This golfer questioned whether winning was everything. Then he won a major
Last week, the American raised eyebrows when he said winning tournaments was 'not a fulfilling life'. Regardless, he was never in danger of losing his grip on the Claret Jug on Sunday, carding a final round of three-under 68.
Local hope Rory McIlroy, who finished tied for seventh, did his best to try to run Scheffler down after posting a final two-under round of 69, but the American was far too good for the rest of the field.
Whether or not he was fulfilled by the win, Scheffler definitely enjoyed getting the win over the crowd favourite.
'The crowd wanted someone else to win this week and I got to play spoiler … it was a really interesting day but it was also a lot of fun,' Scheffler said.
As so many world-class golfers struggled to deal with the rain, wind, and undulating fairways throughout the week, Scheffler, at times, made it look elementary.
Scheffler's dominance left the Northern Irishman McIlroy feeling pure admiration.
'There's only two or three players in the history of the game that have been on a run that Scottie has been on here for the last 24 to 36 months. It's incredibly impressive, he's a very worthy winner but also he's a great person and a wonderful ambassador for our game as well, so I'm really happy for him and [wife] Meredith and his family.'
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