Judgement: Scottie Scheffler’s Attire at North Berwick

Greatness does not grant an exemption from decorum.

Scottie Scheffler arrived at North Berwick last week sporting gym shorts and a T-shirt. This attire, more suited to a sweaty jog around the neighborhood than being anywhere near one of the world's great historical links courses, was the last choice Scottie would make before being summarily dispatched from that weekend's proceedings at the Scottish Open.

The Society takes no pleasure in observing that the coincidence of Scottie missing his first cut in seventy-eight tries presents itself so persuasively as evidence in this matter.

Golf has always demanded proper decorum, and proper decorum has traditionally begun with dressing as though one intends to play Golf rather than attend a neighborhood barbecue.

The Society therefore issues its final judgement: Scottie Scheffler is found guilty of wearing attire unfit for the game of Golf. As punishment, and also weighing his prior arrest in 2024, Scottie is hereby ordered to miss the cut in one professional event. The Society credits his missed cut at the Scottish Open as time served and hereby closes the matter.

Budding Rivalry or Something More?

The game periodically rewards us with rivalries worthy of our attention.

Haeran Ryu has now claimed her second major championship of the season, adding The Evian Championship to her triumph at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship just two weeks ago. While others continue searching for consistency, she has instead elected to build the foundation of her legacy with remarkable haste.

Nelly Korda remains the standard by which the women's game is measured, and August now presents the possibility of something increasingly rare: two players arriving at a major with equally compelling claims to supremacy.

With four of the five major women’s events complete in 2026, one last showdown remains. The only question we have is will Haeran’s play continue through the Women’s Open, or whether history will ultimately remember this as a brilliant but fleeting ascent.

Haeran cannot answer that question today. Only time can. The Society, however, would welcome a prolonged challenge to Nelly Korda's reign.