St. Andrews (Scotland): In a field replete with household names, Scottie Scheffler, the world No. 1, is rather unassuming. To the point of going unnoticed at times. Yet, he is comfortable in the role of an undercard ahead of a heavyweight clash at the 150th Open at St. Andrews.
He knows he is not the most-talked about man in a golf town, whose current visitors include Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and others.
Scheffler said, “I guess I am No. 1 in the rankings. (But) I’m not sure if I’m necessarily perceived that way by you all or whoever it is, but that’s not stuff that I really ever think about. I’m just trying to go out and play good golf.”
At a place, where words like tradition and champions figure in every alternate sentence, Scheffler says, “Yeah, I don’t feel like there’s any more pressure on me. I’m showing up like everybody else trying to come here and play well at a golf tournament. Being the home of golf and The Open Championship definitely amplifies things a bit, but that’s across the board. I don’t think it matters if I’m No. 1 in the world or No. 50 in the world, I want to win this tournament as bad or more than anybody out here.”
“I’ve prepared this week. I’ve gone out on the golf course. I’ve hit all the shots. I’m going to be comfortable knowing I did everything I could to play well.”
Has perception about him changed since acquiring the world No. 1 tag? “
This story is from the July 14, 2022 edition of The Times of India Hyderabad.
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