Scottie Scheffler battled hard with his game at Colonial Country Club this week, but he still managed to finish inside the top five.
It’s a sign of Scheffler as a player and a man that he didn’t have anywhere near his best stuff at the Charles Schwab Challenge but still ended the week on eight-under-par around the extremely difficult Colonial Country Club.
Scheffler is now seventh on the all-time list of consecutive cuts made, with 55 to his name.
He’s not just a ‘make the cut merchant’ though. Since February 2022, he has 15 PGA Tour wins and three major championships to his name.
Scheffler admitted that he made too many mistakes at the Charles Schwab Challenge this week, but he still managed to golf his ball on his way to a top-five finish – he’s sixth of the 2025 season in just 11 events played.
Now he will be aiming to peak when he defends the Memorial Tournament this upcoming week and then at the US Open at Oakmont a fortnight after that.
The way he battled hard to secure a T-4 finish at Colonial will undoubtedly give him a boost heading into his defence in Dublin, Ohio, this week.
Scottie Scheffler was surprised about the condition of Colonial Country Club at the Charles Schwab Challenge
The world number one never got it going during the final round on Sunday.
However, a 69 in windy conditions was still a mightily impressive score from someone who only had their ‘C’ game.
Scheffler spoke to reporters post-round on Sunday, and opened up on his feeling about his week’s work in his home state of Texas.
The American said, “I had a really good weekend. I did some good stuff. I feel like I could have scored a little better today. Overall it was a really challenging day.
“I think Friday probably hurt me in terms of winning this tournament, but overall three of the four days I played what I felt was pretty solid. Just had one off day, but outside of that, I did some good things this week as well.
“I mean, it’s hard for me to remember all the way to last year. I felt like we had maybe a bit more wind over the weekend this year, but I was surprised at how firm they were still able to get these greens. It was impressive from the agronomy team here.
“Well, this week was a bit lighter in terms of preparation. I didn’t do anything Monday and Tuesday. Tomorrow I’ll take the day off, kind of use it as a travel day. That’s pretty much it.“
Colonial Country Club bared its teeth on Sunday, and the fact that Scheffler still shot under par is further evidence of how he is capable of competing when nowhere near his best.
Scheffler on what he’ll work on ahead of the Memorial Tournament
The grind continues for the three-time major champion this week, as he heads to Dublin, Ohio, for the Memorial Tournament.
And Scheffler responded when asked if he’s planning to work on anything in particular ahead of his defence of the Memorial this week.
He said, “I mean, just the usual stuff…get to the course next week, get used to the rough, get used to the bunkers, get used to the speed of the greens. In terms of my game I feel like it’s in a pretty good spot.
“Beginning of a new week. The golf course next week is a much different challenge to this week. We go from Bermuda grass and very firm greens to a golf course which can get very firm, but typically you get some rain.
“We will have to see what the forecast is next week but we will have a different type of fairways, different type of rough, totally different.“
Scheffler was nowhere near his best at the Charles Schwab Challenge this week, but he still racked up yet another top-five finish.
And who would be surprised if he defends his crown at The Memorial Tournament this week? I would venture to suggest nobody.
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