When Scottie Scheffler and the Scottish Open are mentioned in the same sentence, many may immediately think of the world number one losing his cool on the greens at the Renaissance Club during last year’s event.
Whether it was sarcastically fist-pumping a missed putt, or throwing his hands up in sheer bewilderment, Scottie Scheffler seemed baffled by the putting surfaces in North Berwick.
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Of course, it did not appear to do him much harm ahead of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Scheffler won the final major of 2025 at a canter, only briefly looking to be in any danger whatsoever during the final round in Northern Ireland.
But the Scheffler of 2026 is not quite the same player. With that, his surprisingly poor record on the greens at the Scottish Open in recent years will come under the microscope.
Scottie Scheffler does not have the best history at the Scottish Open
According to Data Golf, Scheffler has lost strokes to the field with the putter in his hands at each of his last three appearances in the Scottish Open. That includes 2022 when he missed the cut.
Scheffler has improved dramatically with the flat stick over the last couple of years. But there is a chance that the greens at the Renaissance Club simply do not suit his eye.
The 2025 Scottish Open was one of just three events where Scheffler lost strokes putting last season.
The big problem is Scheffler probably does need a boost to his confidence as he prepares for Royal Birkdale, particularly as it was a putt that ended his hopes of winning the Travelers Championship on Monday.
Scottie Scheffler has a point to prove ahead of The Open Championship
It was jarring to see Scheffler get his putt in the playoff with Viktor Hovland so wrong. The 30-year-old had hit his approach to within four feet. But it appeared that the pressure got to him once Hovland made a birdie first.
A repeat, therefore, of his previous problems on the greens at the Scottish Open and Scheffler will surely struggle to contain his frustration.
Scheffler had won three of his previous six starts before getting annoyed last year. So he may already be on edge when you consider that he has not won this year since the American Express.
And while he is playing well, really well in fact, he must be growing tired of trying to answer why he is not winning more.
The last thing he probably needs is to find himself on greens that have not been overly kind to him.
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