The world’s No. 1 golfer says his faith, not his sport, defines him as a person.
Scotty Scheffler is ranked Officially ranked No. 1 in the world, he has won twice this year and finished in the top 10 seven times. Regarding his career, he have He has eight wins and 50 top-10 finishes, including a breakthrough win at the 2022 Masters.
But while the 27-year-old University of Texas player admits golf can be a “selfish” sport, he says it doesn’t consume him.
“You’re out there on your own. And when you’re at the peak of your game, people often need input from you. And you have to be selfish with your time.” “It’s not easy to say no, but you have to learn how to say no to certain people,” he said. “At the end of the day, we’re in a golf tournament, and you’re here to compete and you’re here to do your best. I can’t get caught up in that. So I hope it doesn’t define me too much.
“Golf is what I do,” he said. “It’s a huge part of my life. But it doesn’t define me as a person. It’s just something I do, and some weeks I just happen to be good at it. And, you know,” When I come here, you guys ask good questions, and the next week I’m bad at them. And some questions are viewed more negatively. And that’s always in front of people. It’s like the rise and fall of competing in
Scheffler was then asked, “What do you think defines you?”
“I believe in Jesus. At the end of the day, I think that’s what most defines me.”
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“I’m a faithful man. I believe in the Creator. I believe in Jesus,” Scheffler said. “I think at the end of the day, that’s what most characterizes me. Well, I feel like I’ve been given a platform to compete and show my talent. …That’s what most characterizes me, that I believe in one Creator, and I am called to come here. [and] Do your best to compete and glorify God. That’s pretty much it. ”
Scheffler joined the Tour in 2020 and won $54 million in prize money.
Meanwhile, Scheffler is competing in this year’s Masters, but his pregnant wife, Meredith, is home and unable to travel due to doctor’s orders, according to the Augusta Chronicle.Asked what he would do if his wife went into labor early, Scheffler said: Said To members of the media, he would recant, saying, “I’m getting out of here.”
“I think [my] “My first child wins a lot of things in my life,” he said.
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