On The Clock with Scottie Scheffler

ON THE CLOCK

SCOTTIESCHEFFLER

After taking home PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year honors in 2020, Scottie Scheffler has firmly cemented his place among the new crop of extraordinary talent in professional golf circles. And while many people – especially golf fans – know of Scottie Scheffler’s accomplishments on course, there are a few things they might not know about what makes the young Texan tick.

In this segment of “On the Clock,” Tournament Chairman Dr. Michael Golding asks Scottie some personal questions – rapid-fire style.

FAVORITE GOLF COURSE TO PLAY (THAT IS NOT A PGA TOUR EVENT) Royal Oaks, my home course in Houston.

FAVORITE MAJOR (BESIDES THE PEOPLE’S OPEN)? Probably the Masters – tough to beat.

FAVORITE GOLFER GROWING UP Tiger. For sure.

FAVORITE CLUB IN THE BAG? Lob wedge

IF YOU COULD HAVE A WALK UP SONG AT OUR 16TH HOLE WHAT WOULD IT BE? Something to calm me down a little bit. Classical music or something to help the nerves.

BEER OR COCKTAILS? That’s tough – that’s a tough call. I would say cocktails. My go-to cocktail is Ranchwater.

IF YOU COULD PLAY ANOTHER SPORT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Basketball.

FAVORITE MOVIE? Caddyshack. Even better than Tin Cup, but that’s good, too.

FAVORITE TEXAS BBQ JOINT? Opie’s in Austin, Texas

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM? Dallas Cowboys

IN N OUT OR WHATABURGER? Whataburger – that’s an easy one. Texas Guy.

BEST SHOT YOU’VE HIT ON THE 16TH HOLE. Good question. I think I hit one pretty close to the back pin – the back leftish pin which is tough to get at, but I don’t remember how close it was. I haven’t really hit a special shot there just yet, but maybe this year is my year.

WHAT IS THE LOUDER HOLE – 16 AT THE PEOPLE’S OPEN OR 17 AT THE PLAYERS? 16 at TPC Scottsdale for sure. For sure. Just the way the stands are, it’s not even close.

TIGER OR JACK? Tiger

MJ OR LEBRON – WHO IS THE G.O.A.T? MJ

BEST MEMORY FROM A FAN AT THE PHOENIX OPEN One of my favorite fan memories was my rookie year. I was warming up on the range, and I was hitting balls at like 6:15 and it was pitch black. I’m hitting 7 irons and I see some shadows of people sprinting down the path trying to get to 16. I saw that and I thought “this isn’t the Korn Ferry Tour anymore.”