Scottie Scheffler gained a variety of tournaments and needed to do a variety of speaking this yr. One theme stood out at the same time as Scheffler was dominating his competitors by profitable 9 occasions.
The reply may very well be discovered on a white board in Paris.
Golfers on the Olympics have been requested to write down their nicknames, international locations, favourite Olympic sports activities and their purpose in Paris. Many of the gamers mentioned their purpose was gold, or a minimum of to win a medal.
Scheffler wrote: Have enjoyable.
He shot 62 within the ultimate spherical and gained the gold medal. That was enjoyable. In truth, from Kapalua in January to being voted PGA Tour participant of the yr in December, Scheffler used some type of the phrase “enjoyable” 183 occasions in information conferences.
It was like that for lots of people on the earth of golf, who created reminiscences that make this yr’s version of “Tales from the Tour.”
The nice life
Tommy Fleetwood got here to The Sentry on Maui for the primary time and introduced his father from England. Peter Fleetwood sat in a cart watching his son on the follow vary and absorbing the climate in paradise, his first journey to Hawaii.
Being a preferred trip spot, it led to a query about the place they used to go to calm down.
“We didn’t take holidays,” he mentioned. “We couldn’t afford them. We went round to junior golf tournaments in the summertime. That was our holidays. And that was good.”
There was a quiet contentment about him as he watched his son, now one of many prime gamers and characters within the sport. The daddy resumed his ideas.
“I’ve had an awesome life. I’ve nothing to complain about,” he mentioned. “I misplaced my spouse a couple of years in the past and I complain about that. However nothing else. I had every little thing I ever wanted.”
The season opener generally is a good tone-setter, and it’s not at all times measure by a scorecard.
Xander and his caddie
All the eye on cash consists of the caddies.
Xander Schauffele and Austin Kaiser have been teammates at San Diego State and shut pals ever since. Kaiser was working in a warehouse when Schauffele requested if he would caddie for him. They received their PGA Tour card in 2017, the primary win, and earlier than lengthy Schauffele was a mainstay among the many prime 10 on the earth rating.
Kaiser wasn’t doing too dangerous, both.
The usual charge for a lot of caddies is 10% for a win. With $20 million purses, it provides up. Schauffele was discussing this at Bay Hill when he regarded over at Kaiser and informed him, “You receives a commission an excessive amount of.”
Kaiser didn’t blink.
“Yeah, however you’re the (expletive) paying me,” he replied.
Each broke out laughing. Some 4 months later, they’d two main championships. Cash nicely spent.
