Scottie Scheffler’s Olympics goal is to ‘have fun’ and his competitors are absolutely doomed

Typically, once you reach the Olympics, all the platitudes about just going out and having fun are forgotten.

I mean, come on. This is the OLYMPICS. These athletes have worked their entire lives to get here. Sure, they can have fun taking in the games, but when it’s their turn to compete, it’s time to lock in.

Of course, Scottie Scheffler is not typical.

The PGA Tour superstar is much more soft-spoken and even-keeled. Even when getting arrested for something video proved he didn’t do, Scheffler remained calm and understanding. That’s how he became the No. 1 golfer in the world and why he remains in that spot.

So when photos of Scheffler and his fellow Olympians from the PGA Tour stating their goals for the Games emerged, the scariest sight wasn’t Rory McIlory, Matthew Fitzpatrick or Shane Lowry declaring they wanted to win gold. It was Scheffler saying he wanted to “have fun”.

Typically, when Scheffler is having fun, the rest of the field is doomed.

Paris Goals:

Rory: Gold Medal
Lowry: Gold Medal
Fitz: Gold Medal
Scottie: Have Fun

We need you to lock in pic.twitter.com/vKDbTHuivu

— John Nucci (@JNucci23) July 31, 2024

Oh yeah, everyone else in the field is cooked. It’s a battle for Silver and Bronze now.

Men’s golf gets underway on Thursday from Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France  — which hosted the Ryder Cup in 2018 — and Scheffler is the heavy favorite with +400 odds to win gold.

Golf fans took one look at his “have fun” goal and decided it’s over.

and the fact that scottie will rip all their throats out this weekend makes it even better

— Brian Kirschner (@BrianKirschner_) July 31, 2024

Oh man, Scottie might win by 10 https://t.co/usGSISEKSG

— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) July 31, 2024

This translates to “Scotty by a million” https://t.co/LdrZFoeGI5

— chris brownsword (@cbrownsword17) July 31, 2024

scottie is winning i’ve seen enough. https://t.co/bD6CD9xZtT

— smalls (@StephieSmallls) July 31, 2024

Scottie having fun is winning by 2 strokes instead of 5. We will be fine

— Darren Mcfaddie (@rollinmcfaddies) July 31, 2024