[PHOTO: Andrew Redington]
If you watched yesterday’s post-round coverage of the Open Championship, it felt like Scottie Scheffler did as many interviews as he hit golf shots all week at Royal Portrush. During most of these chats, the latest Open champion kept his answers brief (smart, because he would have lost his voice otherwise), but Golf Channel’s cameras caught at least one interesting moment regarding his new trophy – which is the oldest trophy in the game.
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Scheffler sat down with Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley for a “Live From” segment, taking the time to point out the first thing he noticed about the claret jug. And you’ll literally never guess what it is.
“Well, the first thing I noticed is this,” Scheffler says pointing to the historic prize. “2020, no championship owing to global pandemic.”
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That is a pretty wild entry. It couldn’t just say “No championship”? The R&A really made its engraver work hard on that one. Have a look and listen:
From the “inside the open” recap video – Scottie Scheffler says the first thing he noticed on the claret jug was that for 2020 it says “No championship owing to global pandemic”
I can’t believe that shit is on the claret jug ☠️☠️☠️ pic.twitter.com/iPIJCSzw9j
— Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) July 21, 2025
Well, 2020 seems like forever ago, huh? When the (golf) world shut down at that year’s Players Championship, Scheffler was still nearly two years away from his first PGA Tour title.
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Anyway, we’re sure Scottie eventually noticed a lot of other things on that bad boy. Like Gary Player – back when it was the player’s responsibility to get the claret jug engraved – having his name put on there in a larger font. And we’re sure Scheffler enjoyed a celebratory drink (or two) out of it as well. Once he was finished with all those interviews, that is.
