Collin Morikawa says what Scottie Scheffler has achieved which he’s really working on in training

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Collin Morikawa is using Scottie Scheffler as inspiration as the FedEx Cup playoffs get underway at the St Jude Championship.

Morikawa currently sits T18 on two under after carding a 68 at TPC Southwind. The world number six is looking to bounce back from a disappointing outing at the Olympics, where he finished well out of contention.

After the Le Golf National event, Morikawa admitted he was struggling on the greens and also highlighted his poor work on the par fives.

Consistency has been an issue for the 27-year-old, and now Morikawa has been asked why he’s struggled to find his top form.

Collin Morikawa looks to raise the bar like Scottie Scheffler

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Speaking ahead of this week’s event, Morikawa admitted he’s looking to raise his consistency to a higher level and cited Scheffler as an excellent example.

“It seems like some guys have in the past history of golf,” Morikawa explained. “You can obviously raise the bar of your consistency. A guy like Scottie, his consistency is very high. Every day I am trying to raise that bar.”

The American added, “Can you control the hot streaks? I don’t know if anyone can. But you can raise your bar as high as possible so that when you are playing average, you are in the top five and contending.

“I have raised that bar to a lot better level, but sometimes you need that hot streak to go and win a golf tournament, and honestly, when I got back and looked at some of my wins, things were just clicking, and hopefully, it starts tomorrow and ends September 1st.”

Scottie Scheffler is now the benchmark for PGA Tour players

Morikawa lauded Scheffler after pushing him all the way at the Memorial Tournament, and it feels as if the world number one is now viewed as the gold standard.

Morikawa’s consistency is still at an extremely high level. The American is rarely out of contention and nearly always in and around the leaders.

Unfortunately, in the Scheffler era, that isn’t good enough. As Morikawa mentions, he must look to push his baseline level up if he’s to truly challenge the two-time Masters winner on a regular basis.

Hopefully, when the 2025 PGA Tour season kicks into gear, one or two more elite players will be ready to push Scheffler on a more frequent basis.