Scottie Scheffler’s theory over why he’s so good at Augusta National and why it’s very different to other major championship courses

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If you’ve won the Masters twice in the last three years, then you know a thing or two about playing Augusta National and Scottie Scheffler has been detailing just why he thinks he’s so good there.

Scheffler is looking to make it three wins in four next month at the iconic Augusta National golf club and despite not winning in 2025 yet, he’s still many people’s pick to win.

Of course, to triumph at Augusta, it takes excellent golf, a stroke of luck, and above all, the ability to execute the shots needed when required.

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Being world number one, Scheffler very much has that ability in his locker and he’s been speaking about just why he finds Augusta such a suitable golf course.

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Scottie Scheffler has been doing the rounds in the media this week and naturally, attention turned to next month and Augusta.

And when asked why he feels so comfortable round there, Scheffler admitted there’s a couple of points to raise.

“Why does my game fit so well at Augusta National? It’s a good question,” Scheffler said.

“I think the golf course is really difficult. You have to manage your way around the course, and I’ve been very — I’ve done a very good job of managing my way around the course the last few years and hitting the appropriate shots when I need to and being in control of my ball.

“I think that would probably be the most — the best way I could describe is when I’m in control of my golf ball, I have very good strategy for playing the golf course. But at the end of the day, you’ve got to hit the shots. That’s what it is at Augusta. I could talk about it all day long about where to play it and the certain type of shot to hit.

“But if you don’t pull a shot off, you’re going to be punished out there. And the last few years, I’ve been pulling off the shots I’m trying to hit. Looking forward to try and tackle the golf course again this year.”

Scottie Scheffler explains the difference between Augusta National and the US Open

With Scheffler going into detail about how his game suits Augusta, he was then pressed further on whether the course forces players to play into their artistic nature.

And for Scheffler, it’s all about being able to execute as he explained the big difference between the Augusta course and a US Open set up.

“I would say that there’s definitely an aspect to that. The golf course changes a good amount from soft greens to firm greens. We’ve had some wind the last few years,” Scheffler continued.

“One thing that’s different about Augusta National compared to a lot of the other major championship venues is the lack of rough. When you get the ball off-line there, you’re either in pine straw — there is a rough, cut but it’s typically pretty small.

“So you’re not really — like at U.S. Open or PGA Championship, you play in the rough, you’re playing a lot of hack-out shots. When you miss the green at Augusta National, typically you’re in the fairway, and there’s always opportunity to play a shot. It just so happens that a lot of the shots around the greens are pretty tough because you’ve got elevated greens, and there’s a lot of different variables in play there.

“I feel like around Augusta National, what makes the golf course so special is always the opportunity to pull off a great shot. I think that style of golf is a bit more exciting than just your typical event where you hit in the rough, and you see guys playing the same shot each time where they are just kind of hacking it out of the rough.

“At Augusta, there’s a lot of run-off areas and closely mown areas around the green, and there’s opportunity to play great shot, but also severe punishments for playing the wrong shot as well.”

Should Scheffler win the 2025 edition, he’ll become the first player to win three Masters titles while world number one after joining Tiger Woods on two last year.