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE.

I DEFINITELY NEED SOME HELP AND IT WAS NICE TO GET MY NAME ON THE LEADERBOARD AND HEAD INTO THE TOURNAMENT ON THE BACK NINE. >> SCOTTIE, I WANT TO GET INTO YOUR MIND A LITTLE BIT. ONE OF IS THE THINGS OUT ABOUT YOU IS YOUR COURSE MANAGEMENT

AND HOW YOU NAVIGATE YOUR WAY AROUND. WITH THE INJURY YOU HAD AND STILL SHOOTING A SCORE AND THE COURSE MANAGEMENT WAS THE REEN. GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE. ON 16, YOU HAVE 240. GIVE ME INTO YOUR MIND-SET IN COURSE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AS YOU APPROACH THAT SHOULD.

>> THE ONE ON 16 TODAY? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. BACK PIN, IT WAS KIND OF IN OFF THE LEFT, AND THE WIND HAD BEEN GOING IN AND OUT ALL DAY. I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME QUIET WINS THERE, IT WOULD EITHER HAVE TO REALLY BE BLOWING TO HIT 3

IRON OR LIE DOWN TO HIT 4. I WAS IN BETWEEN CLUBS THERE. WE WENT, DECIDED TO JUST TRY TO SMASH A 4 IRON UP THERE. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING I WASN’T ABLE TO DO THE LAST TWO DAYS. TODAY I WAS FEELING A LOT BETTER.

SO I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A FULL REP AT A 4 IRON. REALLY THAT SHOT KIND OF HUNG LEFT ON ME. BUT I MISSED IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE A DECENT STANCE IN THE PUBLIC OVER THERE. >> MISSING IN THE RIGHT PLACE

WITH A THOUGHT PROCESS, RIGHT? YOU’RE OBVIOUSLY THINKING THAN BEFORE YOU HIT YOUR SHOT? >> YEAH, MOST OF IT IS PREP WORK DURING THE SHOT. I’M OVER THE BALL, I’M NOT THINKING ABOUT WHERE I WANT TO MISS IT. BUT USUALLY, THE SHOT WE CHOOSE

GIVES US THE MOST MARGIN FOR ERROR AND THE ALWAYS THE SHOT I’M TRYING TO BE THE MOST COMFORTABLE WITH AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THIS GOLF COURSE DOES A GOOD JOB OF MAKING YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AT TIMES. JUST TRYING TO BE COMMITTED. IF YOU’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT

COURSE MANAGEMENT, TEDDY IS A HUGE PART OF THAT. >> A COUPLE OF SHOTS AT 17 AND 18. LET’S WALK YOU THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTS. SCOTTIE BIRDIED THE FINAL THREE ROUNDS TO GET TO 3 UNDER. THIS JUMP-STARTS IT ALL. >> THIS WAS A NICE SOFT WEDGE IN THERE.

WITH SOFT GREENS, I HAD TO DO — THIS IS A SHOT TYPICALLY HIT AT 60 DEGREES. THIS IS A 56. A TAKEOFF SPIN. YEAH, ANY TIME YOU GET TO SEE FROM 90 YARDS IS PRETTY GREAT. >> A LITTLE QUIET GETTING GOING AS FAR AS THE FIRST THREE HOLES.

SUDDENLY, THE EAGLE AT NUMBER 4. WHAT A GREAT HOLE THAT IS AS WELL. >> YEAH, I THINK THAT’S AN UNDERRATED HOLE IN THIS GOLF COURSE. IT’S NOT A LONG HOLE. YEAH, IT’S A GOOD TURNING POINT AROUND. >> THE SHOT AT 8.

>> HERE AT NUMBER 8, THIS WAS ANOTHER ONE WHERE I WASN’T ABLE TO HIT THIS KIND OF SHOT YESTERDAY. THIS WAS — THE WIND WAS REALLY WHIPPING AT THIS POINT. IT WAS ABOUT 248 RAS WELL. I WAS FREE TO RIP A 3 IRON THERE

AND KEEP IT UNDER THE HOLE. IT WAS NICE SEEING THIS PUTT GOING AS WELL. >> NOW THE 9th. >> YEAH, WE WERE KIND OF IN BETWEEN CLUBS HERE AGAIN, AND DECIDED TO GO WITH THE DRAW 3 IRON. JUST TRYING TO CHASE UP THERE ON THE FRONT OF THE GREEN.

