Scottie Scheffler takes his longest leave of absence after winning sixth PGA Tour title; to be MIA for 22 days
Scottie Scheffler picked up his sixth PGA Tour win of the 2024 season as he won the Travelers Championship after an intense playoff against Tom Kim. Since then, Scheffler has been on a break and will be returning to play directly at the 152nd Open.
Scheffler's win at the Travelers Championship marked a historic weekend for the World No. 1 golfer. He joined Arnold Palmer to become the only other golfer to win six tournaments in a season before July. He also joined the likes of Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh to become one of the few golfers to pick up six or more wins in one season.
Speaking about the next time he will be seen in action, Scheffler said that he would be in the field for the Open, the Olympics, the FedEx Cup Playoffs and hopefully the Presidents Cup. He said via Sky Sports:
"It's been a tremendous year and I'm grateful to have some wins, and I'm looking forward to competing in the Open, playing in the Olympics and then the FedExCup Playoffs. And I think I should be on the Presidents Cup team, and after that, I'll take a break."
Scheffler is not expected to be in the field for the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic, the John Deere Classic, the Scottish Open, or the ISCO Championship. Scheffler will be present at the fourth and final major of the year, the Open.
It will be 22 days until Scottie Scheffler plays again, which is the longest break he has taken in the ongoing season.
Scottie Scheffler joins Xander Schauffele and others as a part of the US team for the 2024 Olympics
Scottie Scheffler will be joining Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa as a part of the US team for the 2024 Olympics. Speaking about playing at the Olympics alongside his teammates, Scheffler said:
"I think the Olympics is going to be very special. I'm very grateful as that's something I've been looking forward to for a long time and it will be very special going over there and competing with the other three guys. Hopefully, we'll be able to bring home some medals for the USA."
Despite being ranked in the top 10 in the world, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Cantlay were not selected for the 2024 Olympics team because there's space for only four American golfers.
Other notable golfers that have made the Olympic field include Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, who will be representing Ireland. Jon Rahm and David Puig, both LIV Golfers, will represent Spain. The likes of Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick and Hideki Matsuyama are also in the field.
Schauffele is the defending Olympic champion for the men's golf event, with Rory Sabbatini taking silver and CT Pan winning bronze in 2020.