Scottie Scheffler Just Showed Even The Golfing Greats How The Game Is Played

It was a tale of two legends during the 88th Masters Tournament on Sunday.

On one hand, Tiger Woods struggled to even make it to his latest tournament and finished with a disappointing 16-over-par after 72 holes.

On the other hand, Scottie Scheffler (who wasn’t even born when Woods won his first Masters way back in 1997) dominated the tournament and cemented his status as among the best to ever play the sport.

A monumental moment

No one was surprised to see Scheffler win his second consecutive Masters. And it wasn’t a big shock that he became just the second player to win the Masters and The Players Championship in the same season.

Naturally, Woods was the first.

But he did it in a way that even other golfing greats had to admire.

Max Homa, who fell seven shots behind Scheffler in the tournament, remarked: “It’s really impressive. You just know that he’s going to be there and he’s going to play well.”

Scheffler’s athletic 6-foot-3 frame cast an unmistakable shadow over the Masters as he made his nearly flawless shots look simple.

His personal priorities

Winning was obviously the 26-year-old’s goal on Sunday — as he confessed to his friends on the morning of the tournament.

“I told them, I wish I didn’t want to win as badly as I did or as badly as I do,” he said. “I think it would make the mornings easier.”

But winning, or even playing, isn’t everything to Scheffler, whose family (his first child is on the way) and faith keep him grounded.

“My identity is secure already,” he said after his big win. “I get to come out here and compete, have fun, enjoy it, and then at the end of the day — win or lose — my identity is secure.”

Chris Agee April 16th, 2024

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