Scottie Scheffler has been the best golfer in the world over the past few years, and he taught Max Homa a valuable lesson at the RBC Heritage in 2024.
Scheffler is four weeks away from having held the world number one spot for three years consecutively.
The 29-year-old from Dallas, Texas, has won 20 PGA Tour events since February 2022, including four major championships.
One of Scheffler‘s PGA Tour victories came at the RBC Heritage in 2024.
And it was something that the four-time major champion did before the event even began which left a lasting impression on Max Homa.
Max Homa won’t forget what Scottie Scheffler did at the RBC Heritage
It is no coincidence that Scottie Scheffler has been the best and most consistent golfer on the planet for three years now.
He works as hard on his game as anyone else, if not harder.
Homa shared a brilliant story about Scheffler ahead of this week’s RBC Heritage, highlighting the world number one’s incredible work ethic.
The 35-year-old, who finished inside the top 10 at The Masters last week, responded when asked how he is feeling ahead of this week’s tournament.
“It’s definitely interesting how tired I am,” the six-time PGA Tour winner admitted.
“Now, granted, I do have two children, and one of them chose not to sleep last night, so it’s taking me longer to get back into, I guess, a fiery mode.
“But I’ll never forget here two years ago, I got third at the Masters and I came straight down here, and I was obviously tired, but wasn’t crazy. I remember I was just thinking to myself, do I go to the gym today after I hit balls? I wasn’t like 100 percent certain.
“Then I remember I watched Scottie Scheffler walk by with his gym bag going straight to the gym, so I said, I guess I’m going to the gym today.
“I think when you look at excellence, when a week ends, a new one just begins and you pick right back up. Still, again, a little different now I’ve got both my kids here. It’s a little more chaotic.
“But I would say by tomorrow I’m sure my energy will be back and I’ll be ready to compete, but that doesn’t mean that — the last few days we got a lot of good work in the best we could.“
Max Homa on Scottie Scheffler’s incredible ability
The 35-year-old told reporters just how gruelling competing at The Masters is, both physically and mentally.
“It is crazy how majors just feel like two weeks on you,“ Homa admitted.
“Augusta is one of the few physical tests we have in golf. It’s quite a bear to walk and prep for.
“But that mental toll it takes on you is pretty draining, and it just goes to show how incredible someone like Scottie is that he wins so often and he’s in contention so often, yet he does it again the next week.
“So it is something to truly look up to.“
Scheffler does have an uncanny ability to reset every week and go again, and it’s amazing to think that he hasn’t finished outside the top-25 in any event since August 2024.
That underlines Scheffler’s exceptional consistency at the very highest level of the game, and he is clearly the standard-bearer for many of his peers.
