Scottie Scheffler’s tackle success in golf – ‘What is the level?’

PORTRUSH, Northern Eire — Getting ready to a match that might get Scottie Scheffler to 4 main wins and three of the 4 legs of the profession Grand Slam at age 29, the unquestioned greatest participant on the planet stated Tuesday that he does not discover true success in successful.

“This isn’t a satisfying life,” Scheffler stated. “It is fulfilling from the sense of accomplishment, however it’s not fulfilling from a way of the deepest locations of your coronary heart.”

Scheffler has gained two Masters, added a 3rd main when he gained the PGA Championship at Quail Hole this yr and has 16 profession wins since turning skilled. He has, prior to now, talked at size about not rooting his id in golf regardless of acknowledging how badly he needs to win each time he tees it up.

“That is one thing that I wrestle with every day,” Scheffler stated at Royal Portrush, the place the Open Championship begins Thursday. “It is like displaying up on the Masters yearly; it is like why do I need to win this golf match so badly? Why do I need to win the Open Championship so badly? I do not know as a result of, if I win, it should be superior for 2 minutes.”

Scheffler stated Tuesday that generally he does not perceive the purpose of successful, even a serious championship, as a result of he is aware of that the character of the game will merely be to maneuver on to subsequent week, the place he shall be requested the identical questions on the place he goes from right here.

“Is it nice to have the ability to win tournaments and to perform the issues I’ve within the recreation of golf? Yeah, it brings tears to my eyes simply to consider it as a result of I’ve actually labored my whole life to be good at this sport,” Scheffler stated. “To have that form of sense of accomplishment, I feel, is a fairly cool feeling. To get to reside out your desires could be very particular, however on the finish of the day, I am not out right here to encourage the following technology of golfers. I am not out right here to encourage somebody to be the perfect participant on the planet, as a result of what is the level?”

For instance, Scheffler introduced up the Byron Nelson occasion on the PGA Tour, which is a match, he stated, that he has tried to work to win “his whole life,” given it is his hometown occasion. Earlier this yr, Scheffler shot 31 beneath on his technique to successful the occasion exterior of Dallas and nonetheless, he stated, he was struck by how fleeting the second felt.

“You win it, you rejoice, get to hug my household, my sister’s there, it is such an incredible second. Then it is like, OK, what are we going to eat for dinner? Life goes on,” Scheffler stated. “It feels such as you work your complete life to rejoice successful a match for like a couple of minutes. It solely lasts a couple of minutes.”

Nonetheless, Scheffler admitted he can not help however proceed to hunt out that feeling, nevertheless fleeting, even figuring out that, statistically, he’s extra prone to lose than to win each time he performs.

“It sucks. I hate it, I actually do,” Scheffler stated of dropping. “We work so exhausting for such little moments. I am form of sicko; I like placing within the work, I like attending to follow, I like attending to reside out my desires. However on the finish of the day, generally I simply do not perceive the purpose.”

The purpose this week, to most of the gamers within the area, is getting to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday. Scheffler just isn’t immune from sharing that feeling, and he’s doing every little thing in his energy to arrange to win his fourth main championship.

In 4 appearances at The Open, Scheffler has two top-10 finishes and two finishes exterior the highest 20. It is a testomony to his constantly excessive play at main championships that this match is probably going the one the place his efficiency has not fairly matched his different main begins.

“If I are available in second this week or if I end useless final, it doesn’t matter what occurs, we’re at all times on to the following week,” Scheffler stated. “That is one of many lovely issues about golf, and it is also one of many irritating issues, as a result of you’ll be able to have such nice accomplishments, however the present goes on. That is simply how it’s.”