Before he sets out for a December exhibition that will get the golf world talking, Scottie Scheffler has a team event of a different kind to attend to at Royal Montreal Golf Club. The World No. 1, whose incredible season included a green jacket, a Players Championship title, an Olympic gold medal and his first FedEx Cup, is gearing up for his second Presidents Cup, beginning Thursday.
Scheffler was part of the U.S. team that won the 2022 edition of the event at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.
C. That stretched the Americans' winning streak over the International team to nine events and counting. But after the Americans' disappointing showing at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome, Scheffler is leading the contingent in Montreal that will try not to botch another away match.
"That's probably why you saw me so emotional after the Olympics. I really do take a lot of pride in playing for my country," Scheffler said Tuesday. "I've had the opportunity to do it a few times, and it's very special.
"Coming here to foreign soil for us and trying to compete and bring back the Cup, I think will be pretty fun." Scheffler said he's more focused on being himself than being a team leader for the U.S.
He's joined this week by World No. 2 Xander Schauffele, major champions Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark, future Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and other American stars who, on paper, have a leg up on the International side. "What's the benefit? I mean, the score is 0-0," Scheffler said in typical Scheff.
