It has been nearly a month since Scottie Scheffler played a golf tournament, but the last time he did, he was doing something he did a lot of this year: win.
Scheffler, coming off his seven-win season on the PGA Tour, is playing this week at the 2024 Presidents Cup for the first time since the Tour Championship, where he claimed the FedEx Cup. The top-ranked player in the world will lead the Americans against the Internationals at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada.
What has life been like since his victory at East Lake?
“Not much. We were at home for most of it. I took a good week off after East Lake, and then I got to practicing pretty quickly after that. That’s about it,” Scheffler said.
The humble superstar didn’t mention one thing that surfaced a couple weeks ago, however. He and Rory McIlroy will team up and take on Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in a TV match in December.
Scheffler said his manager brought up the idea to him, and he thought it sounded fun.
“I’ve partnered with Brooks and Bryson at Ryder Cups before. I’ve never obviously had a chance to play with Rory at the Ryder Cup, but those are two guys I really miss competing against.
“Brooks has five major championships. That’s a pretty cool record for him. He’s had a great career. He’s a guy I love competing against. You’ve got Bryson, with all his stuff, I think he’s a fun guy to be around.
“It definitely interested me, and the way things fell together, it seemed to work out nice. It seems like a fun deal.”
Team USA captain Zach Johnson talks with golfer Justin Thomas, golfer Scottie Scheffler, and golfer Brooks Koepka (right) on the 18th hole during day one fourballs round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
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But first, Scheffler has the Presidents Cup, where in his debut in 2022 he went 0-3-1. He’s motivated to do better this year in another opportunity to represent his country.
“That’s probably why you saw me so emotional after the Olympics. I really do take a lot of pride in playing for my country,” Scheffler said. “I’ve had the opportunity to do it a few times, and it’s very special.
“Coming here to foreign soil for us and trying to compete and bring back the Cup, I think will be pretty fun.”