{"id":435992,"date":"2025-07-25T23:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=435992"},"modified":"2025-07-25T23:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:43:02","slug":"scheffler-solves-open-championship-puzzle-with-key-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/scheffler-solves-open-championship-puzzle-with-key-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Scheffler Solves Open Championship Puzzle with Key Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottie Scheffler has cleared the air regarding a \u201cstrange noise\u201d that was caught on a live microphone during a chip shot on the 17th green at The Open Championship last Thursday. Scheffler\u2019s commanding victory at the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush<\/a> was not only a career milestone but also the center of an unexpected off-course mystery.<\/p>\n

Someone passed gas during the broadcast of the Open Championship on Thursday. At the time, no one could say for sure who it was. The announcers heard it live and couldn\u2019t help but laugh and make a few jokes about the unexpected sound.<\/p>\n

Scheffler Admits \u201cStrange Noise\u201d Came From Him<\/h2>\n

Many believed it might have been World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. But it could just as easily have been a nearby fan, a caddie, or even a cameraman. Whoever it was, the odd moment turned into one of the funniest highlights of the tournament. The clip went viral, sparking wide speculation and amusement across social media. Now, days after winning the Claret Jug, Scheffler has addressed the incident and put the matter to rest.<\/p>\n

Appearing on the Pardon My Take podcast<\/a>, Scheffler confirmed what many had guessed: the noise came from him. He explained the situation with honesty and good humor, attributing it to long hours on the course and unfamiliar tournament food.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, that was me. Oh, yeah. It was me,\u201d Scheffler admitted when he was asked if the fart indeed came from him.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re out there for like six hours. You\u2019re eating some different food over there. Some stuff\u2019s gonna happen. You never know when the boom mics there. You never know what they\u2019re gonna pick up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m definitely surprised it hasn\u2019t happened more in the past, picking up stuff like that. I literally didn\u2019t think anything about it, then after we got inside, Xander (Schauffele) was showing me the video. He pulls up the video, and I see myself standing on 17 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, I know what this is.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Scheffler Says \u201cStrange Noise\u201d Was \u201cPerfect\u201d<\/h2>\n

The incident did not distract Scheffler from his performance. The World No. 1 maintained focus throughout the tournament, finishing at 17 under par and winning by four strokes. His final round of 68 sealed the victory and marked one of the most composed performances of his career.<\/p>\n

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Jul 16, 2024; Ayrshire, SCT;
Scottie Scheffler during press conference at the Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Troon. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This win earned Scheffler his fourth major title and his second major win of 2025, following his victory at the PGA Championship.<\/a> With the Masters, PGA, and Open titles now on his r\u00e9sum\u00e9, he is just one major away from completing the career Grand Slam<\/a>. When asked about how he viewed his release, Scheffler said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was good. It got a nice sound to it. We were outside. It was perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scottie Scheffler has cleared the air regarding a \u201cstrange noise\u201d that was caught on a live microphone during a chip shot on the 17th green at The Open Championship last Thursday. Scheffler\u2019s commanding victory at the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush was not only a career milestone but also the center of an unexpected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5425,"featured_media":435997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,19],"tags":[154,83,288],"class_list":["post-435992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-pga","tag-scottie-scheffler","tag-the-open-championship","tag-xander-shauffele"],"modified_by":"Ajayi Segun","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435992"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435998,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435992\/revisions\/435998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}