Scottie Scheffler 'interested' in PGA Tour's global vision but unlikely to expand schedule

Scottie Scheffler indicated he is unlikely to increase his international commitments despite the PGA Tour's plans to introduce a revamped global schedule.

Lat month, PGA Tour chief executive and commissioner, Brian Rolapp, rolled out a host of changes coming to the North American circuit from 2028. 

Promotion and relegation will be a key element, with the introduction of a Championship and Challenger series. 

The schedule for the top tier will be built around the four majors and the Players. 

And there are also plans to elevate events outside the United States which are expected to take place from September to January. 

Scheffler told reporters before the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club that playing overseas more interests him as he'd love to tee up in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. 

But he is unlikely to broaden his horizons. 

"I'm at a time in my life where I have a young family at home and young kids," he said. "The fall is a special time for our family. 

"It's where we can really check out and be together, and I get to spend a lot of time with my kids. 

"So I hold those moments pretty sacred."

He added: "But at the same time I love golf and I would love to be able to play more internationally. 

"Like Australia [and] New Zealand [are] places we would love to be able to go to. My wife as always wanted to go to New Zealand.

"But like I said, I love this style of golf, and I feel like it's pretty unique to here. 

"But going to play the Sandbelt in Australia would be pretty special as well.

"Hopefully I can find the time. It's definitely an intriguing part of the schedule and yeah, it definitely interests me, as well."

Scheffler arrives at the Genesis Scottish Open in intriguing form. 

In 2025, Scheffler won six PGA Tour titles - including two majors - and was named the player of the year for the fourth year running.

While his win tally stands at just one this season, Scheffler has remained a constant contender, posting nine top-five finishes. 

Four of those top-fives were second-place finishes. 

Asked to assess his season so far, Scheffler said: "I feel like I get that question every single week. I haven't had a good answer yet. 

"I'll try again. I think I've been really close to winning some tournaments, and that can be frustrating. 

"But at the same time, I've had some good results, and a fourth and a second are not bad results by any means.

"[The] margins in golf are really small, and [I] just keep trying to do my best. 

"I feel like no matter how the season goes, there's always shots I wish I could have back. 

"There's always tournaments I feel like I should have won and I didn't. That's just part of the game. 

"You've got to ride with it, kind of the highs and lows.

"And like I said last year at The Open it's not a satisfying venture playing professional golf, so [I] try to take the good with the bad."

Scheffler will attempt to defend his Open title next week at Royal Birkdale. 

His victory at Royal Portrush saw him add the third leg of the career grand slam and he came up short on his first attempt to join the history books at last month's U.S. Open. 

Scheffler said it will sting handing back the Claret Jug but will "fight like heck" to get it back on the first attempt. 

Asked how his maiden Open win compared on his list of personal achievements, Scheffler said: "I'm not really a good reflector, I'm really not.

"I don't really sit around too much and think about the past, to be honest with you.

"I feel like I'm in the middle of my career and probably the end of my career is more a time to reflect. 

"Right now I'm just focused on what I need to do, and maybe I should sit and enjoy things more, but that's just not my nature. 

"My wife is better at that than me. I'm not good at that."

He added: "One thing I will say is that I was surprised how much I enjoyed the Claret Jug. 

"I always understood the history and the significance, and you see the names on there and how far is goes back. 

"And it's like the perfect size trophy, not too big, not too small, and you get to drink out of it; that's an added bonus.

"It was something that is very special to me. 

"And you know, it will be very tough to hand it back on Tuesday next week, but I'll be fighting like heck to get it back on Sunday."