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Scottie Scheffler - Motivational Golf Quotes, Mental Profile & Biography

"No rounds over par is great. I hate shooting over par. I can’t tell you how much I hate shooting over par!"

"It’s hard to put into words how special this is. It’s been a long week, a grind of a week. The golf course was so challenging. To be sitting here wearing this jacket again and be able to take it home is extremely special."

"I definitely will enjoy the birth of my first child, and my priorities will change very soon, so golf will be fourth in line. “But I still love competing. I don’t plan on taking my eye off the ball anytime soon."

"I feel like I’m playing really good golf right now. I feel like I’m in control of my emotions as I’ve ever been, which is a good place to be in."

"I feel like I’m maturing as a person on the golf course, which is a good place to be."

"I love winning. I hate losing, I really do."

"I did my best to stay calm out there. I tried to stay patient on the course and was able to make some key shots today to keep my round going. Ludvig played great today, he made a good move at me there on the back-nine and I was fortunate enough to hold him off there towards the end. I hadn't hit many good iron shots - they weren't really ending up where they were supposed to. I had that bogey on seven and a nice birdie putt on eight, but going into nine it was nice to get that feeling of hitting a really well-struck shot. It set me up for a really strong back-nine."

"I never expected to be sitting where I am now. You know, you don’t expect things to come to you in this life. You just do the best that you can and with the hand you’re dealt and just go from there."

"This morning was a totally different story. I cried like a baby this morning. I was so stressed out. I didn’t know what to do. I was sitting there telling Meredith, I don’t think I’m ready for this. I’m not ready, I don’t feel like I’m ready for this kind of stuff, and I just felt overwhelmed."

"My identity isn’t a golf score. Like Meredith told me this morning, if you win this golf tournament today, if you lose this golf tournament by 10 shots, if you never win another golf tournament again she goes, I’m still going to love you, you’re still going to be the same person, Jesus loves you and nothing changes."

"I have a great wife, and if I started taking my trophies and putting them all over the house and walking in all big-time, I think she would smack me on the side of the head and tell me to get over myself pretty quickly."

"I believe in myself and the work that I've put in, and I trust my game."

"I've always had a lot of self-belief. I know what I'm capable of, and I believe in my abilities."

"I did my best to stay calm out there. I tried to stay patient on the course."

"It’s a very very special time for both of us. I can’t put into words (what it means) to win this tournament again. I really can’t put into words what it’ll mean to become a father for the first time."

“I think when I'm playing my best, sometimes it feels like I'm competing against myself a little bit out there, trying to keep pushing and stay as focused as I can. I felt like the back nine Sunday last week was an example of that where I was just trying to keep pushing forward, pushing forward because the golf course is so challenging, anything can happen, and I wanted to build myself up a cushion.”

"I went home in the off-season, tested them out, and I saw that I was able to hit more shots with them. I was able to flatten out the flight a little bit more if I wanted to hit it low or hit it through the wind. And when I wanted to hit it higher, I could do that, as well."

“I didn’t show up here just to have some sort of ceremony and have people tell me congratulations. I came here with a purpose".

“Coming off the high last week to going into here, not really with a ton of energy, not really with a ton of prep work,” Scheffler said. “I think it’s underrated how difficult it is to do the stuff that Tiger was doing, and win like every single week. It takes a lot out of you emotionally and physically, especially major championships.”

“It does not get boring. I think hitting a really well-struck golf shot close to the pin is like an addicting feeling. That’s what keeps everybody coming back. Golf is a game that drives people nuts and then all of a sudden you hit this great shot and it feels wonderful and flies right up there by the pin and it just gives everybody hope. Sometimes that’s how I feel out there. I love the feeling of a well-struck golf shot".

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Scottie Scheffler – Biography

Scottie Scheffler, born Scott Alexander Scheffler, is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He was born on June 21, 1996, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and currently resides in Dallas, Texas. Scottie is the only boy among four siblings, with sisters named Callie, Molly, and Sara.

He turned professional in 2018 and has since accumulated an impressive 12 professional wins, including 9 PGA Tour victories, 3 European Tour wins, 2 Korn Ferry Tour wins, and 1 other win.

Scottie first reached his no.1 ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking in March 2022 and has maintained it for over 80 weeks. Among his notable achievements are winning the 2022 and 2024 Masters Tournament.

Additionally, he has received numerous accolades, including the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for 2019–20, PGA Tour money list winner for 2021–22 and 2022–23, PGA Tour Player of the Year for 2021–22 and 2022–23, Best Golfer ESPY Award in 2023, Byron Nelson Award for 2022–23, and Vardon Trophy for 2023.

He had an incredible performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning the gold medal in men’s golf. He achieved this with a stunning final round score of 62, which included a remarkable back nine of 29. This victory added to his already impressive 2024 season, which also saw him win his second Masters title.

Scheffler’s win was dramatic, as he started the final round four shots behind the leaders but managed to surge ahead with a series of birdies while others faltered. His emotional reaction on the podium, shedding tears as the national anthem played, highlighted the significance of this achievement for him.

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