The Open 2025: People are only just realising how old Scottie Scheffler actually is

Scottie Scheffler winning The Open has led some more casual golf fans to come to a realisation about his age. The American stormed to victory at Royal Portrush to claim the fourth major title of his career.

Scheffler carded three-under-par on Sunday to maintain his overnight four-shot lead and claim The Open Championship. He ended the weekend on 17-under and is now a US Open title away from completing a career Grand Slam, having also twice won the Masters and clinched the PGA Championship.

That list of achievements is made even more impressive by the fact that he won his first major as recently as April 2022. Scheffler could dominate the sport for many years, as his victory at The Open has led many fans to realise that the world No.1 is still only 29 years old.

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A section of fans were left surprised by Scheffler’s age due to his prowess on the golf course and more mature appearance. One fan posted on X: “Scottie Scheffler feels like the oldest 29-year-old ever.”

A second said: “How is Scottie Scheffler 29? Man looks about 45. What a golfer though.” A third shared their surprise: “I struggle to believe Scottie Scheffler is 29. That is a 45-year-old man. Still very handsome tho.”

A fourth fan discussed his potential legacy within the sport: “Scottie Scheffler is only 29, in golf terms that's young. He's on his way to eventually being called the greatest golfer of all time.”

A fifth fan echoed those thoughts: “Scottie Scheffler is the most dominant golfer since Tiger. He’s just smoking this field. How long can he keep this pace up? He just turned 29, still really young.” Another posted: “I was surprised to find out recently that Scheffler is still only 29. He's still got another good 20 years left.”

Scheffler recorded his best-ever score at a major on day two, carding seven-under on his way to another victory. The four-time major winner successfully navigated the conditions at Portrush and finished seven strokes ahead of Rory McIlroy, who finished T7 and was heavily supported by the crowd in Northern Ireland.

"Thank you so much to the fans this week for all the support,” Scheffler said after his win. “I know I wasn't the fan favourite today, but I did hear a lot of 'USA' and 'Dallas, Texas' chants, so I appreciate you guys for coming out to support.

"Overall, it's been a great week. The fan support all week was tremendous. It was a ton of fun to get to play here – I got to play with Shane [Lowry] the first couple of days, and for you guys to come out and support Shane the way you did was special, and it was a really fun week to get to play in front of such a great crowd."

Scheffler’s ascendency has begun to ignite discussions over whether he could be the golfer to equal Tiger Woods’ legacy. However, as Scheffler admitted, he still has some way to go to match Woods’ tally of 15 major championships.

"I still think they're a bit silly,” Scheffler said of the comparisons. “Tiger won, what, 15 majors? This is my fourth. I just got one-fourth of the way there. I think Tiger stands alone in the game of golf.

"He was inspirational for me growing up. He was a very, very talented guy, and he was a special person to be able to be as good as he was at the game of golf. I don't focus on that kind of stuff."

McIlroy, who completed his career Grand Slam by winning the Masters in April, has conceded that Scheffler is currently the man to beat. Speaking ahead of the final round, McIlroy said: "Whenever you're trying to chase down a guy like that, it's hard to do. He's incredibly impressive. Yeah, look, Scottie is, it's inevitable."