{"id":7739,"date":"2023-04-05T01:52:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T01:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/masters-2023-scottie-scheffler-motivated-by-fun-not-legacy-at-augusta-national\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T01:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T01:52:42","slug":"masters-2023-scottie-scheffler-motivated-by-fun-not-legacy-at-augusta-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/masters-2023-scottie-scheffler-motivated-by-fun-not-legacy-at-augusta-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters 2023: Scottie Scheffler motivated by fun not legacy at Augusta National"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Scottie Scheffler won the Masters – his first major title – by three strokes in 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Venue:<\/strong> Augusta National, Georgia <\/span>Date:<\/strong> 6-9 April<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage: <\/strong>Live text commentary of all four rounds on BBC Sport website. Live radio commentary on Thursday from 20:00 BST and Friday from 21:00, on Saturday from 21:00 and Sunday from 20:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

World number one Scottie Scheffler says he is motivated by having “fun” rather than creating a legacy as he attempts to defend his Masters crown.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The American would become just the fourth player to win the title in successive years, emulating Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But he said: “Legacy at the end of this is not really why I play.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Legacy is a complicated thing. In 100 years I’m going to be forgotten and it’s not a big deal.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Scheffler arrives at Augusta National in great form, having won twice on the PGA Tour, including last month’s prestigious Players Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 26-year-old finished three strokes clear of Rory McIlroy 12 months ago and has <\/span>been talked up by<\/span><\/a> Woods as having the credentials and tools to repeat that success.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Any time you can get mentioned in the same breath as a Tiger and a Jack and a Nick Faldo is really special, but it’s not a motivating factor for me to come out here and play,” Scheffler added.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s so special and cool when it happens, but it doesn’t motivate me. I’m just trying to come out here and do my best and play good golf and have fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Outside of that, I’m just hoping to have a good attitude and do the best that I can do, and wherever that ends up, I’ll be happy with.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The understated Texan star<\/h3>\n

Scheffler’s menu for <\/span>Tuesday’s Champions Dinner<\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a> underlined his desire for simplicity and he has remained remarkably undistracted from all the attention that has come with winning a major and sitting at the top of the world rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Texan mentioned that he still had the same car – a 2012 model – as before his victory at last year’s tournament and that little in his life had changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

“You would think that I’m a significantly different person than I was a year and a half ago, but when it comes to life at home, everything is still the exact same,” he added. <\/span><\/p>\n

“One of our kind of somewhat traditions is buying a bottle of nice tequila after each win, and that’s pretty much the extent of it. I’m sure eventually maybe I’ll get a new car. I don’t know.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Nothing changes at home. I still have the same friends; I married the same girl I dated in high school. My family definitely doesn’t treat me any different. It just so happens that we get to come to places like these on occasions and have fun.” <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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