Still fun for Rory, Scottie, Spieth, tension-free press

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth spoke to the media at the Travelers Championship on Wednesday. I was watching their press at home about 3,000 miles away and still recovering from the entire week of last week’s U.S. Open, which surprised me because I’ve been after one of the biggest games of the season and they just. . . Play another one.

But as someone interested in professional golf and as someone interested in the latest chapters of these guys’ lives, their media availability is tempting. These are not inflammatory press conferences; they won’t make particularly juicy headlines, nor are they the most exhausting golf media storylines at the moment (Is it McIlroy and the media?) Not even once. But because they are three good speakers, because they are the three biggest stars on the PGA Tour, because they are three different personalities in their career differences, it’s an interesting moment, and the season is over.

Schefler was the first. He reflects on Oakmont, who says he doesn’t have the best, but is proud of his efforts. He still wishes he could sneak into the mix when several competitors collapsed, but he stalled and JJ Spaun exploded behind him.

“Under these conditions, it’s special for JJ to strengthen and the 17th and 18-year-old birdies to win the game.”

Still, Scheffler’s T7 finish is a complement to his latest ridiculous running. He has won three of the last five games and has ended less than T8 since mid-March. He is by far the best golf game in the world, and he is at the top of the championship, and he enters the Traveler of the Week to become the defending champion. It’s no surprise to hear Scheffler say he’s focused on rest and recovery this week before he starts keeping his score again on Thursday – what else to improve?

“I feel like my game is in a good place, so I don’t have to go out of range and feel like I need to figure out anything, or figure out the green or around the green,” he said. “There are a lot of things that get you ready to go out and play.”

McIlroy spoke next, minutes after Shefleur finished. If anyone thinks of Mayor’s anti-climax, it’s him. Just a year ago, he skipped the incident because he “licked my wound from Pinehurst”. He is not ready to compete after a painful runner-up at the U.S. Open. But this year? Although McIlroy’s carrier sentiment has been the source of endless speculation, he said he felt fresh this week 20 years before the backdoor of the U.S. Open.

“After a week like last week I was at Oakmont, you don’t really like it, but you might feel like you’ve found something in the game and you’re so glad to come back and play again.” He called TPC River Heights the “perfect chaser” for the toughest week of the year. He and other members of the field will expect to make some birds.

Interestingly, Scheffler and McIlroy have not yet met the newly appointed PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp. This is a reminder that Rollap’s long-term golf outsider is a true golf outsider, and secondly, the world’s first two players are away from the political activity of the Tour, Scheffler is his ongoing termination that has been ongoing on the Policy Committee, keeping everything simple and microphone pursuits on his ongoing termination.

“He certainly said all the right things and had an amazing background, and had twenty years in the NFL to help them expand internationally and basically become the behemoth they have become.” “So, for him, it would be amazing to bring that experience to the PGA Tour, and I think it would be great to have Jay there to help smooth transitions as well. Yes, I think it’s a very positive thing for the tour.”

Rolapp and his appointment and his vision were interested in them. But soon, it is clear that every day, they are more focused on the small tasks that prepare for the next step. As they go from the main signature event, it’s interesting to hear them talking through their respective post-match recovery programs.

“I have a routine that can be between seeing the coach and the cold tub,” Scheffler said. “That’s it. Nothing is too crazy.”

McIlroy prefers to pour in with a high height.

“I certainly want to relax and have a glass of wine on Sunday night, so I wouldn’t say it’s the best way to recover. It’s Monday of course – I gave myself that day. I think the Monday game between matches is important. So I just tried to do it.”

This is a suitable transition to Spieth, who did not split the bottle with McIlroy’s bottle, but instead discovered his own restaurant after Oakmont T23.

“I have a few beers on Sunday,” he said. “We’re waiting for the Schefflers [fly to Hartford]and [Scottie] It is after the delay. So I and [his caddie] Michael [Greller]. I didn’t eat or drink exactly the way I usually do there. Most of the time, [my recovery] Very, very, very good, but sometimes – I just have to throw some backwards. Then yesterday I was fine. Still young enough that I didn’t really bother me the next day. ”

If Scheffler climbs onto his own strength and McIlroy is looking for something after climbing his own “Everest Mt.”, then Spieth seems to be enjoying the start of his next climb. It will be his tenth tournament in 12 weeks to hone himself throughout the tour, chasing a spot at East Lake, and of course the tour’s top 50 (he’s currently 37) and a seat in the Ryder Cup Team (he’s currently 22). He seemed peaceful, and the facts were not as easy as before. When Scheffler and McIlroy won the first two majors in 2025, and Spieth was one of the greatest major championship seasons in modern golf history in the decade, he won the Masters and the U.S. Open in 2015 and also approached the next two years, also winning from his latest major for eight years. He wasn’t trying to capture McIlroy’s total five or Mickelson’s total six or any other run on the historical golf ladder. instead, if He can capture another, and he will have a chance to appreciate it more.

“I think it’s so special to recognize these, to appreciate the work, to support the teams around you, that can get you there and enjoy achieving this kind of goal might be more than – I take them for granted in some way just because you have hope or see them happening all the time.” Of course, he was 21 years old when he won the first two. It is understandable that he thinks they will continue to come.

If there is anything in common, it is their reminder that on professional golf courses, trains are moving all the time.

“I honestly didn’t really watch anything on Sunday. By the time I was over, I was taking a shower, trying to pack all of our stuff and baby stuff, so I couldn’t see much.”

“I think it’s hard [the season] “It’s the last signature event of the year and it feels like we’re just starting. We’re just going into June,” McIlroy added.

“I think the biggest thing for me right now is not trying to…trying to force the outcome, because I’m just a lot of events left now. I don’t have a February runway,” Spieth said.

Their world is small, these golf superstars. Cold bathtub. locker room. Private jet. Buffalo wild wings. But they are also incredible. Pittsburgh travels to Hartford for a picture, while attendance in the rest of the world is clamoring.

“I’ve always wanted to go to India,” McIlroy said. India has always wanted him to come. Now, DP World Tour has created a new event there, and that’s exactly where he is going. “At the beginning of the year, I was asked about what I would be interested in when I went, yes, that sounded great.” He went there this fall and then arrived in Australia in December where fans would be in trouble and see him play.

This is a huge business, it is McIlroy, Spieth, Scheftler. This is a dream. It also all utilizes little things, their ability to put the ball into the hole, stay healthy and keep moving forward, and now they have done it. What have you done for me recently? What are you shooting today? What will you shoot tomorrow?

When asked about JJ Spaun, Spieth recalled the U.S. Open publicity in time, trying to remember this feeling after refereeing. He landed on something short-lived.

“I think the biggest thing is that a few weeks later, that’s just golf and the others won another game,” he said. “It’s historically sticking to you and you achieve your goals, not reducing it. … I guess everything is just going back to the world and going again, faster than you realize.”

The world will continue to move forward, with these three golfers among them. In fact, this week and next, someone will win another event. They can also enjoy the process well, practice, Sunday night wine and Monday’s reset and practice rounds.

“I’ve been happy with my preparation so far this week and am very happy to start the game,” Scheffler said. It’s almost Thursday.

Dylan Dethier welcomes your comments via dylan_dethier@golf.com.

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