“And then I remember whenever all the LIV stuff was going on, you know, he was number one in the world at the time, I didn’t know, but I said, ‘they’re probably going to offer you like $250 million to go over there’.
“And he said, ‘I don’t care what they offer me. They can offer me a billion dollars. I’m going to play where the best players are because I just want to beat people’.
“I was like, ‘wow, this guy’s just different’, you know. So, the $10 million (Tour Championship prize) doesn’t matter to that guy, and you know, if we were in the pool playing volleyball, he would want to beat you just as bad as he wants to beat you at the FedEx Cup.
“You know, that’s the essence of who Scottie is and that’s what he loves. So I think partially part of his superpower is that the money doesn’t distract him.“
What Scottie Scheffler said about his competitive edge
Scheffler’s hunger and drive to win, and beat whichever player he is up against, clearly gives him an edge on his opponents.
And the world number one believes that his fierce competitiveness is one of the things that makes him a great player.
“You know, I was a young kid, I feel like one thing I struggled with growing up was just being so into the competition, and I felt like I just had to perform, and I was so highly competitive,“ Scheffler said.
“I didn’t feel like I had the maturity that I do now, and so, I mean, my temper, when I was young, was pretty extraordinary.
“And it is something I’m always trying to rein in, but that’s part of, I think, what makes me a great player, is having that fire, having that competitive edge.
“You know, my parents were always trying to get me to do things the right way, and that was really important for me, because from a young age, I took myself much too seriously.“