Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy head into The Gamers because the world’s prime three gamers and have been grouped collectively for the primary rounds at TPC Sawgrass; Watch the opening spherical dwell on Thursday from 11.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf
By Ali Stafford at TPC Sawgrass
Final Up to date: 08/03/23 8:14pm
World No 2 Scottie Scheffler claims he is trying ahead to watching Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm after it was introduced the world’s prime three golfers could be paired collectively at The Gamers Championship.
World No 2 Scottie Scheffler claims he is trying ahead to watching Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm after it was introduced the world’s prime three golfers could be paired collectively at The Gamers Championship.
Scottie Scheffler is relishing the possibility to renew the rivalry on the prime of the boys’s sport after being handed a star-studded grouping with Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy at The Gamers.
Scheffler briefly held the world No 1 spot after profitable the WM Phoenix Open final month, just for Rahm to overhaul him every week later with Genesis Invitational victory – a fifth title in 9 worldwide begins.
McIlroy can also be a winner on the PGA Tour this season and completes the world’s prime three, with all three having the possibility to finish the week prime of the world rankings relying on their performances at TPC Sawgrass.
Paul McGinley thinks Jon Rahm can have the sting over Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler because the three are grouped collectively within the opening spherical of The Gamers Championship.
The trio have been grouped collectively for the primary two rounds of the PGA Tour’s flagship occasion, teeing off at 7.56am native time (12.56pm GMT) on Thursday and 12.56pm (5.56pm GMT) the next day, with Scheffler trying ahead to be alongside his fellow world No 1 contenders.
“The best way I am approaching it’s I feel it may be plenty of enjoyable,” Scheffler stated in his pre-tournament press convention. “Rory [McIlroy] and Jon [Rahm] are very gifted golfers. I am simply trying ahead to going on the market and watching them play and having time on the market and competing collectively.
Scheffler is chasing a second victory of the PGA Tour season
“I am certain that the followers can be on the market watching us, and it is going to be plenty of enjoyable. Hopefully we’ll have the ability to make some birdies and provides them some roars. Needs to be plenty of enjoyable.
“Hopefully we’ll all proceed to play nice golf. I feel it is enjoyable having three guys form of jostling for the world No 1 and I am more than happy to be one in all them. Rory and Jon are each such gifted gamers that any time I will be spoken in the identical breath as these guys it is particular for me.
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“Particularly rising up watching a man like Rory play golf for a very long time. So hopefully we’ll proceed to play good and have the ability to compete for a very long time out right here.”
Scheffler ’50/50′ on PGA Tour adjustments
The PGA Tour announcement final week that eight designated occasions within the 2024 schedule can have restricted fields of 70-78 gamers and no lower, together with elevated purses, with Scheffler understanding why the choice has generated a blended view from {the golfing} world.
Jon Rahm claims that with out LIV Golf, the PGA Tour would not be making any adjustments to its construction
“The cuts is a tough one as a result of I haven’t got a powerful opinion both manner,” Scheffler added. “I am 50/50 on that as a result of as a participant I feel a lower is nice. I feel while you go to the opposite facet and also you go to sponsors, a lower might be unhealthy.
“From a participant’s standpoint, generally there’s worth to creating cuts. Like if we’ll have an elevated occasion the week earlier than a significant and there is not any lower and I present up and I play two terrible rounds, generally you’ll moderately be similar to, all proper, simply kick me out of the event, let me go regroup and prepare for subsequent week.
Rory McIlroy means that innovation for the PGA Tour schedule is one thing that can profit all {of professional} golf
“From a sponsor and fan standpoint, it is arguably not excellent. So, for me I do not stand too arduous on one facet of the fence on that. I am not the man operating the enterprise. I am the one out right here making an attempt to play.
“All I can do is go on the market and strategy these occasions. Nevertheless it’s one thing possibly we’ll fiddle round with sooner or later. I do not know precisely what the format can be for each occasion subsequent yr, however we’ll see.”
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