Scheffler’s secret weapon?

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Today we take notes on the greatest golfer on planet Earth. He’s on quite the run.

Any guesses??

Whoops, sorry, my computer auto-corrected a picture of myself on the golf course. So weird. Must be because I fired an 82 last weekend hitting my PR and got all mixed up.

We all know who I meant… Mr. Scottie “Too Hottie” Scheffler.

And no, we’re not talking about swing tips from Scottie, even though this viral video of his swing in slow-mo is bananas.

We’re studying this dude’s mental game.

He’s coming off his second Major of the season winning The Open and has now spent 114 straight weeks as the world’s #1 ranked golfer. Still a long way to go to catch Tiger Woods’ record of 281 consecutive weeks as #1 but he’s closing in.

Scottie and Tiger have a lot in common…

Scottie being arrested while driving to his tee time in last year’s PGA Championship is still one of the funniest and most bizarre moments ever in sports.

But before The Open teed off across the pond at Royal Portrush, he had an interesting interview with the media…

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One Big (Mental) Thing

Scottie’s greatest and most dangerous club in his bag is his brain.

For any non-sports/golf fans (weird if you fall into that category TBH) that didn’t see his pre-tournament interview, it’s a must-watch:

But for those that are skimming this newsletter as an excuse to put off work emails for another few seconds and don’t have time to click the video link, here’s a little Sparknotes version courtesy of my real-life friend ChatGPT:

Scottie Scheffler’s pre-Open interview wasn’t your typical “game feels good, excited to compete” fluff. Instead, the world No. 1 got weirdly deep — talking about how winning only brings “two-minute gratification” and how he’s often left wondering, “What’s the point?” He said that despite all the success, golf doesn’t fulfill him emotionally or spiritually — calling it “not a fulfilling life” — and made it clear that his identity comes from his faith, his wife Meredith, and their baby boy Bennett. If the sport ever came between him and his family, he’d walk away without hesitation. He’s still grateful to be living his dream, but even with all the accolades, he says he wrestles daily with why he cares so much about winning in the first place. Less press conference, more mid-career soul search.

This is what makes Scottie Scheffler so flippin’ great and untouchable.

It’s not that he “doesn’t really care that much” as people seem to think based off his presser wording. He even cleared up what he meant after Sunday’s win saying he loves golf and especially winning.

But that being said, he’s really good at putting things in perspective and caring only deeply about things that truly matter.

Family. Friends. Real life stuff.

Not golf scores.

But I think what he’s truly trying to say without actually saying it is that he moves on from wins quickly, and it’s because he carries a perspective most others don’t.

A Major championship win like Sunday’s British Open is only a “two-minute gratification” for him. Then he gets handed his child, Bennett, and his wife says, “okay great win, but you’re on daddy duty now.”

That is one of the hardest things to do in not just sports, but life.

Super Bowl hangovers are very real in the NFL. When you accomplish your greatest goal, it’s easy to not be as motivated the following year. You want to indulge in the glory of winning.

It’s not even about drinking and partying for weeks to come, but just the fact that the burning need to go win and do it again becomes much more challenging to find.

Golf is even harder to re-motivate yourself.

There are 4 Majors a year, with big tournaments almost every weekend. Winning on the tour at the highest level is exhausting. Especially when you do it as often as Scheffler.

But Scottie doesn’t let the highs of those tournament wins last too long. He gets refocused better than anyone out there.

This allows him to remove pressure off himself in those crucial moments on Sundays. His swing thoughts don’t include “what am I am going to do if I mess this up” because he simply doesn’t care that much.

What a great weapon that is.

Or maybe I am the only that thinks negative thoughts in their backswing??

Regardless, we all have something to learn from Scottie.

Watching him week in and week out dominate the PGA Tour is special, and it’s largely in due to the fact that he has a unique ability to put what he’s doing in perspective, which allows him to not have as much personal pressure to be successful, therefore leading to a path to success. And when he holds that trophy high, there’s nobody better at flushing the past and locking back in on what’s ahead.

So, the next time you have a big win in your life, sureeeee go celebrate.

But don’t forget to quickly recenter yourself, and use that win as motivation to go do the job again.

Closed a major sales deal at work? Incredible, go live it up with some co-workers at a happy hour. But come Monday go hunting for a bigger deal.

Just recorded the greatest podcast episode of your life even though Pats QB Brian Hoyer chirped you the entire time? Use it as fuel and learnings to go do it again.

Shot an 82 personal record? Yeah, text every single person in your phone contacts that has ever cared about you, but drain that number and go try to finally break 80 like you’ve been talking about for two years.

In the grand scheme of things, a “work win” isn’t necessarily the end all be all for your life given you have some loving friends and family. So put things in perspective as that will help relieve some pressure, and when you do accomplish your goals, have a quick reset and go be hungry for more.

Hopefully by next week’s Diary, I will have broken 80 on the golf course. Because I really don’t care.

Nah, I care A LOT. But will try to channel my inner Scottie.

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