Scheffler 'living Dreams' But 'more To Life Than Golf'

Scottie Scheffler says he is "living retired his dreams" aft winning nan Open Championship astatine Royal Portrush, but reiterated successful his infinitesimal of triumph location is "more to life than playing golf".

The American anesthetised his rivals connected nan last time successful Northern Ireland, pinch a composed accumulation of front-running to support his overnight four-shot lead.

The 29-year-old world number 1 has now won 4 fields successful 3 years, arsenic good arsenic an Olympic golden medal, and needs conscionable nan US Open to go 1 of 7 men to complete a profession Grand Slam.

However, he started this week by questioning why he moreover plays a athletics that has earned him £65m successful prize money alone.

Scheffler said connected Tuesday it was "not a fulfilling life" and nan zealous pursuit of wins is "something I wrestle pinch connected a regular basis".

Speaking successful nan aftermath of his Open success, he conceded that he possibly did not make his constituent arsenic good arsenic he had hoped, but stood by his sentiments.

"We unrecorded successful a time and property wherever clickbait is what group look for and you tin shorten a five-minute clip into 3 words," admitted Scheffler. "I deliberation it underestimates what I was trying to communicate.

"I've worked my full life to go bully astatine this crippled and play for a living. It's 1 of nan awesome joys of my life and to triumph The Open is simply a emotion that's difficult to describe.

"Am I grateful for it? Do I bask it? Oh, my gosh, yes, this is simply a cool feeling. But having occurrence successful life is not what fulfils nan deepest desires of your heart.

"Just because you triumph a play tourney doesn't make you happy - but I'm beautiful excited to observe this one."

Scheffler said he intends to time off for location successful Texas later connected Sunday and "celebrate pinch nan group that person helped maine on nan way".

After he tapped successful connected nan 18th an hr aliases truthful earlier - and nan crowds offered their throaty support - nan first personification he looked for was woman Meredith.

Belatedly spotting her, and 14-month-old boy Bennett, who was toddling connected to nan green, Scheffler's typically muted consequence changed.

He hurled his chapeau into nan sky, roared pinch delight, and lumbered pinch arms outstretched towards them.

The trio embraced earlier Scheffler retrieved his chapeau and near nan greenish pinch a bemused Bennett nestled successful nan crook of his near arm.

"When I saw my family, that was a beautiful typical feeling," said Scheffler, who insisted earlier successful nan week that he would discontinue play if it started to effect upon his family.

"It's 1 that's very difficult to describe. It's thing I'm very grateful for and thing that I'll clasp connected to for a agelong time."