{"id":333516,"date":"2025-10-26T09:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/333516\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:19:20","slug":"scottie-scheffler-adds-unexpected-win-without-even-lifting-a-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/333516\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler Adds Unexpected Win Without Even Lifting a Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler added another unexpected trophy to his collection, this time without even swinging a club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Though the Texan native&#8217;s season started slowly due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/scottie-scheffler-pebble-beach-hand-injury-ravioli-d9389176e2d75694601a1b52ff3c3aa7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infamous ravioli Christmas accident<\/a>, he had the most stunning comeback, winning six PGA Tour events and two majors this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">But the list doesn\u2019t end there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">This week, Scheffler\u2019s Texas Lone Stars Angling Club clinched the season finale of the Sport Fishing Championship at the Zane Grey Championship Playoffs in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"10935798\" alt=\"Scottie-Scheffler-Wins-Again\" caption=\"FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Scottie Scheffler of Team United States reacts on the fifteenth hole during the Sunday singles matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 28, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Mateo Villalba\/Getty Images)\" credit=\"\" sourcealt=\"\" sources=\"[]\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scottie-Scheffler.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">With just 90 minutes to spare, the Lone Stars reeled in a blue marlin, the league\u2019s highest-scoring catch, securing a trophy for Scheffler&#8217;s team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">&#8220;Scottie Scheffler, congratulations &#8212; you&#8217;ve got another title in 2025,&#8221; the SFC lead commentator Robbie Floyd exclaimed during the broadcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Co-commentator Peter Miller couldn&#8217;t stop himself and added a playful jab: \u201cI wonder if Scottie\u2019s ever kissed the crystal? I know he\u2019s kissed a lot of cups, but maybe not the crystal!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">That crystal refers to the league\u2019s marlin\u2011shaped trophy, now bound for a new home in Scheffler\u2019s already impressive collection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Scheffler later congratulated the team himself: \u201cCongratulations to @lonestarsac\u2014thanks for having me out,\u201d the three-time major winner posted on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">\u201cI could not be more proud of the club for winning the season championship in our inaugural year of competition. It is a testament to their talent and determination to overcome the pressure of the moment and for their resilience to overcome a tough start to the season to even be in the hunt. There\u2019s no \u2018quit\u2019 in this team.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">The SFC is an upstart saltwater fishing league that has attracted notable names from across the sporting world. Also in the mix are NFL legends Randy Moss and Raheem Mostert as well as LIV Golf stars Talor Gooch and Harold Varner, who co-own the Mississippi Blues Angling Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">The new win comes just after Scheffler announced the launch of a new junior golf initiative along with his wife, Meredith.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/scottie-scheffler-champions-junior-golf-new-free-tour-texas-10900786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Randy Smith Tour<\/a>, named after Scheffler&#8217;s longtime coach and mentor Randy Smith, is set to take place in late spring next year. The tournament provides a free, inclusive circuit for golfers aged between 6 and 12 to emphasize fun, sportsmanship, and mentorship over competition across Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">As of now, the world No. 1, like many of his peers, has taken a backseat to embrace some well-earned downtime. He ranks as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQMQ3rxDinI\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third-highest-earning golfer ever<\/a>, with career earnings around $99 million, trailing only Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\"><strong>More Golf: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/golf\/tiger-woods-return-rory-mcilroy-tgl-primetime-match-10839035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tiger Woods\u2019 Comeback Sets Stage for Primetime Clash With Rory McIlroy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler added another unexpected trophy to his collection, this time without even swinging a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":333517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[1430,1456,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-333516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-pga-tour","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115439728318242074","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}