Just days ahead of the 25th anniversary of Tiger Woods’ eit Open Championship success and current World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has delivered a real slap in the face to those striving to match the major winning efforts of both Woods and Scheffler.
The current three-time major winning Scheffler has schocked the game fulfilling or satisfying, and with comments declairing that victories only offer him a few minutes of euphoria.
“I’m not out here to inspire someone to be the best player in the world because what’s the point? This is not a fulfilling life,” Scheffler said as part of a lengthy speech during a press conference on Tuesday.
Newspapers such as the Toronto Sun relayed the world No. 1’s comments to top Canadian players such as Nick Taylor following a practice round, the Canadian golfer was able to relate to some of what the three-time major winner had said.
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“It’s easy to settle in this game and that’s when you get in trouble. But it’s always on to the next. That’s the theme out here. It’s not like other sports where you win the Super Bowl or the Stanley Cup and you have time to soak it in.
“When I’ve won, I’ve played the next week every time and it’s always like three days later it’s onto next week and you’re trying to focus on that but it’s difficult. It’s interesting.”
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The Five-time PGA Tour winner Taylor said he certainly finds winning tournaments satisfying, but understands that everyone is an individual and some players are in a different position.
“There’s fulfillment for sure with success,” Taylor said. “I think everyone is at a different level as to what fills their cup essentially.”
“The guy wins so much, maybe he’s only happy for a few minutes,” Pendrith said. “I’ve only won once and had a couple other chances and it’s exciting to do. I don’t know. I think I would find winning fulfilling.
“You want to put yourself in that position as much as you can because it doesn’t happen very often.”
Pendrith agreed, however, that fulfillment has to come from more than the game of golf.
“I think you have to enjoy the good times, but at the end of the day it is a job and there’s much more to life,” he said. “I really enjoy my time away from the game.”
Taylor added that he feels there is something to be learned from Scheffler’s point of view on success and fulfillment.
“I can understand what he’s saying, but what I take from that is that is why he’s so driven,” Taylor said. “His thing is kind of the journey, it’s not what’s at the end of it.
“Someone like Tiger and him, they can win and it’s great but they always want to be better and I think everyone can learn from that.”
