or 27 years, 10 months, and 26 days the most interesting thing about Scottie Scheffler was his golf. And given that’s what he’s paid for, you might think it ought to be enough. But the truth is that ever since Scheffler rose to the top of the world rankings in March 2022 the game has wanted more from him. Trouble is, besides his faith, his family, and his attachment to a beaten-up old 2012 GMC Yukon, he does not have much else to give.
It has left the rest of us scrabbling around for an angle on the man. His father was a stay-at-home dad, his mother worked in a law firm, he graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in finance. He has a quirky swing, he once muttered “you can’t keep your mouth shut for 30 seconds?” under his breath when a spectator shouted at him during his backswing and he broke down crying when he got drubbed in the foursomes at the Ryder Cup.