Yeah, it brings tears to my eyes just to think about because I’ve literally worked my entire life to be good at this sport,” Scheffler said.
His comments came in a year when Rory McIlroy fulfilled his life dream of winning the Masters, which gave him the career Grand Slam.
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PORTRUSH,NorthernIreland(AP)—ScottieSchefflerhaswonmoretournamentsandmajorsthananyoneoverthelastthreeyears.HeisNo.1intheworldandnooneisclosetohim.NothingwouldmeanmoretohimthanleavingRoyalPortrushwiththesilverclaretjug.
Andthen?
That’swheregolfgetsalittlecomplicatedforScheffler,wholoveshisjobandalltheworkitentails,butwhofoundhimselfsearchingTuesdayforwhatitallmeans.
HedeliveredanamazingsoliloquyaheadoftheBritishOpenaboutfulfillment.Theshortanswer:It’snotthetwoMastersgreenjackets,theWanamakerTrophyhewonatthePGAChampionship,thethreeJackNicklausAwardsasPGATourplayeroftheyearortheFedExCup.
“IsitgreattobeabletowintournamentsandtoaccomplishthethingsIhaveinthegameofgolf?Yeah,itbringstearstomyeyesjusttothinkaboutbecauseI’veliterallyworkedmyentir
