MEMPHIS — Scottie Scheffler returned home from his British Open victory, made a few brief appearances in New York, then used the claret jug to get 15-month-old son Bennett into the men’s grill at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas.
More than two weeks since his triumph at Northern Ireland’s Royal Portrush Golf Club for the fourth major championship of his career —with that British Open title leaving him just a U.S. Open shy of the career Grand Slam — the 29-year-old Texan is rested. The key for Scheffler, regardless of the tournament, is to be ready.
Even with $15 million at stake, this is no time to still be grinding on the practice range, as far as he’s concerned.
“At this point in the year, that extra practice is maybe only going to be draining for me a little bit, and that’s something that I’ve learned to manage as my career has gone on,” Scheffler said Wednesday after his pro-am round ahead of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which tees off Thursday.
The 72-hole tournament at TPC Southwind is the start of three straight FedEx Cup playoff events that culminate with the FedEx Cup title going to the winner of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.