Scottie Scheffler Had Strong Response When Asked if Golf Course Was 'Too Easy'
Scottie Scheffler knows some fans love to gripe when pros rack up birdies, but he’s not here for it. After being asked if a recent PGA Tour course was “too easy,” the top-ranked golfer shut down the narrative with calm confidence and a clear reminder of what professional golf is really about.
"You don't watch the NBA and wish they couldn't dunk," Scheffler said in a viral post-round interview. "You don't watch tennis and hope the ball moves slower. But for some reason, people want us to look like them when we play golf."
He pointed out what most fans forget: PGA players spend hours preparing for each round and are, simply put, elite at what they do.
When scores go low, it doesn't mean the course is flawed. It means the talent is that good.
Are PGA Tour courses too easy?
— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) June 18, 2025
Scottie Scheffler explains what a “fair test” looks like in the eyes of Tour players and why he thinks it’s weird golf is looked at differently than other pro sports. pic.twitter.com/8frkncpBV2
"I think we play different types of golf courses. We play different types of grass. We play different types of winning scores. We just see different tests, and I think not one is better than the other."
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Scheffler went on to explain what makes a course a true test. It's not about keeping winning scores artificially low; it's about rewarding great shots and punishing bad ones.
"The most frustrating thing for me when I play a golf tournament is when you see good shots not getting rewarded and bad shots not being punished properly."
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In his eyes, the course in question did just that. "You look at the closing stretch," he said, breaking down several holes. "There's opportunity out there, and there's also punishment."
"Do I care that 22 under wins this week? No," he said flatly. "What we want is a fair test."
Scheffler’s comments resonated with fans who are tired of contrived difficulty and tricked-up courses designed to manufacture drama. To him, the best finishes come when pros can make birdies—if they earn them.
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