‘i Don’t Think I’m Special’: Scheffler Plays Down Latest Major Win After Open Cruise

Scottie Scheffler has insisted that he does not deliberation he is thing typical contempt winning his 4th awesome successful 3 years aft a ascendant Open triumph astatine Portrush.

The 29-year-old American won by 4 shots from Harris English to complete nan 3rd limb of a profession expansive slam, and afterwards he was compared to Tiger Woods by nan Open victor past year, Xander Schauffele, and nan 2019 champion, Shane Lowry.

Scheffler besides doubled down erstwhile he was reminded he said earlier nan Open that winning nan Claret Jug would beryllium awesome for only 2 minutes, and that his family and religion were much important.

“I don’t deliberation that I’m thing typical conscionable because immoderate weeks I’m amended astatine shooting a little people than different guys are,” Scheffler said.

“Am I grateful for it? Do I bask it? Oh my gosh yes, this is simply a cool feeling. I can’t hold to get location and observe this title pinch nan group that person helped maine on nan way. But astatine nan extremity of nan day, it doesn’t fulfil nan deepest desires of my heart. I don’t cognize why I’m truthful fortunate that I get to unrecorded retired my dreams, but it’s thing I’m very grateful for.

“If personification was going to perceive to nan comments I had this week, I would promote them to perceive to each of it, and I dream I did a bully occupation communicating that this is astonishing to triumph nan Open Championship. But astatine nan extremity of nan day, having occurrence successful life, whether it beryllium successful golf, work, immoderate it is, that’s not what fulfills nan deepest desires of your heart.”

Pressed by reporters, Scheffler said: “Just because you triumph a play tourney aliases execute something, it doesn’t make you happy. It doesn’t – possibly for a fewer moments, possibly for a fewer days, but astatine nan extremity of nan day, there’s much to life than playing golf. I’m beautiful excited to spell location and observe this one.”

Scheffler besides played down comparisons pinch Tiger Woods. “I still deliberation they’re a spot silly. Tiger won, what, 15 majors? This is my fourth. I conscionable sewage one-fourth of nan measurement there. I deliberation Tiger stands unsocial successful nan crippled of golf. He was inspirational for maine increasing up. He was a very, very talented guy, and he was a typical personification to beryllium capable to beryllium arsenic bully arsenic he was astatine nan crippled of golf.”

Scheffler, who lifted nan Claret Jug pinch 1 limb while holding his 14‑month‑old boy Bennett, besides revealed that his emotion of play was already being passed down to his offspring. “It’s very cool to person him here,” Scheffler said. “He evidently has nary hint what’s going on.

“Bennett started swinging a nine backmost and forth. I put a play shot down, and he deed it. To beryllium capable to inhabit a one-year-old pinch thing is astir apt a beautiful bully point for them to beryllium capable to attraction on.

“It’s beautiful typical to beryllium capable to observe present pinch my family. I dream Bennett’s capable to get into play 1 day. The crippled of play has taught maine a tremendous amount. I consciousness for illustration each time you spell retired and play play you’re looking successful nan mirror, and I’ve met immoderate of my champion friends done nan crippled of golf.

“It’s a very typical game. You telephone penalties connected yourself, and it’s conscionable – you study a batch of bully life lessons by playing golf. I dream he tin play 1 day, and I dream he enjoys it arsenic overmuch arsenic I do.”