The Northern Irish golfer is delighted with Schefflers mindset and qualities, aware that he will be his biggest threat in the future.

Rory McIlroy will doubtless face a journalistic inquisition in Canada this week concerning the controversies at the recent US PGA and his failure to tell Jack Nicklaus he was skipping his Memorial event.

Scottie Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament last week and made all kinds of history in the process. A few months ago it felt somewhat fair to wonder if we were in for a year headlined by someone else other than the world number one,

Rory McIlroy was snubbed by Donald Trump as the President named the top two golfers in the world, with Bryson DeChambeau an unsurprising inclusion alongside Scottie Scheffler

There was a point this season -- not too long ago, in fact -- where many believed Rory McIlroy had usurped Scottie Scheffler as the game's best despite what the Official World Golf Rankings and many metrics may have stated.

There isn't an athlete in the sports world currently in a rhythm quite like Scottie Scheffler is over the last month on the PGA Tour golf circuit. On Sunday, Scheffler shot a two-under final round to finish 10-under for the tournament,

PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy has faced significant backlash this week after making a somewhat last-minute decision to withdraw from golf legend Jack Nicklaus' annual Memorial Tournament, which is currently heading into its final round on Sunday with many of the sport’s top players competing.

TaylorMade has backed some of the biggest names in the professional golf circuit, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Scottie Scheffler.