Phil Mickelson's Scottie Scheffler take keeps aging poorly after Open Championship

That hot take has aged poorly.

Scheffler, 29, won the 2025 Open Championship on Sunday, finishing 17 under par for the four-day tournament. The four-time major winner joins Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as the only players to win the Open Championship, Masters and PGA Championship before turning 30.

Scheffler has finished in the top eight or better in each of his 11 starts since the Players Championship in March. 

Mickelson praised Scheffler's victory in an X post. He also admitted he was wrong about him after fellow golfer Kevin Kisner called him out for writing that he wouldn't win before the Ryder Cup. 

Scheffler probably doesn't care what Mickelson says. Before the Open Championship, he was candid about how golf isn't his entire life. 

"This is not the be all, end all," he said Tuesday, via Field Level Media. "This is not the most important thing in my life. That's why I wrestle with why is this so important to me. Because I'd much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. At the end of the day, that's what's more important to me."

Scheffler's ability to keep things in perspective has been one key to his success this season. He has won four tournaments in 2025, including the PGA Championship. Entering the Open Championship, the golfer had raked in $16.1M in prize money (according to the PGA Tour website). Scheffler will earn $3.1M for his win at the Open Championship.

It has also seemed to help Scheffler block out the noise from Mickelson.