SCHEFFLER SHRUGS OFF FAVOURITE TAG

World No. 1 doesn't set targets for himself, stresses that all the players start even par

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Scottie Scheffler said on July 15 that he does "not care" about being the tournament favourite as he prepares for his latest tilt at a maiden British Open title this week at Royal Portrush.

The world No. 1 has never seriously threatened to win a Claret Jug, but is again enjoying a run of supreme form and arrives in Northern Ireland as the PGA Championship holder.

The American has emphatically rebounded from a slow start to 2025 after suffering a freak hand injury while preparing Christmas dinner, reeling off 10 successive top-10 finishes, including three victories.

"I could not care any less about being the favourite or not being the favourite," he said.

"We all start even par and the tournament starts on Thursday. That's pretty much all that matters."

Scheffler produced his best Open finish in 2024 with a tie for seventh, but ended his tournament at Troon in ignominious style with an embarrassing topped tee shot on the 18th en route to a closing double-bogey.