I THINK I ACTUALLY SAID BE ENOUGH HERE. AND IT TOOK A HUGE BOUNCE AND ENDED UP GOING PRETTY FAR ACROSS THE PIN, BUT A NICE 2 TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM AND THE ROUND GOING. >> THAT WAS JUST GORGEOUS. YOU HIT THE BULLET FADE OFF THE

TEE AND INTO THE GREEN. GUT CHECK 2 PUTT. >> YEAH. I THINK THAT’S WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT THIS GOLF COURSE. YOU HAVE TO HIT SO MANY DIFFERENT SHOTS. THERE IS TREES IN YOUR WAY. AND YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO BE ABLE

TO PLAY WELL IN MANY PLACE. >> HERE AT THE 11th, YOU HIT IT RIGHT AT IT. YOU’RE IN THE BUNKER. WERE YOU LICKING YOUR CHOPS HERE? >> YEAH, THAT’S WHERE YOU WANT TO MISS THERE IT. I HIT SUCH A GOOD SHOT IN THERE AND IT CAME UP SHORT.

IT’S ALWAYS NICE TO GET THOSE IN CLOSE RANGE AND KNOCK THAT PUTT IN. >> ON TO THE 12th, SCOTTIE. AND THE WATER ON THE LEFT AND THE DRIVABLE PAR 4. >> YEAH WE WERE IN BETWEEN DRIVER AND 3 WOOD THERE. ENDED UP WITH A SLIGHT — HOLD

WITH THE DRIVER. WE LANDED RIGHT WHERE WE NEEDED TO. THAT’S ONE OF THE SHOTS YOU’RE TRYING TO GET IT UP THERE SOMEWHERE ON THE GREEN. AND THAT CAME DOWN. I GOT THE NICE KICK LEFT AND HAD A GOOD LOOK FOR EAGLE THERE. SLIGHTLY TO THE BRAKE.

NICE TO KEEP THE MOMENT GOING. >> AND AS HARD AS THIS WAS, YOU COULDN’T AFFORD TO MAKE A MISTAKE. YOU’RE IN THE LEFT BUNKER. TAKE US THROUGH THE THOUGHT BROTHERS HERE? >> THESE BUNKERS, THEY HAD A LOT OF SAND IN THEM THIS YEAR. YOU CAN SEE ON THE DOWN SLOPE.

THERE IS A VALLEY WHERE I KIND OF LANDED THE BALL. I LANDED A LITTLE SHORT OR A LITTLE LONGER, IT HAD SOME AREA WHERE I COULD PLAY THE BALL. I WAS TRYING TO USE THAT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> BIRDIE THERE TO GET TO 20 UNDER.

NOW AT 17. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING HERE? >> I WAS TRYING TO HIT A SHOT OVER THE EDGE OF THAT BUNKER. AND JUST TO GO IN THERE IS SO FRUSTRATING. YOU PLAY 16. YOU GET TO 17 TEE. STANDING THERE, AND YOU’RE LOOKING AT ALL THE FLAGS STRAIGHT DOWN.

THE WIND, I HIT A DECENT SHOT THERE. AND FORTUNATELY I DIDN’T HIT EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO, BECAUSE WE GOT A GUST IN THE FACE THERE. >> YOU LOOK LIKE — YOU LOOK LIKE YOU PRACTICED THIS PUTT BEFORE. DID YOU EVER ANTICIPATED HAVING THIS PUTT?

>> WITH THAT PIN, YOU’RE NEVER GOING RIGHT AFTER THE PIN. GOING TO THE LEFT. TEDDY ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB OF MAKING ME PRACTICE FROM THE RIGHT AREAS. I HIT THAT PUTT BEFORE THANKS TO THE RIGHT PREPARATION. >> AT 18, IT LOOKED LIKE YOU HIT

IT PERFECT AND IT KICKED RIGHT. >> YEAH, I HIT THE SHOT EXACTLY WHERE I WANTED TO AND THE PUTT WHERE I WANTED TO. I WAS ABOUT TO RAISE MY PUTTER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I MADE IT. AND JUST HAVING IT LIP OUT. >> HE THOUGHT HE MADE IT.

