{"id":535844,"date":"2026-03-12T16:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/535844\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:04:17","slug":"scottie-scheffler-told-by-prominent-golf-commentator-stop-your-whinging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/535844\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler told by prominent golf commentator: “Stop your whinging!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prominent on-course commentator and broadcaster Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley says Scottie Scheffler<\/a> must stop “whinging”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The American, 29, enters this week’s Players Championship<\/a> as the overwhelming favourite to clinch the unofficial fifth men’s major of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Should he win, he would join Jack Nicklaus<\/a> as the only other three-time winner of the event.<\/p>\n

He arrives at TPC Sawgrass where his results don’t really paint the true picture of what has transpired on the golf course.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scheffler claimed his 21st PGA Tour<\/a> title on his first start of the calendar year at the American Express then added three more top-15 finishes and a top-25.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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On each occasion, though, Scheffler has started slowly and was left with an uphill battle to make the cut and get into contention over the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Scottie <\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

There have been moments where Scheffler’s anger has boiled over or at least threatened to. Last week, Scheffler lobbed his golf ball into the water after a missing a par putt on the 18th at Bay Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then he ranted<\/a> to his caddie Ted Scott<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The aforementioned Riley told the latest edition of the Sky Sports golf podcast<\/a> that he “doesn’t know what’s going on with Scheffler” so far this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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He added: “I’ve heard him have a right few whinges. On the golf course you don’t really know what you\u2019re going to get.<\/p>\n

“When you’re a new person coming on Tour, it’s all lovely. It’s like a big old box of chocolates. You cruise out there and everything’s just ‘dandy’, as they say over here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“As you stay on tour a little longer, seeing some things start to go wrong, you start to see players\u2019 true characters.<\/p>\n

“He has been having a whinge because things aren’t going his way. In the last three years, he’s only won like $100m? Stop your whinging!”<\/p>\n

\"Scottie <\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

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Scheffler spoke to reporters about his expectations this week in his pre-tournament news conference on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When asked if he had struggled to meet his expectations, Scheffler flipped the script.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I think that’s kind of a funny question,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Because if you flipped my season around and it was like, I finished 24th last week, 12th, then third and fourth, and a win. Would your question be the same?<\/p>\n

“Your expectations of me are living week by week, my expectations of myself are almost more shot by shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"Scottie <\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

“So I think, when you look at the perspective from the media, the media is always trying to create a story. Which can be a great thing. I think that\u2019s part of your job.<\/p>\n

“But when it comes to my golf game and my expectations of myself, my expectations all are based around what I want for me mentally on the golf course as being committed to what I can do and controlling that aspect.<\/p>\n

“And so far throughout this season I’ve been really good in some spots and then some other spots I feel like I can improve in terms of my commitment to the shot.”<\/p>\n

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