Jack Nicklaus Said What Everyone Was Thinking After Scottie Scheffler's Win Sunday

Jack Nicklaus Said What Everyone Was Thinking After Scottie Scheffler’s Win Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Golf sensation Scottie Scheffler won his third tournament of the 2025 PGA Tour season on Sunday at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. 

Scheffler overcame obstacles and opponents alike at the Jack Nicklaus designed Muirfield Village Golf Club to capture the championship, putting four strokes between himself and runner-up Ben Griffin. 

Scheffler’s ace performance included commentary from Jack Nicklaus, the golf legend and 18 major championship winner who did not hold back his thoughts on the difference between Scheffler and the rest of the golf world. 

“Ben Griffin’s a nice player, Sepp Straka is a nice player, Nick Taylor is a nice player,” Nicklaus said.

“(Scottie Scheffler knows those guys are not in his league),” the former Ohio State Buckeye and golf legend added.

“Every win Scottie has will have an asterisk until pro golf is reunited,” one fan said, not completely impressed with his accomplishments in light of the LIV Tour’s successes.

“Interesting that Jack confirmed Scottie is playing weak competition because of LIV,” another fan said. 

“People are going to get mad at Jack, but if anyone is allowed to say whatever he wants about golf, it’s Jack,” another fan added. 

Another appeared to indicate that Scheffler is a level above golfers on both tours, rendering his current level of competition mostly irrelevant.

“He didn’t say Rory (McIlroy)…You know he thought it,” another reader said. 

Next up for the PGA Tour is the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley from June 5-8. The tournament will include a $9.8 million purse for the field as play is expected to get under way next weekend.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.

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