Biggest golf moments of 2025 No. 3: Scottie Scheffler\u2019s actions spoke loudly in 2025. So did his words\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We by no means want to diminish Scottie Scheffler\u2019s 2025 accomplishments, of which there were several. Instead, we wish to make sense of them. And that leads us to ask:<\/p>\n Did Scottie Scheffler\u2019s best moment of the year come in a press conference?<\/p>\n Please stick with us. The moment came in mid-July, at a press conference ahead of the Open Championship \u2014 which he went on to win<\/a> for his fourth major title. Two months earlier, he won his third major, at the PGA Championship<\/a>, and his successes made the Associated Press\u2019 Doug Ferguson ask: What was the longest amount of time that Scheffler had celebrated a win, and, opposite of that, what was his most crushing loss?\u00a0<\/p>\n Scheffler then talked for about five minutes. You may have already heard his answer<\/a>, but we\u2019ll present it again below, and follow-up questions from Ferguson are written in italics.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s kind of funny \u2014 I think I said something after the Byron this year about like it feels like you work your whole life to celebrate winning a tournament for like a few minutes. It only lasts a few minutes, that kind of euphoric feeling.<\/p>\n \u201cTo win the Byron Nelson Championship at home, I literally worked my entire life to become good at golf to have an opportunity to win that tournament. You win it, you celebrate, get to hug my family, my sister\u2019s there, it\u2019s such an amazing moment. Then it\u2019s like, OK, what are we going to eat for dinner? Life goes on.<\/p>\n \u201cIs it great to be able to win tournaments and to accomplish the things I have in the game of golf? Yeah, it brings tears to my eyes just to think about because I\u2019ve literally worked my entire life to be good at this sport. To have that kind of sense of accomplishment, I think, is a pretty cool feeling. To get to live out your dreams is very special, but at the end of the day, I\u2019m not out here to inspire the next generation of golfers. I\u2019m not out here to inspire someone to be the best player in the world because what\u2019s the point? This is not a fulfilling life. It\u2019s fulfilling from the sense of accomplishment, but it\u2019s not fulfilling from a sense of the deepest places of your heart.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people that make it to what they thought was going to fulfill them in life, and you get there, you get to No. 1 in the world, and they\u2019re like what\u2019s the point? I really do believe that because what is the point? Why do I want to win this tournament so bad?<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s something that I wrestle with on a daily basis. It\u2019s like showing up at the Masters every year; it\u2019s like why do I want to win this golf tournament so badly? Why do I want to win the Open Championship so badly? I don\u2019t know because, if I win, it\u2019s going to be awesome for two minutes. Then we\u2019re going to get to the next week [and be asked]: \u2018Hey, you won two majors this year; how important is it for you to win the FedExCup playoffs?\u2019 And we\u2019re back here again.<\/p>\n \u201cSo we really do; we work so hard for such little moments. I\u2019m kind of sicko; I love putting in the work, I love getting to practice, I love getting to live out my dreams. But at the end of the day, sometimes I just don\u2019t understand the point.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019m making any sense or not. Am I not? It\u2019s just one of those deals. I love the challenge. I love being able to play this game for a living. It\u2019s one of the greatest joys of my life, but does it fill the deepest wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n What do you find fulfilling?<\/p>\n \u201cI love playing golf,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cI love being able to compete. I love living out my dreams. I love being a father. I love being able to take care of my son. I love being able to provide for my family out here playing golf.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery day when I wake up early to go put in the work, my wife thanks me for going out and working so hard. When I get home, I try and thank her every day for taking care of our son. That\u2019s why I talk about family being my priority because it really is. I\u2019m blessed to be able to come out here and play golf, but if my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or my son, that\u2019s going to be the last day that I play out here for a living.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not the be-all, end-all. This is not the most important thing in my life. That\u2019s why I wrestle with, why is this so important to me? Because I\u2019d much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. At the end of the day, that\u2019s what\u2019s more important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s why I asked the question the way I did. What is losing like for you? Is that OK?<\/p>\n \u201cIt sucks,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cI hate it. I really do.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s part of the competition.<\/p>\n \u2018What\u2019s the point?\u2019 Scottie Scheffler gets existential in fascinating presser<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n By:<\/p>\n
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