We all know Scottie Scheffler can crush fairways and torch greens—he’s the World No. 1, and after another commanding performance at Royal Portrush, his resume is basically daring the rest of the PGA Tour to keep up. However, according to one of his closest friends on tour, Jordan Spieth, there’s a whole other side to Scheffler that you won’t see in press conferences or on Sunday red.
And not just any chirping—”good bullshit,” as Spieth puts it. That’s right, one of the game’s most polished champions just revealed that Scheffler’s as elite with the one-liners as he is with a wedge.
Scheffler’s Secret Weapon: Wit on the Fairway
After wrapping his final round at the Open, Spieth took a few minutes to gush about his fellow Texas Longhorn. He called Scheffler unassuming, praised his mental toughness, and then casually dropped this bomb: “He shit talks.”
“When we’re playing on the course at home,” Spieth said, grinning, “he shit talks. He’s very witty. You can’t really go at him because he’s smart, and he’s got good bullshit.”
Let’s just take a moment to appreciate that: not just talk, but smart trash talk. The kind that gets in your head without crossing a line. The kind you can’t clap back at, because it’s clever. That’s a special skill—especially in a sport where most guys are still trying to figure out what to do with their hands during interviews.
Spieth kept it classy and didn’t spill any specific Scheffler zingers, but he made it clear that those home-course games get intense. “It’s not necessarily just to me,” he added. “It’s normally the other people that we’re playing with. But then when a tournament starts, he’s incredibly competitive, as you see.”
As Good With the Talk as He Is With the Game
What’s wild is how on-brand this is for Scottie Scheffler. He’s not the loudest guy on the PGA Tour, but he’s the one who always seems in control. Dominant without being flashy. Reserved but razor sharp. And now? Apparently, the king of the back-nine burn.
Kyle Porter of Normal Sport called Spieth’s comments “really good,” and that’s underselling it. They give fans a rare peek behind the curtain—and what’s back there isn’t just a golf machine. It’s a guy who can cook you in match play and roast you while doing it.
Bottom line? Scottie Scheffler isn’t just the best in the world right now. He might also be the one guy you don’t want to lose to in a casual round—because he’ll let you know about it.
