However, in October, he lost the position to Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy. Scheffler had a chance to usurp the place again in the Hero World Challenge, as McIlroy had ended his season early and was not participating. But as things would have it, Scottie Scheffler had to be satisfied with the runner-up spot as Viktor Hovland took home the title.
The situation might be looking up once again for Scottie Scheffler as he has another opportunity to dethrone Rory McIlroy and win back his world no. 1 spot. McIlroy will feature in the DP World Tour events and begin his season later. His absence from the tournaments this month boosts the chances of Scheffler propelling himself to the world no. 1 spot.
Scheffler is currently competing in The American Express tournament. And the current world no. 2 will bounce back to the numero uno spot if he wins this event.
However, he is only focusing on the tournament and not what a win would mean in terms of ranking, as he told Golf Week.
“It’s just little things here and there” - Scottie Scheffler
Although Scottie Scheffler has had a phenomenal 2022 season, he is naturally still looking for improvement in 2023. He talked about it in a pre-tournament press conference for The American Express.
He is focusing on honing his skills, and it seems he has overcome the mental hurdles.
Recently, many coach-player duos have brought high-end analytics into their off-season workouts. However, Scottie Scheffler and his coach Randy Smith aren’t huge fans of the practice. While the golfer doesn’t dismiss them altogether, he believes his intuition generally aligns with the metrics.
The star golfer further explained what exactly they look at and check when taking the help of analytics.
Scheffler feels good about where his game is at this point and looks confident to begin his campaign at The American Express tournament that starts on January 19, 2023.
He also took a moment to reflect on his “fun” 2022 season but not before quickly snapping back to the present.
Indeed, it will be interesting to see if Scottie Scheffler manages to dethrone Rory McIlroy and take back the world no. 1 spot. It is always fun to see the rankings be shaken a little bit.
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