Scottie Scheffler hailed for mean behavior | Golf News

Scottie Scheffler has been hailed as “a monster” on the greens after his dominant efficiency to secure his third main at the PGA Championship. The world’s top-ranked golfer left the competitors in the mud at Quail Hollow, leaving Jon Rahm’s grand slam desires in tatters.

Despite an early setback, Scheffler carded a final-round 71, clinching the championship with an spectacular 11 under par, 5 strokes forward of Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English, and Davis Riley.

While Rahm struggled, faltering in the ultimate stretch to tie for eighth, Scheffler’s regular play noticed him be part of the ranks of {golfing} great Seve Ballesteros, marking one of the few since 1906 to win their first three majors by such a vital lead.

Scheffler, recognized for his unassuming nature, has demonstrated a fierce willpower that has garnered reward from fellow gamers and sports activities commentators. On the Fried Egg Golf podcast, CBS analyst and previous Masters winner Trevor Immelman expressed his admiration.

“I have a ton of respect for Scottie, as a human, as a competitor, as a golfer,” stated Immelman. “He lulls you to sleep with his calmness and how he seems not to be too affected by too much. But he’s mean, man, he’s a mean competitor.”

Peeling back the layers of Scheffler’s gentlemanly facade reveals a formidable power on the course, according to Immelman, who added, “If you pull back some of those layers of the gentlemanly aspect that he portrays and you just isolate the competitor when he’s out on the course, he’s a monster, an absolute monster. I love that, I love watching it.”

Scheffler attributed his triumph to mental toughness and focus. He remarked, “This is a special tournament. Any time you can win a major championship is pretty cool and I’m proud of how I did this week just staying in it mentally and hitting the shots when I needed to.

“This back 9 can be one that I keep in mind for a long time. It was a grind on the market. I feel at one level on the entrance, I perhaps had a 4 or five-shot lead, and making the flip I feel I used to be tied for the lead.

“So to step up when I needed to the most, I’ll remember that for a while. I always try to lean as much as I can on my mind. I think that’s probably my greatest strength.

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“Today and this week I actually just really feel like I did just such a good job of staying affected person when I wasn’t swinging it my best but I hit the pictures when I needed to. I hit the important pictures properly this week, and that’s why I’m strolling away with the trophy.”

Addressing equipment challenges similar to those faced by Rory McIlroy earlier in the competition, Scheffler revealed: “My driver did fail me this week. We had a feeling that it was going to be coming because I’ve used that driver for over a 12 months. I used to be type of lucky for it to final that long, I felt like.”