World number one Scottie Scheffler shrugs off supposed dip in form

When you’ve got four wins from your last eleven starts, the expectations of those around you are, well, quite high. Just ask Scottie Scheffler, who is coming off T24 and T12 finishes. In fact, one member of the media did and he had an answer locked and loaded.

"If you flipped my season around and it was like, OK, I finished 24th and 12th, and like third and fourth, and a win [coming into this week], would your question be the same if I was coming from third, fourth, win?" he told ESPN.

"My point is, it's like your expectations of me are living week by week. My expectations of myself are almost more shot by shot."

Scheffler's T24 result at this weekend's Arnold Palmer was his worst in over a year of golf - he finished T25 at the Phoenix Open last February. Over the weekend at Bay Hill, he somehow didn't card one round in the 60s as he finished 13 strokes behind the leaders.

In the context of his recent red-hot form, it's an anomaly, and Scheffler is not too concerned.

"When you look at the perspective from the media, the media is always trying to create a story," he explained.

"Which can be a great thing; I think that's part of your job. But when it comes to my golf game and my expectations of myself, my expectations all are based around what I want for me mentally on the golf course as being committed to what I can do and controlling that aspect.

"And so far throughout this season, I've been really good in some spots, and then some other spots I feel like I can improve in terms of my commitment to the shot."

This week, Scheffler has a chance to be the first ever player ever to win the Players Championship three times.