Scottie Scheffler not interested in "silly" Tiger Woods comparisons after The Open

Scottie Scheffler may have matched more Tiger Woods records after winning the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush on Sunday, but he quite frankly could not care less about it. 

Scheffler, 29, already offered a jaw-dropping answer about his motivations when it comes to the game of golf when speaking on the eve of golf's final major in Northern Ireland.

The World No.1 told reporters on Tuesday he's not playing the sport to try and inspire the next generation of golfers - a point hammered home by Jordan Spieth after The Open. 

Being a good father, husband and person is all Scheffler cares about before golf. 

Scheffler mentioned how he struggles with motivation on a daily basis because the euphoric feeling he gets from winning the biggest tournaments only last two minutes. 

Five days later, Scheffler got to have his two minutes of celebration on the 18th green at The Open alongside his wife Meredith, baby boy Bennett and the rest of his team.

Scheffler etched his name on the famous Claret Jug for the first time with a commanding four-shot victory on 17-under par. 

It marked a fourth win on the PGA Tour this season and a fourth career major title that now pulls him to within one leg of completing the career grand slam. 

Scheffler admitted "it was fun to play spoiler" after winning The Open at Royal Portrush.

The 17-time PGA Tour winner will now have a chance to become the seventh player in the modern era to achieve golf immortality at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills next June.

Only six golfers in the modern era have completed the career grand slam (Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen). 

Perhaps rather fittingly, Scheffler will turn 30 the day of the final round at the 2026 US Open, not that he will care much about that statistic.

Scheffler also becomes the fourth player to win The Masters, PGA Championship and The Open all before the age of 30, joining Woods, Nicklaus and Player in the record books. 

There's more, and it's an incredible stat too...

Scheffler's first major win to his fourth major win was 1,197 days apart, which is exactly the same amount of time it took Woods. 

So what does Scottie make of that statistic?

Well, probably what you might have expected...

When asked by a reporter what it feels like to know comparisons with 15-time major champion Woods are getting louder and louder at the moment, Scheffler shrugged and replied: "I still think they're a bit silly."

He added: "Tiger won, what, 15 majors? This is my fourth. I just got one-fourth of the way there. I think Tiger stands alone in the game of golf. He was inspirational for me growing up. He was a very, very talented guy, and he was a special person to be able to be as good as he was at the game of golf. I don't focus on that kind of stuff. That's not what motivates me. I'm not motivated by winning championships."

Scheffler then continued to elaborate on what he was saying on Tuesday: "I don't look at the beginning of the year and just say, hey, I want to win X amount of tournaments, I want to win whatever it is. I don't do that. 

"I have dreams and aspirations that I think about, but at the end of the day, when I wake up to practise, I feel like what motivates me is just getting out and getting to live out my dream. I get to play professional golf, and I feel like I'm called to do it to the best of my ability.

"When I wake up in the morning, I try and put max effort in each day I get to go out and practise. When I'm working out, when I'm doing the cold tub, doing recovery, I feel like I'm just called to do it to the best of my ability. 

"Outside of that, I don't place much emphasis on winning tournaments. I don't place much emphasis on things that I can accomplish. It's just mostly about putting in the proper work and coming out here and competing."

Scheffler enters his 115th consecutive week as World No.1 this week, and his 150th overall. 

Woods' record for most consecutive weeks as World No.1 stands at 281, and 683 in total. 

Scheffler will next return to PGA Tour action for the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs in three weeks at the FedEx St Jude Championship.