“Why do I want to win this tournament so bad?”
That was the question Scottie Scheffler was asking himself before teeing it up this week in golf’s final major championship.
That question was answered Sunday afternoon as the former Longhorn shared another joyous winning moment on the 18th green with his wife Meredith and son Bennett.
To put it simply, the tournament was over on Friday. A seven-under 64 in the second round gave Scheffler a one-shot lead heading into the weekend. With a lack of other big names near the top of the leaderboard, Scheffler hoisting the famed Claret Jug felt inevitable, and it was.
A four-under 67 on Saturday gave him a four-shot lead heading into the final round, and from there it was cruise control. Scheffler was relentless in the final round, birdieing the first hole of the day and increasing his lead to seven shots at one point.
In the end, it was another ho-hum Scheffler win, leaving no doubt from start to finish. He finished the tournament at 17-under, 4 shots clear of second-place Harris English.
“It’s a really cool feeling. I have a lot of gratitude towards being able to accomplish something like this,” Scheffler said after the tournament. “This was, I felt like, one of my best performances mentally. We did a really good job of staying in it all week.”
When asked about his pre-tournament comments that made headlines, Scheffler gave another thoughtful response.
“Just because you win a golf tournament or accomplish something, it doesn’t make you happy,” Scheffler said. “Maybe for a few moments, maybe for a few days, but at the end of the day, there’s more to life than playing golf.”
Fulfilled or not, Scheffler is still making history week after week, and it doesn’t look like it’ll stop anytime soon.
Sunday was just another chapter in the story for Scheffler, a story that is just getting started.
