Scottie Scheffler reveals the hilarious reason he refused to sign an autograph before the Travelers Championship
Scottie Scheffler has turned down a fan’s request for an autograph after he was asked to sign a Boston Celtics hat.
Scheffler grew up in Dallas and watched the Mavericks get defeated by Boston in this year’s NBA Finals.
To rub salt in his wounds, the world number 1 is now preparing to play at the Travelers Championship – in New England.
The Texan was asked during a press conference on Wednesday whether he expected trash talk during the tournament in Connecticut.
“I had a fan today ask me to sign a Celtics hat, and I said no,” Scheffler said with a smile. ‘But otherwise little interaction.’
Scottie Scheffler has denied a fan’s request for an autograph at the Travelers Championship
Scheffler grew up in Dallas and saw the Mavericks defeated by Boston in the NBA finals this year
As for whether other players – like Vermont native Keegan Bradley – would roast him, he added: “Probably not other golfers.
“Maybe Keegan (Bradley), but probably not… I wouldn’t really expect that from him.”
Scheffler is hoping to bounce back after a disastrous US Open at Pinehurst, when he narrowly missed the finish.
The world number 1 was a big favorite last week, after taking his fifth victory of the season at the Memorial Tournament a fortnight ago.
But the 27-year-old finished 14 shots behind winner Bryson DeChambeau after recording his fifth consecutive over-par round.
“I didn’t think much about it when I shot under par, so I’m probably not going to think about it too much when I shoot over par,” he said.
“It’s just one of those deals, like when I played well and was able to survive the tougher golf courses. It’s just kind of (one of) those weird little statistics. It’s not like I played that bad and shot over par.’