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Scottie Scheffler is one of the best golfers on the planet and has been on a historic race last year.
Still, success from winning golf tournaments is not what “satisfies” him.
Scheffler, 29, is a three-time major champion as he has won Masters twice and the PGA Championship this year. He will look at Inch closer to his career Grand Slam at Open this week at Royal Portrush.
The 16-time PGA Tour winner has been the world’s # 1 ranked golfer for over 100 weeks, but still his dominance on the course is not what “fulfills” for him.
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Scottie Scheffler looks after hit his shot from the first tee during the first round of the US Open Golf Tournament on June 12, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (Charles Leclaire-Preferred Pictures)
“There are a lot of people who make it what they thought would fulfill them in life and you get there you get to # 1 in the world and they are like, what is the poenget?” Said Scheffler at a press conference on Tuesday.
“I really believe in that, because what is the poenget? Why do I want to win this tournament so bad? It’s something I struggle with on a daily basis. It’s like showing up on Masters every year. It’s like ‘Why do I want to win this golf tournament so badly? Why do I want to win the open championship so bad?’
“I don’t know, because if I win it will be great for two minutes. Then we’ll be next week, ‘Hi, you won two majors this year; how important is it for you to win FedExcup play?’ And we’re back here again.
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Scheffler referred to his party after winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament in his home state of Texas in May when his celebration moment felt so fleeting.
“I said something after Byron this year about similar, it feels like you’re working your whole life to celebrate a tournament in like a few minutes. It only lasts a few minutes, that kind of euphoric feeling. Winning Byron Nelson championship at home, I literally worked all my life to become good at golf to have an opportunity to win that tournament,” Scheffler said.
“You win what you are celebrating, get hugging my family, my sister is there, it’s such a great moment. Then it’s like, ‘OK, what are we going to eat for dinner?’ Life continues.
While being incredibly successful as a golfer may not be what ultimately meets him, it gives him a “feeling of achievement.”
“Is it great to be able to win tournaments and do the things I have in the golf game? Yes, it brings tears to my eyes just to think about because I have literally worked my whole life to be good at this sport. Having that kind of feeling of achievement, I think, is a pretty cool feeling,” Scheffler said.
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Scottie Scheffler plays his shot from the first tee during the second round of the Travelers Championship Golf Tournament on June 20, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Bill Streicher-Preferred Pictures)
For Scheffler he does not play to “inspire” the next generation of golfers, because for him it is not to be the world’s # 1.
“Getting to live out of your dreams is very special, but at the end of the day I’m not out here to inspire the next generation of golfers. I’m not out here to inspire someone to be the best player in the world, for what is the poenget? This is not a fulfilling life. It is fulfilled from the feeling of performance, but it is not fulfilled from a feeling of the deepest places in your heart,” said Scheffler.
Scheffler said the sport of golf is not “be everything, end everything” for him.
“(Golf) is not the most important thing in my life,” Scheffler said.
Scheffler and his wife, Meredith, share a 1-year-old son, Bennett. For Scheffler, his family prioritizes.
Scottie Scheffler chips on the 17th green during the second round of the Travelers Championship Golf Tournament on June 20, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Bill Streicher-Preferred Pictures)
“I am blessed to be able to get out here and play golf. But if my golf ever began to affect my home life, or if it has ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, you know it will be the last day I play here to live,” Scheffler said.
“I would much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer.
“At the end of the day (golf is) just not what satisfies me.”
