Scottie Scheffler is the undisputed best player in golf, but even he can learn from other players on the PGA Tour.
Scheffler’s 2025 season can only be compared to the very best of Tiger Woods. The American won six times on the PGA Tour, two major championships, and is now a US Open away from completing the career grand slam.
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When he’s on top of his game, Scheffler has no rivals, and he proved as much by winning the American Express in his first start of the 2026 season.
But even he can learn from other pros, and he explained how he’s benefited from playing with Jordan Spieth away from the PGA Tour.
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Scottie Scheffler has learned from Jordan Spieth after playing with him at home
Scheffler’s humility is refreshing for someone of his stature. He’s not too arrogant to look at what other pros are doing with their game in his constant pursuit of improvement.
Speaking before the Genesis Invitational, the world number one explained how he has learned from playing with Spieth at home.
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He said, “When I look at other players out here, and I play with them, I feel like you can always be learning. You talk about golf being this kind of endless pursuit of trying to figure this game out.
“I play golf Jordan with a lot at home. I can learn so much just by watching and asking Jordan questions about the way he plays shots, and he does some things that are – work really well for him that wouldn’t work well for me and then certain ways he approaches things I like asking questions and trying to figure things out.
“Yeah, I’m not the guy that hits the ball the furthest. I may not be, like, the flashiest player, but I feel like my mind has always been my greatest tool, and I just try to use that to my advantage. When it comes to competing in golf tournaments, I can’t control what the other guy I’m playing with is doing.
“Like, let’s say I’m tied for the lead going into the final round, and I shoot 62, and the guy shoots 61. Yeah, I can definitely look at a few shots I’d want to have back, but at the end of the day, the tournament is over, and you take your hat off, shake hands, say congratulations.
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“The great thing about golf is oftentimes we just get to show up the next week and start all over and compete again.”
Scottie Scheffler explains why Riviera Country Club is a ‘great golf course’
The Genesis Invitational is hosted at Riviera Country Club, one of the players’ favourite courses on the PGA Tour.
Scheffler was asked why he likes the course so much, and he gave a thoughtful answer: “Well, I think when you look at the golf course, it’s a great golf course. I think it challenges us in some different ways.
“Then I think you have a lot of history here, and it’s a golf course that’s stood the test of time. The golf course has changed and evolved than when it was first built and I think it’s evolved for the better and it still challenges us to this day, which is pretty cool.
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“Like I said, greens got a lot of slope. The rough is a whole new challenge for us this week. Yeah, it should be fun.”
It’s a course that has always brought the best out of players, and it’s a fitting test for Scheffler.
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