Fulfilment? Some golfers have come close by finishing second-best

“What’s the point?” asked Scottie Scheffler rhetorically when trying to explain how the game is not the centre of a universe that for him revolves around his family and his faith

FULFILMENT: Rory McIlroy greets Justin Rose after winning in a playoff after the final round the Masters. Pic: AP Photo/Matt Slocum.

Scottie Scheffler’s existential ponderings earlier this week have got everyone talking. Or, more accurate to say that they have prompted the media here to ask every other player for their own ponderings on golf and the meaning of life.

“What’s the point?” asked the world No.1 rhetorically when trying to explain how the game is not the centre of a universe that for him revolves around his family and his faith. It was an honest and open few minutes, if not an interaction he might regret.