Guess what? You were not the only one baffled at Scottie Scheffler‘s footwork. Definitely not the only one cracking up at his dancing foot – or should we just permanently dub this Scheffler Shuffle? – at the PLAYERS Championship. His playing mate, Justin Thomas, couldn’t hold it back either. In case things got hazy in your mind, here is a quick refresher.

It was an intense day at TPC Sawgrass – as intense as cut days go at PLAYERS Championship – and Scottie Scheffler was charging ahead. Until something snapped. TV cameras caught the world no.1 massaging his neck. Something was amiss and his swing was going haywire. His footwork, if you can recall the drive at the 12th hole, was as wild as it would get. And Justin Thomas cracked up.

The PGA Tour released a documentary, ‘Scottie 24,’ on Scheffler’s historic season. The moment Scheffler’s feet did that shuffle, Thomas “audibly laughed out loud” while watching it live. TV Cameras didn’t really catch that so props to JT for acknowledging it in retrospect. Nevertheless, the reason Scheffler was losing control was the pain shooting down his neck. Thomas wasn’t aware at first.

Later when the reigning Masters champion requested a physical trainer and required Biofreeze, Thomas got wind of the fact.  “I had to back off again,” Thomas explained. “Because I was like, ‘That’s the most ridiculous follow-through I’ve ever seen.” Moments later, Thomas recognized Scheffler’s excessive footwork was the result of his severe neck injury. “I didn’t know his neck was hurt,” Thomas explained. “So I kind of felt bad after I found that out.”

Scheffler got treatment during his second round, and not even a neck injury could keep him away from a victory. It was historic, as the 28-year-old became the first player in PGA Tour history to go back-to-back at TPC Sawgrass. You know there was a reason why the PGA Tour changed the logo of the PLAYERS Championship with Scheffler Shuffle.

By the way, in case you are wondering, no Scheffler didn’t mind too much when Thomas laughed out loud. “I mean, it was pretty funny,” Scheffler says. “My swing was wild, my feet made a loud noise, and I grunted because my neck was killing me. And he was giggling, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I don’t know how I’m going to play golf today,'” the World No.1 recounted in the documentary.

According to Brady Miller of The Athletic, Scheffler experienced discomfort in his neck after hitting a shot on the second hole. He struggled to regain control of his club on the 12th hole. “So I got some treatment; maybe it loosened up a tiny bit, but most of the day I was pretty much laboring to get the club somehow away from me,” the Dallas resident added.

Nevertheless, the victory also started one of the greatest seasons in golf history, and by the time the dust settled on Scheffler’s seventh and final win of 2024 at the Hero World Championship, no one was laughing. Scheffler is expected to carry that momentum to the next season. At least the Bahamas triumph gave a glimpse of that. Scheffler also revealed the first half of the schedule, so that you can mark the dates on your calendar.

Exploring Scottie Scheffler’s 2025 schedule

Scottie Scheffler is currently on his long-awaited vacation before beginning the 2025 season. In 2025, Scheffler will begin with The Sentry in Hawaii, followed by the American Express at the Pete Dye Stadium Course. He will then skip the Farmers Insurance Open and play in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. But that is not all! The World No. 1 will also play the WM Phoenix Open and Genesis Invitational at Riviera, capping up a busy itinerary that includes five of the season’s first seven events.

Furthermore, he plans to take an extra week off before competing in three tournaments in a row. These include the Genesis Invitational (February 13-16), the WMPhoenix Open (February 6-9), and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (January 30-February 2). Scheffler followed the same schedule to start the 2024 season. Four of those five events saw him finish in the top ten, with his best result being a T3 in the WMPO.

Scheffler is also expected to compete in other major events, including The PLAYERS Championship, where he will defend his title and continue his incredible run, and the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. Scheffler also plans to compete for a third green jacket at the Masters Tournament, which is scheduled at April 10–13. What do you think? Will the World No. 1 be able to hold on to his title? Drop your thoughts in the comment section below!