Scottie Scheffler Uses Heckling Teens At Driving Range To Prepare For Party Scene At WM Phoenix Open
Scottie Scheffler is teeing it up this week at TPC Scottsdale as the back-to-back defending champion of the WM Phoenix Open. While some players struggle in the wild atmosphere in the desert, it's safe to say Scheffler thrives in it, and it turns out he has a group of teenagers to thank for that.
Scheffler may be the No. 1 ranked player in the world and the owner of a green jacket from Augusta National, but the party mixed with heckling on the Par 3 16th at TPC Scottsdale is unlike anything else in the sport. The heckling doesn't get under Scheffler's skin, however, because apparently he practices while constantly being heckled.
Just like the 16th hole isn't safe, neither is the driving range, even if you're the best player on the planet.
"I’m fairly used to the heckling," Scheffler said. "Where I practice at home, I’ve got a good group of guys that we play golf with, and I get heckled pretty often. When I’m practicing on the range, there’s usually a group of 10 to 15-year-old kids that are trashing me all the time, so the heckling is something I’m pretty used to."
A group of what is most definitely a group of highly privileged teenagers who get dropped off at the country club in their mom's G-Wagons hounding the best player in the world is truly a hilarious scene to think about.
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Maybe this is the secret to becoming a better golfer, having a group of kids harass you while you're practicing.
If you can dial things in while kids are screaming at you then you can most definitely get around 50,000 drunk fans wandering around TPC Scottsdale.
Scheffler made par all four trips to the Par 3 16th last year en route to his two-shot victory; he's got things figured out.