The Gamers Championship: How Scottie Scheffler went from damage to historic back-to-back champion at TPC Sawgrass

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler rewrote golf historical past by turning into the primary participant to efficiently defend his title at The Gamers. Forward of his bid for an unprecedented three-peat, he displays on final yr’s dramatic win in a particular PGA Tour participant column…

It was fairly particular to win back-to-back titles at The Gamers, as that is one thing you by no means actually get the chance to do fairly often. It is robust sufficient to win it as soon as and I used to be grateful to grow to be the primary participant to repeat as champion in our flagship occasion.

I bear in mind placing up a very good combat for 4 days. My caddie Ted Scott was instrumental within the win, as he saved me in a very good head house the entire week.

I used to be battling a neck damage which flared up throughout the second spherical. It grew to become fairly painful, particularly after I was placing, however I am a fairly aggressive man and I did not need to surrender within the event. I did what I might to hold round till my neck acquired higher, which it did by the weekend on account of some nice work by my physio.

While you get an acute damage like that, for those who can get up the following day feeling slightly bit higher or the very same, it is a win. Often, the morning after is worse and after I wakened on Saturday, it felt slightly bit higher and I used to be capable of hit some pictures.

Then on Sunday, I wakened feeling pretty near regular and went on the market and had a very good spherical.

I headed into the ultimate spherical with the intention to get off to a very good begin on the entrance 9. I felt like if I might shoot a low entrance 9 to place myself again into the event, that was actually my purpose.

I used to be aiming for some early birdies and I parred the primary three holes, after which the hole-out for eagle on the fourth actually acquired me going. On the again 9, I bear in mind hitting plenty of good pictures and made some good putts to shut out my spherical.

It was actually enjoyable to have the ability to safe the win with a closing 64 and I believe that is why we put in all of the work, to have the ability to end off tournaments and to play properly on the proper time. It is good popping out on prime for positive and it is an awesome feeling.

Competing for wins on the PGA Tour is an actual take a look at each mentally and bodily. I believe mentally it may be very taxing but it surely’s additionally plenty of enjoyable being within the closing teams, though it might take a toll in your physique and thoughts.

The week at The Gamers was actually a bodily take a look at, with how my neck was for a few days. So I had put rather a lot into attempting to win the golf event and, on the finish of it, it was very satisfying to stroll away with the trophy.

To me, being in rivalry is probably the most enjoyable you possibly can have on a golf course. We come out right here to compete and attempt to win tournaments towards the perfect gamers on the earth and being in that setting, being within the area, is a ton of enjoyable.

It was really a battle at The Gamers final yr and a hard-fought week in each sense, as plenty of guys performed some actually good golf. A couple of of them completed at 19 below; however I occurred to complete at 20!

Followers can watch Scottie Scheffler and the celebs of the PGA Tour compete at The Gamers Championship all through the week reside on Sky Sports activities. Stay protection begins of the opening spherical on Thursday from 11.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf. Get Sky Sports activities or stream with no contract on NOW.