Scottie Scheffler explains the most interesting thing he’s noticed about amateur golfers when playing in Pro-Ams

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Scottie Scheffler is all set to tee it up at TPC River Highlands for the Travelers Championship this week.

And Scheffler spoke to the press on Wednesday after playing a nine-hole Pro-Am event alongside three amateur golfers.

The 28-year-old is the defending champion at the Travelers Championship this week, and he will be keen to record his fourth win of the season.

He experienced a really frustrating US Open championship at Oakmont last week.

The usually unflappable Scheffler was anything but that on the range during the US Open.

However, he did look much more like his old self during his final round of 70 on Sunday.

And many are expecting him to turn up and play well at TPC River Highlands this week. He certainly looked very relaxed during his Wednesday morning press conference.

Scottie Scheffler on the interesting thing he’s noticed about amateurs in Pro-Ams

Playing alongside Scheffler during a Pro-Am must be the dream for so many amateur golfers out there.

Three lucky people got the chance to do exactly that at the Travelers Championship this week.

The world number one was asked whether he appreciates playing Pro-Ams pretty much every week with amateur golfers.

Scheffler replied, “As far as the interactions go, I think it’s always fun. It’s good to get out and be able to play the course. It’s fun because they’re always in such a good mood and everybody is always on their best behavior playing inside the ropes, so you see the best version of people. We get to go out and have fun and play golf and learn about each other

“It’s an exciting time for them, and it’s nice for me to be able to get out and practice. The guys are always really encouraging and some of our fans too. It’s always fun to get out and get some face-to-face time. As far as the differences between a high level amateur and a professional golfer, I think professional golfers, you just have to be so polished and precise in the way you do things. We get to take all the time in the world that we want to basically come out and practice and prepare and try to perfect this game whereas an amateur doesn’t really get the time. If I took three weeks off golf, I certainly wouldn’t look like the player that hopefully you’re going to see this week. It’s not easy to come out and try to play this game without being prepared. I would say that’s one of the biggest differences.“

Scheffler was then asked whether he helps out his playing partners with swing tips.

He replied, “Occasionally. You throw out some green reads and stuff like that. Swing tips, not too often. Most of the time they’re hitting it out of the rough, so it can be challenging.

“That’s probably one of the most interesting things about playing a Pro-Am is guys are used to playing a certain type of course, and they show up and they’re playing on a PGA TOUR event. This would be considered one of the easier setups, and even a 5, 10 handicap hits it in the rough and they have no idea what to do out of it just because it’s so difficult.“

Scottie Scheffler’s imperious PGA Tour stats in 2025

Scheffler has actually got even better this year than he was last year, as far as his numbers are concerned.

Here are his stats from the 2025 PGA Tour season so far.

He has three wins to his name, including a major championship, and hasn’t finished outside the top-25 in all 13 of the events he has played this season.

And who would bet against Scheffler making it four wins from 14 starts at the Travelers Championship this week?