Jordan Spieth explains Scotty Schefler perfectly

There is not much more to say about Scottie Scheffler than the rankings tell us. After four days at TPC Craig Ranch, no one was within eight o’clock. Scheffler climbs under 30 and improves his own push six Shooting on the field every day. He has 253 shots in total? It tied with the PGA Tour record.

Schefler’s tendency is to see his rare feat as another victory, but thankfully, he will fall into his personal sense to him. This is his first event as a professional. It feels like the full circle victory of the person at the center of it all, but it has to make a different meaning to everyone around. This performance was clinically performed in a way that attracted the attention of peers. Last year, when he beat Tom Kim in the Travelers’ playoffs? Helluva Win, Scottie. This week, when he beat the field and then beat them again a few days before the big championship? Terrible Win, Scotty.

Jordan Spieth knows exactly what we are talking about. For beginners, Spieth saw it while sharing his hometown with Scheffler on Thursday and Friday. The audience lined the ropes to each hole of Dallas residents and processed them from Scheffler’s 61 openings. It was the best round of the day, and then he also played the best second round – 63 years old. His Saturday 66, by contrast, must be frustrating.

But nothing is like Spieth feels – breaking 70 twice in two days and losing 12 times. He brings something “inspiring”, partly because of their relationship away from the PGA Tour.

Spieth and Scheffler grew up on each other’s tracks, with their high school six miles apart. Everyone invited amateurs to the Byron Nelson Championships and everyone made layoffs. Everyone went to the University of Texas, Spieth was actually a one-year champion on campus, actually a Schffler’s Longhorn term. He then went to the Masters at the age of 21, won the U.S. Open a few months later and won the PGA Tour of the Year award a few months later.

Spieth was the inspiration for Scheftler at the time, when the latter was just in high school, he could try to live up to that standard. Now, a full ten years later, the table has turned around.

Spieth calls Scheftler inspiring because the past few years have not only redefined the great look of the tour, but also redefined Tuesday’s currency game. Or a casual match between two people at home in Dallas.

“I mean, not a long time ago really Better than him, now I really Spieth said Sunday afternoon. “I hate admitting this to anyone, but I just looked at the first two rounds and it was like – I had to get better. It was very inspiring.”

Spieth has been surrounding up and recovering from offseason wrist surgery. His game was like one of the 30 best players in the world, and now he was painfully reminded of how far away he was still Scheffler. In fact, those rounds without cameras at home, without audiences – just fighting side by side with Royal Oaks, Maridoi or Dallas Nationals – they help get out of the way. If he could cut Scheffler, he Know He played very well. This is the consistency of the great Scheffler. You’re great to beat him, too.

“I’m playing golf with him here,” Spieth reiterated. “I know if I can hold him up when we’re playing at home, then I’m doing really well. That’s how the past few years are. That’s not that.

We have no doubts. But this soft jealousy or low-key admiration mix is ​​more difficult when Spieth comes from Spieth. He used to win eight points. He shot 30 in the game. His victory was more than Schefler. But after Sunday, Schaffler now won 14 professional tour titles. Spieth was trapped for three years in 13.

“It inspired what he did,” Spieth continued. “It made me want to work harder, especially after watching him for two days and kicking my ass. I didn’t play well, but even if I did, it was hard to get under 18 in two rounds. I don’t think I’ve ever done it.

“So, just kick the butt there face to face in this game and it will really smell.”

Spieth’s only comfort was in the last two holes of the game.

When Spieth packs his stuff and is ready to head to Philadelphia for next week’s Truist championship – he needs to be exempt from the sponsor’s event – Scheffler is busy with the bogey on the 71st hole and gets basic par on the 72nd hole. This kept his final round at 63, the second highest score of the day. Of course, the only score that beat him was Spieth’s 62 points.