Tales From The Tour: Scheffler Shows No Mercy, Even In A Friendly Match With His Caddie

Rory McIlroy has such a good relationship with Scottie Scheffler that he couldn’t resist the dig. “Get a chef,” McIlroy said at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That’s where Scheffler made his season debut, a month late due to his decision to try to cut ravioli with a wine glass while making Christmas dinner and slicing open his right hand. It took nearly three months for Scheffler to hit his stride, and then he was practically unstoppable. That led to another observation from McIlroy. At the British Open, where Scheffler dominated another field for his second major of the year, McIlroy was reminded of his great start to the year when he won at Pebble Beach, The Players Championship and, most joyously, the Masters. “I also had the three wins when Scottie wasn’t quite on his game,” he said. It really was a tale of two seasons — McIlroy winning three times through April, Scheffler winning five times from May through August and going six months without finishing out of the top 10. They each won in September, and each picked up year-end honors on their side of the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way there were plenty of other memories beyond
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