Scottie Scheffler has enjoyed a stellar 2025 season on the PGA Tour, with his victory at The Open Championship seen by many as his crowning glory.
However, it is fair to argue that, at the time, it seemed like Scheffler‘s win at The Open meant just as much to him as every other victory he has achieved throughout his career.
Scheffler caused a real stir before The Open Championship this year at Royal Portrush, by suggesting that he lacks any kind of fulfilment from winning golf tournaments.
He even questioned why winning mattered to him.
However, there’s a real case to be made for that attitude being the main reason as to why he’s so good.
Scheffler drew comparisons with Tiger Woods over the past 12 months, and it’s no wonder why, given his incredible consistency.
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His win at The Open in July put the Dallas native onto four majors for his career, and if he manages to win one every two years on average up until he’s 51, he would have equalled Woods’ haul of 15.
Perhaps he got the most difficult one out of the way, after his victory at Royal Portrush in July.
Scottie Scheffler makes admission about The Open Championship
Scheffler’s putting at The Open was truly sensational and his all-round game was in top-top condition as he cruised to a four-shot victory in Northern Ireland back in July.
Now the 19-time PGA Tour winner has opened up on what that victory actually meant to him.
The 29-year-old world number one is currently in the Bahamas looking to win the Hero World Challenge for the third consecutive season.
If he does emerge victorious at Albany Golf Course, it will be his seventh win of the season. What a year it has been for Scheffler!
Scheffler was asked by reporters in the Bahamas what he thinks his fondest memory of 2025 will be when he looks back in 10 years’ time.
He replied: “My fondest memory of this year? I mean, I think any season which you’re able to win major championships I think is very special, especially being able to win multiple majors. I think especially, I mean the PGA and The Open Championship, The Open Championship, the Claret Jug is a pretty cool trophy to have in your possession.
“I think I underestimated what that feels like and I’ve really enjoyed kind of having that at home and being able to celebrate with that.
“But I think a lot of times — the consistency that I played with this year I’m extremely proud of. I think for me to be able to put in as many top finishes as I did takes a lot of work and takes a lot of energy and focus to be able to do that.
“So I was proud of the discipline that I had throughout the season, and not only that discipline but also staying patient in the beginning of the year when things weren’t going as I’d hoped they would, I was still able to kind of ground out some decent finishes and keep myself in it, and then I started trending, trending and found myself in a really good spot in the middle of the year.“
Scottie Scheffler accused of making strange statement after Open victory
Scheffler is as stoic as they come when speaking to the media after winning golf tournaments.
That was no different after his victory at Portrush in July.
When asked how it felt to be an Open champion, Scheffler responded by simply saying, “Pretty good.“
And at the time, Rich Beem suggested those comments from Scheffler were ‘strange’ to say the least.
“It is a very strange phenomenon to hear someone who has just won that go ‘it feels pretty good’. It’s like really? Just pretty good.
“I think he is just masking some of it a little bit. I think inside there is a little bit more in there. I am assuming when he gets back home to the family and when he gets on the aeroplane they are going to pop some champagne and celebrate properly.“
However, Scheffler’s admission about his Open Championship win this week in the Bahamas proves just how much it meant to him.
Sure, he may have underestimated it at the time, but he is quite clearly very aware now as to the sheer magnitude of his accomplishment.
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