NEWTOWN SQAURE, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion at the PGA Championship and feeling like a bridesmaid over the last month.
Runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the Masters. Playoff loss to Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage. Runner-up (by six shots) to Cameron Young at Doral.
“Last week my wife was like, ‘Hey, Scottie. You’re like the first guy in PGA Tour history to have three solo runner-ups in a row.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, it’s probably because the guy that was playing that good figured out a way to win one of those,’” Scheffler said Tuesday.
It hasn’t put much of a dent in his confidence going into the second major of the year. Scheffler is fierce when it comes to competition, hates losing even in friendly matches with his caddie and still has come to appreciate that winning isn’t always easy.
He has a firm hold on the No. 1 world ranking — he is approaching three straight years at the top of golf — despite not winning since his season debut in the California desert.