Ahead of the final round of this year’s Open Championship, Rory McIlroy said Scottie Scheffler is “inevitable”. After the round, Xander Schauffele summed up the world No.1’s dominance even better.
Scheffler topped the Open field in strokes gained/approach, gaining 9.065 strokes. He was equally impressive on the greens, ranking second in strokes gained/putting for the week at 8.516.
In playing companion Matt Fitzpatrick’s view, what he witnessed of Scheffler on the greens during the third round at Royal Portrush was far different from the reputation he knew only a few years ago.
There are 18 holes left at Royal Portrush and half a dozen players who have a realistic chance, yet on Sunday at the 2025 Open Championship only two will truly matter, as Rory McIlroy attempts to chase down Scottie Scheffler to become Champion Golfer of the Year.
With two rounds to play, anything can still happen. Yet with the dominant way Scheffler is performing in almost every aspect of the game, he looks like the man to beat this weekend.
Cameras had a close-up view of Lowry’s ball in the rough as he took a practice swing at the 12th hole, and the ball visibly moved after his iron passed through the nearby grass.
The World No. 1 has been a dominant force these past few years while becoming the bane of golf gamblers around the world. But he should have been their favourite player to bet on.
Scottie Scheffler’s run over the last few years is breaking records and rewriting history books. But most importantly, this might be the first time anyone has ever played “Can’t Be Touched” by Roy Jones Jr. in the Muirfield Village locker room. As Mr. Jones Jr. so eloquently says, “Can’t be touched, can’t be stopped / Read more…
In writing, it looks like Scottie Scheffler dunking on Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, which he’d have every right to coming off his PGA Championship win. But with video context, it was just Scottie being Scottie.
Australian Golf Digest
