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· collected 2026-09-22 · by Doug Ferguson The Associated Press
Scottie Scheffler is ranked as the top golfer globally but struggles in team competitions like the Ryder and Presidents Cups, with a record of 6-9-4 across both events. Despite his overall success, including three legs of the career Grand Slam, Scheffler’s performance in these matches has been subpar, leading U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker to focus on his comfort rather than expecting him to deliver more points. Scheffler attributes some of this discrepancy to overexertion and the unique pressures of playing for a team, suggesting that relaxing his approach might help improve his performance in future matches.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-23,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
It just doesn’t look that way when it comes to team competition.
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it → look → competition
His record in the two Presidents Cups he has played is 3-5-1.
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he → play → Cups
Scheffler avoided a complete shutout in the Ryder Cup last year by beating Rory McIlroy in singles to go 1-4-0 for the week at Bethpage Black, lowering his record in those matches to 3-6-3.
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Scheffler → avoid → 3
“Scottie Scheffler being Scottie Scheffler is the most important thing for us as a team,” Snedeker said Tuesday after another cool, cloudy day of practice at rain-softened Medinah.
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Snedeker → say → Medinah
“We can’t ask him to do more than he can do.
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he → ask → more
He can only deliver five points at his best if he goes out and plays unbelievable.
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he → deliver → best
We just want Scottie to go out there and be comfortable.
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Scottie → want → ?
Snedeker was at Medinah in 2012 for the Ryder Cup when Tiger Woods didn’t win any of his four matches as Europe rallied to win.
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Europe → win → matches
That was always the most curious part of Woods’ incomparable career — a world beater except in the Ryder Cup, where he had a career mark of 13-21-3.
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he → have → 13
He fared much better in the Presidents Cup (27-15-1), a product of being on so many winning teams.
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He → fare → teams
Being the best in golf often comes with a target on the back, that extra level of motivation for the player — or players in team formats — trying to beat him.
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Being → come → him
Scheffler made his Ryder Cup debut in 2021 before he had won on the PGA Tour.
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he → make → Tour
Remarkably, he went eight consecutive matches in both cups without winning (three matches were halved) until he and Russell Henley won the opening match at the 2024 Presidents Cup.
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he → go → Cup
Some of it Scheffler attributes to the fickle nature of match play over 18 holes.
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Scheffler → attribute → holes
He has played well and lost, played mediocre and won.
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He → play → ?
That happens with everyone.
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That → happen → everyone
There’s another part of him, however, that wonders if the effort is in overdrive.
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effort → ’ → overdrive
“When you look at this format — and maybe my record hasn’t matched up to what I think that it should be — could it be trying too hard?
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it → look → format
I think that’s definitely a factor, for sure,” Scheffler said.
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Scheffler → think → ?
“For me, it’s different in the sense that you also have a partner with you and you’re playing for somebody outside yourself, and that’s a lot different as well.
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that → ’ → yourself
Striking the balance between how much do you care, I think that’s something I’m always trying to figure out,” he said.
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he → strike → balance
“Definitely for me, I think just trying less would be really important.
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trying → think → less
It’s just one of those things that’s a lot easier said than done.”
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that → ’ → things
Scheffler has been playing practice rounds this week with Sam Burns, his best friend on the PGA Tour.
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Scheffler → play → Tour
They have yet to win a match as partners (0-3-1) in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup.
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They → have → Cup
“Do I think we have unfinished business?
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we → think → business
I don’t know if I would call it that,” Burns said.
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Burns → know → it
“It’s been frustrating the times we have played together, and we feel like we’ve played really well and ultimately not won.
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we → play → ?
This week we’re going to go out and compete as hard as we can and try to get as many points for the U.S. team as possible.
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we → go → team
They have won 10 in a row dating to 2005, though Burns was quick to point out a message Snedeker is trying to hammer home that “this team hasn’t done anything.”
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team → win → anything
Scheffler had another dominant year, even if the trophies didn’t pile up.
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trophies → have → year
He won his season opener in the California desert in January.
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He → win → January
He didn’t win again until August.
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He → win → August
In between he had three straight runner-up finishes, including at the Masters.
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he → have → Masters
He ended the season by taking two of the three postseason events.
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He → end → events
The one he didn’t win, the BMW Championship, he played with hand, foot and mouth disease that caused blisters on his hands and his feet.
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that → win → hands
He tied for 12th.
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He → tie → 12th
“When you think about expectations and all that stuff, all I can control is what I can control, and that’s going out and trying to execute,” he said.
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he → think → what
“A successful week for me is not necessarily winning all five matches.
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week → win → matches
It’s showing up and controlling what I can control and going out there and doing my best.”
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I → show → best
…and 4 more, not listed.
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