Scottie Scheffler won The Open Championship at Royal Portrush four weeks ago after he dominated the field to win by four strokes after finishing on 17-under par for the tournament.
Scheffler was in imperious form at Royal Portrush and his win at The Open means that he’s now just one major championship away from completing the Grand Slam, with the US Open major the only one missing from his trophy cabinet.
The world number one has been unplayable at times over the past few months.
Scheffler drew comparisons with Tiger Woods after his Open win, and that says it all really, doesn’t it?
Incredibly, Scheffler continues to improve season after season, and that is very bad news for his rivals.
He made playing Royal Portrush look far too easy, when we all know it is anything but.
So, how did an average amateur golfer get on around the links in Northern Ireland that day after Scheffler lifted the Claret Jug?
What a 16-handicap shot at Royal Portrush the day after Scottie Scheffler won The Open
16-handicap golfer Patrick Moloney – part of the Fore Bros YouTube content creation channel – played Portrush the day after Scheffler’s victory last month.
With heavy cloud and mist setting in on Monday, Moloney took to the links in the hope of breaking 100.
Moloney and his brothers took part in the same challenge at Bethpage Black recently, and failed.
Unfortunately for the 16-handicapper, he came up short at Portrush as well, ending up 35-over par, with a score of 106.
One of his brothers – Declan – who is an eight-handicapper, went round Portrush in 93 – 22-over par.
Meanwhile, another one of the brothers – 12-handicapper Ronan – shot a 35-over par 106, just like his brother Patrick.
While Scheffler had no problem navigating Royal Portrush during The Open, amateur golfers clearly find the course very challenging indeed!
What would an average golfer shoot around Augusta National?
Augusta National is thought to be one of the most difficult golf courses for amateurs to play due to the severity of the slopes on the greens and the sheer speed of the surfaces.
Ryan Lavner got the chance to play Augusta twice last year after The Masters from the members tees – around 6,400 yards.
Lavner is a six-handicap, so he clearly knows his way around a golf course.
He posted rounds of 88 and 89, 16 and 17-over par respectively.
That just goes to show how tricky Augusta National is for amateur golfers.
That said, Royal Portrush is clearly extremely difficult as well, with the Moloney brothers proving that Scheffler really is on a different level to everyone else.
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