Another major championship means another opportunity for Scottie Scheffler, but success at the Open Championship and golf in general isn’t what fulfills the American.

Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 golfer in the world, but even he doesn't really understand the fuss. Just two days before the year's final major tees off, Scheffler admitted he doesn't understand "the point" of becoming the best golfer in the world - or an elite professional in any sport,

The somewhat contradictory answer was that golf does fulfill Scheffler, along with his family, but that if the game ever affected his role as a husband and father he'd quit on the spot. Family matters the most to him, so he ends up asking himself the same question at tournament after tournament:

"I love getting to live out my dreams. But at the end of the day, sometimes I just don't understand the point.”

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Justin Rose shared similar emotions as Scheffler, admitting that when he became world No. 1, the feeling was not what he expected.

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Scheffler produced his best Open Championship finish in 2024 with a tie for seventh. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.