Scottie Scheffler, a normal number 1 we see in Spain

The Texan Scottie Scheffler, world number 1, 2022 Masters champion and with an important collection of top 10s this season on the PGA Tour, he is a normal person who does not hurt to admit that his intention is to play more in Europe and that when he travels to the old continent he takes the opportunity to vacation somewhere which is the continent’s tourist destination.

“My wife and I like to go to Europe every year because we try to stay a few days on vacation and that’s always fun. We went to London one year and it was great to walk around and see the city and have good food. . It was very rewarding,” said the winner TPC at Sawgrass in March and his media appearance on royal liverpool.

The American announced in his mini practice round (7 holes) that he shared with the Spaniards Jorge Campillo and Adri Arnaus (He was alone in front and asked to join them, and both the Extremaduran and the Catalan told him that of course, it would be an honor to train with him) that after the Open he would spend a few days in Marbella. Sun, fried fish and sticks are useless. Last year the Scheffler couple was in the Greek islands.

When he left the Spaniards on the course, he took a picture with their caddies and thanked our team for sharing a few holes. Arnaus knows him because he studied at the University of Texas with scottie’s brother.

In the press room, Scheffler revealed an idea he had in mind: “I’ve considered going and playing more events in Europe in the fall, because now we’ll have more free time on our PGA Tour calendar . That’s really the time of year you can do those things,” he said. At the end of September the Ryder Cup and before the event in Rome the Irish Openyes, the PGA Championship at Wentworth and the French Open, while later comes the Alfred Dunhill Links in Scotland and the Spanish Open in Madrid.

Scheffler also commented to reporters about the nerves caused by the bunkers at Royal Liverpool and the comments made by American TV announcers about more or less success with the putt. “The only thing I’ve noticed on this course is that every time my ball goes into a bunker, I’m very nervous. I’ll try to avoid them at all costs. At Royal St. George’s there are a lot of bunkers. has a slight upward slope before you hit the embankment, and here it looks like the faces of each bunker are almost a downward slope. I don’t think that’s what I particularly like in a golf course. I don’t think it’s rewarded the good shots. The closer you are to the green, the closer you are to the edge, and the worse you hit and you barely make it into the bunker you really have options so I prefer to have a little bit of a slope there but that that’s what makes the links special, the Open and the ‘big ones’. Every golf course is different and it’s a challenge, and I’ll do my best to stay away from them this week”, said the world number 1.

Scheffler has only played two British: 2021 (8th) and 2022 (21st). He has little experience on the links, although he admits that he likes this type of course and that it is a pity that he is the only one playing them in July: “My first experience on the links was at the Scottish Open in 2021 and then I played. The Open at St George’s I really like them, you can be very creative here. If you just avoid the bunkers, you can do whatever you want, but every time you’re in one, it’s almost a penalty hit. When I start to get used to the links The Open will be over and I won’t be back until next July”.

Scheffler was asked about his memories Tiger Woods and his countryman’s win here in 2006. “I don’t remember Tiger winning here in 2006, other than seeing that Hoylake win on YouTube. A lot of my Tiger memories are on YouTube, really a very important one tool.You can see so many interesting things..Yes I would say most of my childhood memories of Tiger are just watching him win a lot and seeing him make all kinds of putts, whether it’s The Open or placing in the US Open at Torrey Pines always stands out. And I watched Tiger’s performance here to see the course, because I don’t know him, I don’t know anything about it, except for the fact that it’s very hard and dry and only once he played driver all week”.

Finally, Scheffler silenced his critics with his zero, little or no putt success and the stigma of a boring player. “I think most of what should happen is something that should be built into a story, and for a while it didn’t really feel like there was much of a story behind my playing. I think I was seen as probably a player quite boring and didn’t show much emotion. But there were several tournaments that I was able to win where I putt badly, and suddenly it became a problem for TV commentators. But I don’t listen to the comments. The things where “I is working on now finish the ball in the middle of the hole instead of dodging them around the edges. I have a lot of faith in what I’m doing now,” Scheffler concluded.

That said, a very normal guy looking for his second Grand Slam and first British. Born June 21, 1996 in Ridgewood (NJ), but living in Texas since childhood, he graduated from the University of Texas, turned professional in 2018, with six PGA Tour victories and 15 top 10 finishes to date present. season (tied for 10th at Augusta, 2nd ex aequo at the PGA and 3rd at the US Open). He is 2nd in the FedEx Cup behind Jon Rahm and is a solid leader in the world rankings.