Scottie Scheffler could not defend her Teachers August Title this year, but the PGA Tour star still managed to appear in the headlines.
Scheffler’s awkward interaction with Rory McilroyInside Butler Cabin after Mcilroy completed the slam of his career with a victory in the playoffs over Justin Rose on Sunday, he left many golf fans scratching his head.
Scottie Scheffler places the green jacket in Rory Mcilroy during a ceremony after the final round of the Masters in the Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2025. (Kyle Terada-Imagn images)
Like the most recent winner, it was Scheffler’s work to help put Mcilroy in the coveted green jacket. But fans could not avoid noticing Scheffler’s rapid exit as soon as Mcilroy had placed their arms in the jacket.
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Before RBC’s inheritance this week, Scheffler offered an idea of the moment and explained that he was essentially trying to let Mcilroy have his moment.
“At that time, it was such an emotional day for him, I just tried to stay out of the way and I basically put my jacket without embarrassing me or me,” said Scheffler, who also defends his title in the inheritance of RBC, told journalists with laughter.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory Mcilroy during the green jacket ceremony after the final round of April 13, 2025. (Katie Goodale-Imagn images)
“I could see all the celebration, I saw the end and it was really great for me to be able to see because I do not have the understanding of what it is asked about the Grand Slam race, but I have a small understanding of what it is ‘hears, you have achieved this, but you have not achieved that’ and it can be very imposing to people sometimes.”
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Scheffler said that the moment when Won Mcilroy won a moment of “relief.”
“It was great to see Rory to be able to do the job and definitely from the outside, it seemed a little more to relief than anything else.”
Scheffler, the number 1 player in the world and the favorite prior to the tournament, fired a 3 -under 69 on Sunday to finish 8 under 280 for fourth place.
Scottie Scheffler greets sponsors after finishing at Green 18 during the final round of the Masters on April 13, 2025. (Katie Goodale-Imagn images)
Scheffler is back in Hilton Head in the hope of collecting his first victory in the PGA tour This year. Mcilroy will not compete, a decision that occurred long before his victory in Augusta National.
