Scottie Scheffler won The Open Championship on Sunday with a well-executed, and very much ruthless, final round of golf, and Matt Fitzpatrick spoke about the world number one after his win.
He’s not bad is he? That’s four PGA Tour wins and more importantly, two major championships in 2025 for Scheffler now, after his dominant win at The Open.
Remember back in April when we were all questioning whether he had lost his magic? The newly-crowned Open champion has answered the questions about his game emphatically over the past three months.
Scheffler admitted that he wanted to win The Open ‘so badly’, towards the end of his final round.
Now the 29-year-old has golf’s most coveted trophy amongst his collection.
Scheffler has now become the first player since World War I to win his first major championships by three shots or more.
Now all that will be on his mind will be getting back to his family and then preparing for the next tournament he is playing in.
That attitude is what makes him so great isn’t it.
Matt Fitzpatrick says he found Scottie Scheffler ‘hilarious’ before putting improvement
Fitzpatrick addressed the media after his final round at Royal Portrush on Sunday.
Attention in the press room quickly turned to Scheffler’s brilliance.
And the Englishman offered high words of praise for the world number one.
He said: “I think Scottie Scheffler is a different class, obviously. He’s literally a full shot probably better than the next best player in the world, let alone myself, who’s not the second best player in the world. Yeah, it’s definitely closer than where it was, and I definitely feel like there’s room to improve and can move forward.“
Fitzpatrick then responded when asked about Scheffler’s improved putting.
He said: “Yeah, it was his weakness. He’s brilliant. Can’t knock his putting. He just looks good with the putter all of a sudden. Well, not all of a sudden. That’s very unfair. He obviously put in a ton of work for it, and I know Phil has obviously worked really hard with him as well.
“Even before he worked with Phil, I found it hilarious that he was winning tournaments — not only just, but one, two, it was a bit close, missed a few putts, let a few guys in, and now you fix his putting, it’s like, every week how many do you want me to win by this week. But yeah, fair play to him.“
Scottie Scheffler’s putting improvements over the past three years
It’s incredible to see just how much better Scheffler has been on the greens this season in comparison to previous years.
| Year | Scheffler’s strokes gained rank |
| 2025 | 22nd |
| 2024 | 77th |
| 2022-23 | 162nd |
| 2021-22 | 58th |
| 2020-21 | 107th |
The improvement on the greens from Scheffler this season has been quite remarkable to witness.
It’s worth noting that he will be higher up in the strokes gained putting rankings this season after this week at The Open.
If he continues to improve his putting, it could be game over for his rivals.
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