Scottie Scheffler accused of ‘s*** talking’ after The Open as rival reveals true character
Jordan Spieth has opened up about Scottie Scheffler’s antics away from the high-pressure environment of professional golf. Scheffler won The Open for the first time on Sunday after a thoroughly impressive week at Royal Portrush.
It is the fourth major win of Scheffler’s career, adding to his two Masters titles and recent PGA Championship victory. Scheffler has been ranked world No.1 since March 2022 and is known for his clinical approach on the course.
Three-time major winner Spieth has known Scheffler since their junior golf days and both are University of Texas alumni. Despite the new Open champion’s reputation as a serious golfer, Spieth revealed that Scheffler loves to get into the heads of his friends when practising away from the cameras.
“Well, he has that unique ability to, from best I can tell, to separate,” adding, “But again, when I see him, I’m at the golf course. I see him here and there off the course, but when we’re playing on the course at home, he s*** talks.
“He’s very witty. You can’t really go at him because he’s smart, and he’s got good bull****.” However, Spieth kept the specifics of Scheffler’s banter under wraps.
“I mean, it’s not necessarily just to me. It’s normally the other people that we’re playing with. But yeah, not that I want to say it — I’m not going to quote him on that kind of stuff. But then when a tournament starts, he’s incredibly competitive, as you see.
