Scottie stole this from Tiger
Scottie Scheffler played with Tiger Woods in the final round of the 2020 Masters. He learned one important thing, and it’s become his superpower. “He’s won so many golf tournaments, and he makes a 10 on No. 12 at Augusta, and he birdies five of the last six holes and, I mean, it’s completely meaningless to him; at that stage in his career, what’s the point? And for him just to step up there and completely turn it around — and I kid you not, he hit still to this day three of the best iron shots I’ve ever seen hit coming into those last few holes. It was just unbelievable to watch. “I just learned a lot by watching him. I mean, the way he competes in this game is different than a lot of players. He puts everything he has into every shot that he hits on the golf course, which I think is a really underrated skill out here. Like when he steps over a ball, at any moment in the golf tournament, whether it’s his first shot on Thursday or the last shot on Sunday, I feel like he is as into it as he could possibly be. I just learned that from watching him, the way he read greens, the way he approached pitch shots and iron shots and tee shots. There was never a moment in that round where he wasn’t going at it a thousand percent, which is a lot easier I think said than done.” What sticks out is that Scheffler didn’t cite Woods’ physical attributes nor his perfect golf swing but instead the idea that he puts everything he has into every shot. A thousand percent. That’s not easy. It’s not easy. The effort is the point. By Dylan Dether