European Ryder Cup star says something Scottie Scheffler does is ‘a little bit upsetting to watch’

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Scottie Scheffler must be so incredibly annoying to play against but in the end, his sheer brilliance and relentlessness garners nothing more than respect from his fellow pros.

Scheffler was a dominant figure on the PGA Tour in 2025, winning five times including two major championships.

The world number one will be the talisman for Keegan Bradley‘s United States Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black at the end of the month.

First up for Scheffler is the Procore Championship when he played a practice round with Russell Henley and J.J. Spaun on Tuesday.

Either of those two players would make great partners for the 29-year-old.

Scheffler has shared his excitement ahead of the Ryder Cup, but not many European players will be relishing the thought of facing him at Bethpage, that’s for sure.

European Ryder Cup star says what Scottie Scheffler does is ‘upsetting’

Scheffler has won an incredible 18 PGA Tour tournaments since February 2022.

If he carries on winning at his current rate, he will break numerous records within the next decade.

Sepp Straka – one of the European players who will come up against Scheffler at Bethpage – has offered huge praise for the world’s best golfer.

Speaking about the American’s footwork, The Austrian shared his admiration for his rival.

He said: “It’s beautiful yeah. People say his footwork is funky.

“I think the way he moves pressure in the ground is elite. The way he uses the ground to create stability through the shot is something I haven’t seen from a player I have played with.

“The most impressive thing and the reason he wins golf tournaments is his iron play. It’s special how he can hit his number with different trajectories and different curves as well as he does.

“It’s a little bit upsetting to watch knowing that I don’t measure up to that but that’s ok, it’s always fun to play with him.“

Straka is an incredible iron player in his own right, and he ranked eighth in strokes gained approach and 16th in greens hit in regulation on the PGA Tour in 2025.

So the words of praise from the European Ryder Cup star will definitely mean something to Scheffler.

Scottie Scheffler’s iron play stats on the PGA Tour in 2025

Scheffler is quite simply incredible with an iron in his hands. He is the best when it comes to strokes gained approach by quite some margin.

The worrying thing for his rivals is the fact that he’s ranked first in strokes gained off the tee as well.

Here are Scheffler’s different iron play stats from the 2025 season on the PGA Tour:

Stats aside, perhaps the most impressive thing about Scheffler is his distance control with his irons.

The amount of times he fires shots in level with the pin is incredible to watch.

His elite distance control with his irons means that he doesn’t have to fire at every flag to make birdies and, in turn, that’s why he doesn’t make many bogeys after short-siding himself and subsequently wins so many golf tournaments.