Standing on the tee at Riviera Country Club more than a year ago as the best player in the world, Scottie Scheffler was quickly brought down to Earth. He hit his tee shot and a fan shouted something the star didn’t soon forget.
“Congrats on being No. 1, Scottie!” the fan shouted. “Only 11 more years to go.”
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Scheffler, remembering this story moments after winning the 2024 Players Championship, laughed and muttered that phrase again to himself quietly. Eleven more years to go. Because there he was answering a question on if he was nearing Tiger Woods-esque dominance in the game of golf, and Scheffler immediately thought of how absurd that
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