"Always have the same divot tool" - Scottie Scheffler reveals his 'superstitious routine' ahead of Masters
Scottie Scheffler gave a short interview on the PGA Tour ahead of the 2023 Masters, where he answered some of the fun questions. The World No.1 golfer revealed the superstition that he follows:
"I'm not very superstitious at all, but for some reason, I always have the same divot tool, and I have the same ball marker. I don't know why. I started using a Dallas Cowboys coin during COVID when we played at home. And then I have a divot tool from the Ryder Cup last year, just 'cause it's a good divot tool."
On the question of favorite slang, Scheffler said he didn't have a preferred one but named a few that he has heard and the one his caddie uses often.
"Fried egg's definitely not my favorite. I hate fried egg lies... Duck hook? That one's kind of funny. Teddy, my caddie, always says that he's got the quack hooks, which I think is kind of a funny slang term. I don't entirely know what it means."
The one thing Scheffler wished he knew before turning pro was to maintain his schedule on the Tour.
"I think I learned a lot in my first year on the Korn Ferry Tour, just kind of learning, you know, what kind of helps me play my best throughout the week. And that's something that, a skill that I didn't have in college just 'cause the tournament weeks look so much different."
The last question was about the most unexpected things one would find in his bag. As per Scheffler, his bag has a lot of trash.
"There's usually a lot of trash in there. When I come from home, I don't really take care of the inside of the bag too much. So we're kind of, do a little clean out before every event. So there's usually just some stuff that that I didn't even know was in there that's kind of been in there for a few weeks, and I don't know, practicing it kind of just shows up."
Tee time details of Scottie Scheffler and other players for the 2023 Masters, Round 1 on Thursday
07:40 a.m.: Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson (all Honorary starters)
08:00 a.m.: Mike Weir, Kevin Na
08:12 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Scott Stallings, Matthew McClean
08:24 a.m.: Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch, Sandy Lyle
08:36 a.m.: Fred Couples, Alex Noren, Russell Henley
08:48 a.m.: Kevin Kisner, Louis Oosthuizen, Adrian Meronk
09:00 a.m.: Min Woo Lee, Harrison Crowe, Larry Mize
09:12 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Keith Mitchell, Kazuki Higa
09:24 a.m.: Patrick Reed, Sahith Theegala, Adam Svensson
09:36 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Shane Lowry, Thomas Pieters
09:48 a.m.: Seamus Power, Bubba Watson, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
10:00 a.m.: Abraham Ancer, Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley
10:12 a.m.: Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
10:24 a.m.: Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Kurt Kitayama
10:36 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Cameron Young, Justin Thomas
10:48 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith, Sungjae Im
11:00 a.m.: Jose Maria Olazabal, Cameron Champ, Charl Schwartzel
11:12 a.m.: Taylor Moore, J.T. Poston, Aldrich Potgieter,
11:24 a.m.: Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau, Bernhard Langer
11:36 a.m.: Mito Pereira, Ben Carr, Danny Willett
11:48 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka, Sepp Straka
12:00 p.m.: Harold Varner III, Kyoung Hoon Lee, Phil Mickelson
12:12 p.m.: Tom Hoge,Billy Horschel, Si Woo Kim
12:24 p.m.: Harris English, Ryan Fox, Zach Johnson
12:36 p.m.: Jason Day, Gordon Sargent, Brian Harman
12:48 p.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton, Dustin Johnson
01:00 p.m.: Corey Conners, Justin Rose, Matthew Fitzpatrick
01:12 p.m.: Will Zalatoris,Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa
01:24 p.m.: Max Homa, Sam Bennett, Tom Kim
01:36 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns, Jordan Spieth
01:48 p.m.: Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Reed