Scottie Scheffler uses the metaphor of “mirror” and golf wisdom

Scottie Scheffler’s words worked as well as his golf shot. He speaks as he waves – precise. This means that when he says grabs your ear, it’s worth two times as much as a listen.

Enter Tuesday’s press conference before the player’s championship. While other presses (i.e., PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, his press before Scheffler on the microphone was focused on the trade or non-trading bond between the supporters of the PGA Tour and Liv Golf, Scheffler focused on the action between the ropes and his own golf.

Then he gave up on that wisdom: “I feel like every time you play golf, you look in the mirror and learn more and more about yourself.”

This is to answer the question of whether it is harder to win from behind or win in a blowout. Schefler shrugged. He is used to deflecting the problem and asks him to contextualize his achievements. But this insight – learning something every time he plays – talks directly about the beauty and significance of the movement he chooses. He added: “You are trying to manage your emotions, manage your skills, manage on the golf course.” If playing golf means learning about yourself, what has Scheffler discovered?

Schefler said that last year, he managed a lot. The stiff neck gave him a full treatment and improvised the shooting. He is proud of his path to his second straight player victory.

“I would say that the whole game was one of the best performances of my career last year,” he said. “I think the way I got hurt on Friday and Saturday was just getting myself in the game, and it took a lot of effort, a lot of people.”

The way he talks about TPC Sawgrass is also explaining. If you learn something from the way you play, the way you prepare will tell you. What does the mentality you bring say? Scheffler seemed to appreciate the challenge of Pete Dye’s board. This is an opportunity to test his abilities.

“I think there are a lot of geniuses on the golf course,” he said. No. 1 asked to fade out the green from the tee, while No. 2 asked to draw the 4 and 5 t-shirts from the t-shirts, fade out the t-shirts, 6 and 7 A tie, and so on.

“It requires different shots on each hole. You have to work the ball in both directions. You have to play the shot,” he said admiringly. The challenge is different every year.

“In a soft year, if it’s soft and windy, you have to really control the golf ball, hit a lot of thrilling shots, control the rotation around the green, and then if it’s firm and windy, you can control the spin, but at different heights, you rotate differently. Then, if it’s not windy and firm, you know you have to hit the ball into the pin because the green is firm, and I mean, the golf course can challenge you in a number of ways, and I think that’s what makes it a good test.”

The same is true of his opinion. A reporter asked Shefleur what Golf meant to him. His answer is simple, but specific.

“One of the things I love doing at home with friends is going out to play golf,” he said. “It’s rare for you to spend so much uninterrupted time with someone, and I feel like when you’re gambling or having fun with your partner, it’s just one of the happiest things you can do.

“It’s something I love. I love being able to compete. I like to joke, laughing at myself, going out and having fun, competing a little bit. Golf is great.”

It is incomplete to talk about Schefler’s relationship with his profession without mentioning his beliefs. It informs his competitive approach, so it is interesting to hear his reference result outside of his control.

“My goal is to be prepared as much as I can, and when I step onto the first tee, from there I can go out and enjoy the competition without worrying about the results because they’re set.”

Of course, it is easier said than done. Schaffler’s only person, which means putting his best footsteps, pressure and background aside, remains his ongoing focus. Therefore, the relationship between the way he measures success and the process far exceeds the outcome.

“When I think about success, I don’t think about being the best player in the world. I think about my attitude towards golf and preparation. These are two of the things I focus on the most. If I can be prepared when I step on the first tee and if I can keep a good attitude to every shot, it’s a successful week for me,” Scheffler said. So, how have the unexpected setbacks so far this season due to hand injuries?

Schefler took Arnold Palmer as an example last week.

“I’m going to say about 60 holes in the game, and I’m very good at it,” he said. “I think I’m getting Bay Hill probably more contact than I should.” Here, he’s referring to the unpredictability of cold vegetables and golf. “[I] Hit the fairway and get a mud ball, and I thought, “How can you get a mud ball when green dies?” Then, now I’m standing there and hitting a pond, and I have mud on my ball and I absolutely don’t know where it’s going. ”

60 of the 72 holes meant that Scheffler was doing well. But that’s almost not 100%. He concluded: “The other 12 things may be spiritually where I wish I could get something back.” In other words, there is room for improvement.

So if playing golf means looking in the mirror, Scheffler is obviously happy with what he sees. He seemed to be looking back at someone who he liked to compete. Who likes the challenge? Who focuses on small things. Who tries to appreciate his extensive achievements without letting them influence his process. Who is happy to be here, but not only Very happy to be here.

A glance at your reflection and realizing that the best review in the world must be satisfied. However, when choosing a mirror, Scheffler seizes on the deep things and separates them from the camera: it cannot reflect the past. It shows you like you did at that exact moment. This means that what you did last year or the year before is not very good for you.

“Last year was last year,” he said, adding that he was very grateful for the success. He lived a “lifelong life” in just one year. But what about now? “My goal is to be prepared when I step onto the first tee and then when I go out to play every shot, I want to keep a good attitude.”

So far, this is a very good way to reflect him.

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

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