Justin Rose says what he honestly thought about Scottie Scheffler’s comments on winning golf tournaments

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Scottie Scheffler made some surprising remarks about how he feels about winning golf tournaments ahead of The Open Championship earlier this week.

And now Justin Rose has delivered his take on Scheffler‘s comments.

The 29-year-old American is the best golfer in the world by quite some distance right now, and he has been for a while.

Sir Nick Faldo described Scheffler’s swing as unbelievably unique earlier this week, and there isn’t anyone else who operates like he does.

When the man from Dallas, Texas, putts well, he wins nine time out of 10. However, it seems like when he does win, he only enjoys the victory for an extremely short time.

During his press conference on Tuesday, Scheffler admitted that he sometimes wonders what the point is in practicing, playing and winning golfing tournaments.

The American suggested that winning golf tournaments does not define him as a person, and that he would rather be a great father than a great golfer.

When Scheffler does win a tournament, he suggested that the thrill lasts for around two minutes after having holed his final putt.

Now Rose has given his opinion on the world number one’s comments.

Justin Rose says what he thought about Scottie Scheffler’s comments

Rose is well known for his hard work ethic and constant desire to improve.

However, does playing golf for a living define who the Englishman is?

During his press conference at Royal Portrush on Wednesday, and responded when asked to give his opinion on what Scheffler said on Tuesday.

Rose said: “I mean, it was a cool take to hear what Scottie was saying. Obviously he’s got the rest of his life so well in order and his priorities and obviously his family and faith and all those things. He’s got those rocks in place in his life that it kind of was cool to see that golf obviously is what he loves to do but doesn’t define him. It was great to hear, quite honestly.

“Yeah, for sure I’ve been in that similar situation in terms of getting to World No. 1. It’s something you strive and strive and strive and strive for, and you achieve it and you’re like, oh, okay, it’s not necessarily what you imagine it to be, but the work and the journey to get there is the thrill. That’s the exciting part.

“I think that’s still to this day what keeps me going is really just kind of be better tomorrow as a person and as a golfer than I am today and that’s enough. Obviously you want it to manifest into tournament wins and ticking off your goals and your dreams, but really the journey and the process of getting there is where you have to try to find the enjoyment.

“Very relatable for sure. I think there’s been moments in my career where you do, you summit to the top of the rankings and you kind of maybe perceive it to be more than it actually is at the time.

“But I think it’s just a great reminder for what he said that yeah, there are clearly other things in life and it’s about having all your big rocks in place, and clearly he has family and faith, as my family is in place. Those are the things that give me the greatest joy.

“Obviously listen, we spend a lot of time playing golf. We spend a lot of time focusing. I’ve been dreaming about being a pro golfer since I was probably 5 years old. So it’s a huge part of me and I want to honour that always.

“I’m only 45 years old, let’s say, halfway through my life, I hope. I also hope to be a lot more than a golfer. It’s good perspective to not make it be everything, yeah.“

Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour record

For someone who doesn’t put too much time and emotion into winning, he has an awful lot of titles to his name!

Here is Scheffler’s career record on the PGA Tour:

Perhaps Scheffler’s somewhat apathetic reaction to winning golf tournaments is exactly why he has been so successful in the first place.

His success on the golf course doesn’t change him as a man off it.

There are plenty of pro golfers out there who could do with taking a leaf out of Scheffler’s book, that’s for sure.