{"id":461838,"date":"2026-02-08T14:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T14:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/461838\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T14:01:09","slug":"scottie-scheffler-stumbled-his-response-revealed-something-about-his-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/461838\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler stumbled. His response revealed something about his greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many layers to Scottie Scheffler\u2019s greatness.<\/p>\n

Jordan Spieth explained one aspect of it better than anyone<\/a> could as the World No. 1 romped to a win at the Open Championship<\/a> at Royal Portrush. <\/p>\n

To Spieth, Scheffler\u2019s superpower lies \u201cless in the golf swing and more so the personality.\u201d Scottie Scheffler, Spieth said, is one guy inside the ropes. There, he knows exactly what he needs to do, what he wants to do and how to get to that point. But when Scottie Scheffler isn\u2019t working, he\u2019s not working. He\u2019s just a dad and a husband. He can detach the second the clubs go in the bag and has no interest in using time and energy in monetizing his name and talents off the course. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe has that unique ability to, from best I can tell, to separate,\u201d Spieth said. \u201cIt\u2019s more so the difference in personality from any other superstar that you\u2019ve seen in the modern era and maybe in any sport. I don\u2019t think anybody is like him.\u201d<\/p>\n

That came just days after Schefler\u2019s existential press conference<\/a> to open the week at Royal Portrush, where he talked about the fleeting happiness that comes from winning and explained that while he loves being great at golf, it \u201cdoes not fill the deepest desires of his heart.\u201d <\/p>\n

The ability to not be consumed by golf is freeing for Scheffler. It allows him to plug in and plug out, which helps keep him level as he continues to dominate the golf world. <\/p>\n

For most of the past four years, Scheffler has made everything look easy<\/a>. He\u2019s won at Augusta twice. He became the only player to repeat at the Players. He won the PGA Championship and the Open. He has won here, there and everywhere while leaving the rest of the world\u2019s best searching<\/a> for ways to close what at the moment feels like a chasm that can\u2019t be traversed. <\/p>\n

While all those little things help make Scottie Scheffler Scottie Scheffler and separate him from most, there\u2019s something else that allows him to levitate above everything. Something that\u2019s rarely discussed because it\u2019s seldom seen. <\/p>\n

But it was there on Thursday night in Phoenix, when Scheffler walked off the course after a bizarre opening-round 73 <\/a>that had him in danger of missing the cut at TPC Scottsdale. It\u2019s a position we rarely see Scheffler in. It won\u2019t take you long to count the number of tournaments he has been a true non-factor in over the last few years. Scheffler hasn\u2019t finished outside the top 10 in a tournament since last year\u2019s Players, when he was still shaking off the rust from an offseason ravioli injury. The last time he missed a cut? The 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship. In the age of no-cut, limited-field events, that stat doesn\u2019t mean what it used to. But it\u2019s still noteworthy that we rarely see Scottie Scheffler miling around in the middle of the pack, and he doesn\u2019t exit the premises early. <\/p>\n

Scheffler doesn\u2019t believe in trying to \u201cfind\u201d something mid-tournament. To him, the work is done in the prep and you arrive with what you\u2019ll need for the week. But sitting at T-86 after an opening-round stumble that included a flubbed chip, Scheffler went to work. Not to fix something for a future tournament or prep for later, but because Scottie Scheffler, like all elite athletes, only has one speed. If there\u2019s something to fix, it gets fixed. There are no \u201cdown weeks\u201d or \u201coff days.\u201d To waste an opportunity to get better is to sacrifice something you can\u2019t get back. And because there is still time to win. They don\u2019t hand out the trophies on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday was a dig-it-out-of-the-dirt type of day in the afternoon,\u201d Scheffler said on Friday. \u201cI try to avoid those as much as possible at tournaments, but after the way I felt over the ball yesterday, it was definitely needed. I almost was so discouraged I almost didn\u2019t even want to go practice. I went out there, and it was well worth it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at days like today. I had an awful day on the golf course yesterday all around pretty much. So to come out to today, stay really patient, especially after not getting off to a great start, to stay patient, grind it out, put myself back into a position where \u2014 I\u2019ve put myself in contention from this exact position in this golf tournament, and it\u2019s one of those places you can get hot. That\u2019s what I\u2019ll be looking to do over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scheffler fixed something in his grip, which led to a better ball-striking day in the second round and a six-under 65 that put him inside the top 30. He backed that up with a 67 on Saturday and will have at least an outside shot at winning his third WM Phoenix Open on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler was frustrated on Thursday in Phoenix. It was an uncharacteristic display from golf\u2019s dominant force. He left the course dejected that his pre-tournament work, which he prides himself on, didn\u2019t yield the desired results. <\/p>\n

So Scottie Scheffler went searching because part of true greatness is never giving in \u2014 never allowing yourself to be complacent with something that doesn\u2019t meet your standards. Never being out of the fight, even when everyone would understand if, just this one time, you were. <\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely take a lot of pride in days like today,\u201d Scheffler said after making his Friday charge. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to get myself back in the tournament. Sometimes it feels like there is nothing worse than missing cuts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at the results I\u2019ve had over the last few years, I think probably my greatest skill is being able to stay near the lead,\u201d Scheffler added Saturday. \u201cI think one of the things I\u2019m most proud of is the consistent results I\u2019ve had over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler left the course on Thursday in a tie for 86th. On Sunday, he\u2019ll have a chance to win. When you refuse to let go of the rope, you always give yourself a chance. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are many layers to Scottie Scheffler\u2019s greatness. Jordan Spieth explained one aspect of it better than anyone…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-461838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}