HAVE YOU SEEN WYNDHAM’S PUTT YET? >> I HAVE NOT SEEN WYNDHAM’S PUT YET. >> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NUTS. 17 FEET TO GO TO A PLAY-OFF. >> THAT’S A TOUGH FINISHING HOLE. WYNDHAM PUT UP GOOD FIGHT. PLAYING SOME GREAT GOLF THIS YEAR. I’M SURE THIS WON’T BE THE LAST

TIME THIS YEAR THAT WE’RE BOTH ON TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD BATTLING IT OUT. >> SCOTTIE, HOW TIMELY WAS THIS, THIS DRAMA LAST HOUR, THE FRENZY THAT WE’VE ALL BEEN DYING FOR, JUST GIVING EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENED IN THIS SPORT. HOW CRUCIAL WAS THIS, GOD FOR

THE SPORT IN YOUR ESTIMATION? >> YEAH, I THINK IT’S A FUN FINISH. I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO SEE CLOSE EVENTS. THEY WANT TO SEE THE BEST GOING UP AGAINST EACH OTHER. YOU GOT GUYS LIKE WYNDHAM AND XANDER PLAYING GREAT GOLF AND BRIAN HARMAN, THE U.S. OPEN,

U.S. OPEN BATTLING IT OUT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN FOR ME TRYING TO CHASE THESE GUYS DOWN. AND I’M HOPING TO DO A LOT MORE THAT OF THIS YEAR. >> SCOTTIE, IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, EVERY CRITIC, EVERY MEDIA MEMBER, AND PROBABLY JUST

ABOUT EVERY COMPETITOR HAS BEEN ASKED ABOUT YOUR WOES ON THE GREENS. LAST WEEK AFTER YOU WON, YOUR PEERS WERE JUST IRREPRESSIBLE WITH RAISE ABOUT YOU’RE ON THE NEXT LEVEL, CAN’T COMPETE. WHETHER IT’S CRITICISM OR PRAISE, THAT’S NOISE. HOW DO YOU QUIET THE NOISE TO

GET TO THAT PLACE WHERE THE BEST GOLF COMES FROM? >> JUST TRY AND DO MY BEST AND STAY IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD. YOU KNOW, I DON’T HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA. I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME ON APPLE NEWS, CLICKING THE — I DON’T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT IT SAYS, NOT

FOR ME WHEN GOLF ARTICLES COME UP. I REALLY DO MY BEST TO STAY OUT OF READING THINGS THAT ARE GOOD OR BAD ABOUT MYSELF. IF I’M READING BAD THINGS ABOUT MYSELF, IT WILL FRUSTRATE ME. IF I’M READING GOOD THINGS ABOUT MYSELF, MY HEAD WILL GET TOO BIG.

I DO MY BEST TO STAY OUT OF THE FRAY AND CONTINUE TO PUT IN THE WORK. THAT’S PRETTY MUCH IT. >> I’M GUESSING WHATEVER HAPPENS, YOU COULD WIN THE SINGLE SEASON SLAM, AND IT WILL NOT BE THE GREATEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU IN 2024,

GIVEN WHAT’S ON THE WAY FOR YOU AND MEREDITH AND YOUR FAMILY. >> YES. WE’RE VERY EXCITED TO BE STARTING OUR FAMILY. MEREDITH HAS BEEN A GREAT MOM ALREADY JUST BEING PREGNANT. I CAN’T PUT INTO WORDS HOW EXCITING IT IS. WE’VE HAD SOME GREAT FRIENDS AT

HOME IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT HAVE HAD BABIES AS WELL. AND ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES IT REALLY HIT ME WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE’RE LEAVING OUR SMALL GROUP, AND I’M WATCHING TWO OF MY BEST FRIENDS PUSHING

THEIR SMALL BABIES OUT IN STROLLERS. HOLY SMOKES. THAT’S GOING TO BE US IN A FEW SHORT WEEKS. IT’S GOING TO BE EXCITING. WE’RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE. WE’RE JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. >> SCOTTIE, YOU’RE NOT JUST A GREAT PLAYER, YOU’RE A CREDIT TO

THE GAME. WELL DONE. THIS WAS JUST PHENOMENAL TO WATCH. KEEP IT GOING. >> THANKS. APPRECIATE IT. GOOD TALKING WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN. >> SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER HAS WON THE 50th EDITION OF THE PLAYERS, AND HE DID IT IN STYLE. >> IT WAS MEMORABLE IN SO MANY

WAYS, SHARING IT WITH TEDDY SCOTT. HE HAS BEEN ON HIS BAG ALMOST A FEW YEARS NOW. WHAT A TANDEM THEY’VE MADE. ONWARD FOR THE TEXAN. EPIC SUNDAY HERE I