Certainly, you don’t win two majors without a fortified mind. You don’t come back from five shots behind and defend your PLAYERS Championship title with a neck injury. Ted Scott shares other instances. 

Scottie Scheffler is open to ideas, and Scott has the leeway to suggest unorthodox strategies. Like going aggressive with a risk of missing on the wrong spot. The source of his courage is again Scheffler’s toughness. 

Even if World No. 1 gets stuck on a bad lie, it doesn’t affect his next five holes. Of course, the elite ball-striking helps. Nevertheless, as for mental toughness, it’s not just Ted Scott who is in awe. Scheffler’s former coaches have all given similar examples.

Scottie Scheffler was always one tough guy to beat

Besides golf, there are at least two sports that Scheffler plays with equal intensity. Basketball and Ping Pong. Scheffler was so dedicated on the basketball court that his coach had to warn him lest he get injured and ruin his collegiate golf career. About collegiate golf, two instances stick out. 

Once, Scheffler and his playing mate Beau Hossler were in a heated exchange. The reason was Scheffler played Hossler’s ball in a four-ball and they had to forfeit the hole. The two-time major winner was furious because Hossler couldn’t recognize his ball correctly, which led Scheffler to play the wrong one. The world no. 1 sprinted 250 yards to get the ball from the green and throw it at Hossler’s feet. 

Then, per an Athletic report, Scottie Scheffler played two weeks at the NCAA Championship with a bruised thumb. He hit a bad shot, took a swipe at the bush, and a thorn cut deep into his finger. They were unable to remove it, so Scheffler kept quiet lest he had to sit out because of an injury. He played, icing his thumb after every shot he hit. Scottie Scheffler is definitely a mental giant. No two ways about it.